Several readers have had questions about the seminar announcements at the bottom of our blog posts. We have a strong lineup for October so here is some explanation. Ken Kropkowski of The Ken Group told me a seminar is a group of interested individuals gathering to discuss an announced topic. Dick, Joe, Jack, and Bruce,Read… Read more »
On September 20th the Defense Department launched their 2010 Combined Federal Campaign in the Pentagon Library Conference Center. At the gathering Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III addressed representatives of more than 20 Defense Department services, components and agencies. Read more about the launching on the Defense Department’s official web site.
Research 1. The Challenge of Increasing Citizen Engagement in the Digital Age (09/10/2010) Unequal access to the Internet affects civic engagement by disenfranchising poor and less educated groups. The report highlights strategies to promote digital inclusion. http://www.twcresearchprogram.com/pdf/TWC%20Policy_Turner-Lee.pdf 2. Millions Working to Solve Local Problems (09/16/2010) – National Conference on Citizenship finds the Internet helps advanceRead… Read more »
The other week I stumbled on this fantastic piece by Susan Oh of Ragan.com about a 50 day effort by the BC government to relaunch its intranet set. Yes, 50 days. If you run a large organization’s intranet site I encourage to read the piece. (Alternatively, if you are forced (or begged) to use one,Read… Read more »
Mike Wash, Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), has posted Authentication Is a User-Centric Activity, on his blog, The WashBoard. Mr. Wash’s post identifies key issues respecting the authentication of digital government information — including U.S. federal legal information — and discusses GPO’s approach to authentication. For other recent discussion ofRead… Read more »
After 15 or more years on the job, many Gen-Xers are ready to make the jump from individual performer to leader. However, many aren’t seeing any leadership opportunities emerge, and they’re ready to jump to the private and nonprofit sectors for their leadership moment. Here are a few tips for senior leaders looking to retainRead… Read more »
Today Microsoft released Grants360, a grants management solution developed by Microsoft partners, TrueTandem and Infostrat. Microsoft Grants360 streamlines the grants process from initial solicitation through approval and awards.Grants360 allows customers to manage reviewer information, manage award information, protect grant information, maximize user productivity, and enhance communication with applicants. For more information please visit our Grants360Read… Read more »
Yesterday afternoon I noticed an extraordinary amount of smog in the air and suspected that there must be another wildfire in the western part of the county, not an unusual event during August and September. What did become extraordinary was the size of this fire and the proximity to Utah neighborhoods. The next twelve hoursRead… Read more »
Whenever I give advice to people about what to look for in a collaborative tool, I tell them to steer clear of anything that is based on a licensing model where the organization has to buy a license for every person in the organization, preferring instead to look at open source alternatives. If you combineRead… Read more »
I was going to post more about Process Intelligence and the Adaptive Project Framework last Monday but I was snowed under at work. Good thing because John Kamensky posted a great comment on President Obama’s Accountable Government Initiative. As I read the snapshots of the six initiatives, I was struck by how the success ofRead… Read more »