So Long, Farewell…
Today, I bid my goodbye to the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. It has been a short yet successful run, and I am extremely grateful for these past three months. Original post
CP week tip of the day: Find the cheapest gas
Spokane drivers may not feel like they’re getting much of a bargain on gas these days – but the $3.35/gallon they’re paying on average makes them one of the cities with the lowest prices in the nation. Here are some resources to help you find the lowest prices in your community. Original post
Learning and Dialogue Building
Former Canadian military college, Royal Roads University, is constructing a Learning and Innovation Centre building. One floor will be a “Centre for Dialogue”, intended to carry out a similar function to that of the Wosk Centre at Simon Fraser University.However unlike the Wosk centre, which is essentially a conterence centre with very specalsied discussion roomsRead… Read more »
For HR Executives…what’s your Collaboration Strategy?
I have been talking to a lot of HR people over the last couple of months and, frankly, it has been surprising to see that most don’t realize the opportunities and risks associated with social media and crowdsourcing as it relates to their business vertical. Why is it crucial that Human Resource managers be deeplyRead… Read more »
WordPress plugins for government
Last week I was checking out Ari Herzog’s blog post on 17 Plugins to Improve Your WordPress Blog, and it got me interested in putting together a video of my personal favorite WordPress plugins. Check it out and please share your favorites here or over on Ari’s site. Get your own valid XHTML YouTube embedRead… Read more »
Any port in a storm – but what the ones on your PC?
Tech Republic has a quiz on identifying all those little holes in your PC that things plug into. Yes there are even some PS/2 or IBM PC ones for those working with PCs in 1980’s (a.k.a. the anchient days) Sadly there is no score so write down your answers. Though you can see how othersRead… Read more »
Transparency advocates to express their support during Sunshine Week
Next week, activities will get underway across the nation commemorating Sunshine Week. Sunshine Week is a week of activities meant to support more open government, transparency and the public’s right to know. Sunshine Week is supported by the American Society of Newspaper Editors and a coalition of government transparency advocates. Activities will include several publicRead… Read more »
Gov’t FB Pages: Allow Fans to Post or Not?
Here’s a discussion from a gov’t web managers listserv. The original question was: should gov’t Facebook pages allow people to post? I want to be very clear: I interpreted this question as being about posts – where they start a whole new item: text, photos, videos, links, etc. I’m emphatically NOT talking about accepting comments.Read… Read more »
FAPIIS – GSA Contractor Performance Exposed!
Does your company have any skeletons in its’ closet? Any records of suspension, debarment, or non-responsibility determinations? Has a procurement official ever denied or reduced your award fee as a result of reckless or negligent behavior? Or perhaps your contract was recently terminated all together for fault and defective price determinations? Are you sure?? IfRead… Read more »
Elements of local digital ecosystems
Apologies for using the word ecosystems – I just couldn’t be bothered thinking of anything less naff. So earlier I blogged about the ways NESTA identified that government can help support local digital activity. I mentioned that there are many different elements of the digital scene within a specific locality, so thought it only fairRead… Read more »