As an antidote to the three posts this week criticising London transport maps and information, a particularly splendid reworking of the tube map has been going the rounds recently (click on it to see a bigger version). It shows the names of good independent coffee shops in place of station names. That could be reallyRead… Read more »
Please join in the discussion! HTRAC – HealthTech Research Advisory & Council MARCH 30 – April 1, 2014 – Astor Crown Plaza Hotel – New Orleans, LAhttp://midwest2014.htrac.org/ Clinical, Business & IT Leadership CollaborationPriorities for Innovative Health Organizations: Engagement, Outcomes, Data & Security Innovative Healtchare CXOs understand that a successful healthcare ecosystem requires collaboration from providers,Read… Read more »
Please join in the discussion! GTRA Technology Council Meeting – Government IT Security Collaboration June 22 – 24, 2014 The Lansdowne, Leesburg, VA http://govtechcouncil.org/index.php/council-meeting/june-2014 Unleashing the Power of Technology: Driving American Excellence through Innovation, Analytics, Efficiency, and Security The GTRA Technology Council Meeting brings together an elite group of federal IT leaders who believe inRead… Read more »
Our friends with the American Democracy Project have been busy recently, and we wanted to make sure to update our NCDD members on a few important things they have coming up – namely, two civic engagement award nomination processes and the 2014 ADP national meeting. First, we want to let our higher education-based members knowRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda VanRoekel: Tech and Innovation are “prevailing themes” in 2015 Budget. FCW is reporting that “VanRoekel declared that “the prevailing theme throughout … is tech and innovation. It drives everything we do.”” Related: Alex Howard interviews the Federal CIO, discussing “the risks and potential of open data and digital government.” More Mobile, Social, andRead… Read more »
As you know, Public Service Recognition Week is May 4-7, 2014. For the 2nd year, there will be a 5K run/walk to honor public servants like you and me. Public employees can register at a discounted rate of $20 (includes a t-shirt) and can donate directly to FEEA. Join me in walking/running for a goodRead… Read more »
Do your employees follow because they’re motivated to do so, or are you dragging them along in back of you? If the definition of a good leader is someone who gets results out of people in a consistent and measurable way, then we should also add in the goal of making those results replicable. InRead… Read more »
This week, I had the opportunity to attend Governing’s Outlook in the States and Localities event held in DC. Like every year, the room was chock full of industry folks hoping to hear something that would enable them to improve their relationship with state and local government, each listening with a unique filter for thatRead… Read more »
I had the opportunity to attend the American Council of Technology – Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Cyber Security forum on January 28. That just happened to be Data Privacy Day. From the discussion, it was clear that there is a lot of work to be done around cyber security education and communications outreach. With 1/3Read… Read more »
Federal agencies this year will be subject to a new statutory requirement. A new law requires the Office of Management and Budget to annually determine if agency programs meet goals set out in their annual performance plans. To do this, OMB has created a new review process. A provision of the Government Performance and ResultsRead… Read more »