As a consultant to companies applying for a GSA Schedule contract, we work closely with our clients to gather the information that I know the solicitation (and contracting officers) requires. When we start talking about financial statements, a few of my clients ask me “what if we’ve operated in the red last year?” Knowing myRead… Read more »
Let’s get this straight – a few years ago, you read The Cluetrain Manifesto or Groundswell or one of the other hundred social media books out there, you started reading Mashable, you created a Twitter account, and you developed a bunch of presentations you used internally to help get buy-in from your organization’s senior leadershipRead… Read more »
I just received an e-mail from the Vice President’s Office today announcing the 2011 SAVE Awards. Like in previous years, the winner will get a chance to meet the President. Submit your money-saving ideas today at http://saveaward2011.ideascale.com. You’ll have to register to submit your ideas.
In honor of the ESRI USers’ Conference underway in San Diego… Analyzing street intersections to recommend the best place for businesses to locate. This was the first opportunity my agency had to leverage GIS. We could tell a business where the T1 lines were, match that with available office space and highway access and developRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Case Against Online Participation and Government As A Platform – “the question is: should we just give up and consider open government and government 2.0 an interesting, nice-to-have, but hard-to-sustain development, and perhaps let it die?” Social media for social care: how Monmouthshire fosterRead… Read more »
This week, the Washington Post’s Federal Coach, Tom Fox (who also happens to be a GovLoop member!) touched on a great question in his Wednesday column: the most inspiring leadership-themed movies of all time. He writes: There are many ways for federal managers to absorb the lessons of leadership—training courses, management books, advice columns likeRead… Read more »
Tweet Print PDF Last year, West Virginia received $126 million in federal stimulus grant money to expand broadband statewide. However, state officials may be scaling back the project resulting in unspent funds. At the same time, the state’s broadband map still lacks critical data about broadband access. According to a piece in the Charleston Gazette,Read… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Jeff Webster reports. Earlier this month, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) began the process of replacing its current contract for inmate telephone services through competitive procurement. The invitation for bids (IFB) will replace the current contract held by the California Technology Agency and set to expire January 31, 2013.Read… Read more »
The State Department’s Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS) eInternship applications are available on USAJobs until July 20th. If you are a U.S. citizen college (undergrad, grad, or post-grad) student interested in conducting digital diplomacy through a virtual eInternship with a State Department domestic office or U.S. diplomatic post overseas, this program may be for you.Read… Read more »
Barnsley Council, and Public Sector Nomads’ Ken Eastwood has written a lovely, and important, blog post about his experience of LocalGovCamp: The 200 or so attendees again demonstrated that there is genuine talent within the sector and an interest in innovation that transcends the traditional 9 to 5. However, it was all too apparent thatRead… Read more »