Drawing on experience within your Department for online initiatives

Republished from eGovAU. It is common practice for government Departments to go to consultants when they need specific skills or experience. The strategy is often to draw on this expertise to get started, transfer as much knowledge as possible to staff and move forward. However sometimes it can be more cost-effective to draw on theRead… Read more »

Looking for Potential Investors and/or Partners

Hello everyone! I am new to this site and am finding it very useful on so many levels. I have a new position with a new company starting up a federal government procurement division. My company currently has multiple municipal projects through out the Tampa Bay area and they are now expanding into the federalRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: Administration Urged to Boost Food Safety Efforts

By Jane Black and Ed O’Keefe Updated 4:11 p.m. ET The Obama Administration today took a first step towards overhauling food safety regulations that have been blamed for a steady stream of food safety outbreaks and product recalls. The new proposals, recommended by a working group President Obama created in March, emphasize prevention, enforcement andRead… Read more »

Quick review of Raleigh NC

This is a reprint of my article at http://spiritofcitywebs.com/node/60 that I did today. Raleigh the capital of the state of North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the “City of Oaks” for its many oak trees. It is the second most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city’sRead… Read more »

GAO joins the web 2.0/Egov club

PRESS RELEASE GAO Enlists New Technologies to Report Its Findings WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 7, 2009) — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), known as the “investigative arm of Congress,” has established a presence on YouTube and Twitter to help users of such sites stay informed about GAO’s work. “GAO is always exploring ways to useRead… Read more »

Speakers Announced for Defense Systems Seminar Boston – August 5th

Don’t miss your chance to attend this intensive half-day seminar. Explore the challenges of Information Assurance in an interactive forum. Login onto https://www.govloop.com/profile/DefenseSystems2009 and be a part of the engaging Panel Discussion featuring IA and cybersecurity experts discussing emerging IA technologies. Panelists Will Discuss: How to build your understanding of the threats to DOD networks–internalRead… Read more »

NIEM Awarded 2009 Intergovernmental Solutions Award

The American Council for Technology (ACT) presented a 2009 Intergovernmental Solutions Award on June 1, 2009, to the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) in recognition of the program’s trail-blazing and innovative practices. “This recognition is proof of great work accomplished by the coalition of the willing—by practitioners at all levels of government, especially our stateRead… Read more »

Best of NIEM Awards 2009

The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Program is now accepting nominations to recognize NIEM implementation projects demonstrating how intergovernmental collaboration and innovative technology deliver results that increase government transparency, improve performance, and enable civic engagement. Projects must have been operational since 2008 and report specific measurable results. Successful nominees will be those that leverage bestRead… Read more »