Gadi Ben-Yehuda CIO Council Launches Best Practices Web site. NextGov reports that a new site has lanuched to help federal IT managers. Social Media at State, Half the World Away. An interesting article on the social media activities of the US State Department in New Zealand. Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith: Now on Video! Last week,Read… Read more »
The big news: Another Local by Social?: Stay tuned for exciting news about for a possible national Local by Social and a hack day in June or July. To register your interest and ensure you’re notified first if/when tickets become available, please sign up here. In the mean time, you’ll want to check out whatRead… Read more »
If the first hint you have of an upcoming contract award is its listing on FedBizOpps, you’re behind, according to the panel of government contracting experts at the latest GovWin Virtual Roundtable, “Win or Go Home: How to Thrive in the Budget-Crunched, Extra-Competitive Government Contracting Environment.” [Read the rest of my article at GovWin.com.] FiledRead… Read more »
INPUT’s final blog in a series dedicated to National Public Safety Telecommunications Week focuses on next generation 911 (NG911). According to the Federal Communications Commission, it is estimated that nearly 70 percent of all 911 calls are placed from wireless phones, and this number continues to rise. With the increase of cell phone usage andRead… Read more »
In the latest 2011 budget agreement, President Obama agreed to cut over $8 billion in foreign aid and assistance from the State Department and foreign operations budget. The money would have provided assistance in alleviating hunger, improving health and nutrition, and enhancing economic development in the poorest countries around the world. These measures have longRead… Read more »
James Dyson, Recruiting Director for ActioNet, shares tips for job seekers including the importance of being yourself in a job interview, knowing what you really want to do so you can communicate that to a recruiter, and more!
Zipcar went public on Thursday with an initial public offering, and other start-ups see a bright future for car-sharing. Original post
SETH GODIN ON TRANSPARENCY. Here (where he also discusses legalizing bribery). GUILTY PLEA IN CARIBBEAN TRIP CASE. Roll Call reports. ”The New York newspaper publisher who organized an annual Caribbean conference attended by some members of the Congressional Black Caucus pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress about how the 2007 trip was financed.” TheRead… Read more »
GOOD asked its Twitter and Facebook followers what advice they would give to new transit riders. (Hand sanitizer was a popular response.) Original post
Last week the New Zealand Transport Agency announced the new HOP card for Auckland and now there’s a Snapper card as well. Original post