Are you planning to attend FREE webinar Thursday; Top Challenges Facing the Federal Government?

Top Organizational Development Challenges Facing the Federal Government Thursday, January 23, 11:00 – 11:45 AM EST During the session, I will share best practices from my experience with 50 Federal agencies and leading Fortune 1000 corporations..To logon to session @ 11:00 AM EST, click on this link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/meeting/join/500327477 If you’re not able to attend Thursday’sRead… Read more »

City Applications Open: Enlist the Fellows

Code for America’s City Fellowship applications are officially open and we know the competition to enlist the fellows will be fierce. For those of you who are new to Code for America, here’s a brief summary of the Fellowship: Code for America’s Fellowship is a one year program where developers, designers and researchers are embeddedRead… Read more »

Robert Greeves 2014 Recipient of IJIS Institute Robert P. Shumate Award

For Immediate Release Robert Greeves 2014 Recipient of IJIS Institute Robert P. Shumate Award Institute honors Greeves for contributions to information sharing Ashburn, VA (January 22, 2014). The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing and safeguarding for justice, public safety, and homeland security—is pleased to announce Robert Greeves, as the recipientRead… Read more »

Beta Test Live For TwitterSifter

Readers of this blog may find this beta product interesting: http://beta.twittersifter.com Use this application to get free estimates from the complete history of Twitter. ABOUT TWITTERSIFTER The application twittersifter.com provides search and retrieve access to every Twitter tweet in history. Powered by gnip.com, users can submit Twitter-certified “Gnip Historical Power Track” estimate requests using aRead… Read more »

Community Participation in Racial Justice Efforts

As we reflected this week on the meaning of Martin Luther King’s example for our work, we took quite a bit of inspiration from one of the stories shared in the most recent newsletter from our partners at Everyday Democracy that we wanted to share with you. The story of this Virginia town’s struggle toRead… Read more »

The 2013 GovFresh Awards are in…

2013 results are in, and the company which maintains the database of government contracts wins Civic Startup Of The Year according to GovFresh’s website. Here are the results: 2013 GovFresh Awards The GovFresh Awards honor the greatest civic innovators and innovations of 2013. Winners City of the Year: Buenos Aires, Argentina Small City of theRead… Read more »

How WordPress as a Platform helps nimble project delivery

WordPress started as a blogging engine, then became a content management system, and these days is a platform for the development of simple web applications. After all, an awful lot of applications are basically just about putting bits of text into boxes, and then arranging them in order to suit whatever your purpose is. PuttingRead… Read more »

Understanding Your Income Tax Return

Our Schools Need to Teach This Stuff. As Americans tackle the annual tax-filing ritual, millions will panic. It’s confusing. Many don’t understand it. Some are afraid of it. Relax. Just slow down and read the forms, one line at a time. It’s easier than you think. As adults, we are all responsible for managing ourRead… Read more »