NewsChannel 8 Capital Insider – John Mahoney, Esq. NSA Telephone Records Collection Ruling
I appreciated the opportunity to comment on this important national security issue — J Mahoney on Capital Insider
The Key to Improving Your Leadership Skills in 2014 is Finding The Balance Point
The end of the year is a great time for reflection. Many leaders and managers are taking some time to make plans and resolutions for how they want to change overthe next year. At the company where I work, Corner Alliance, we’ve been thinking about what kind of things we see clients do that makeRead… Read more »
Bryan Sivak Issues Call for Health IT Innovators
The Department of Health and Human Services has partnered with health information technology not-for-profit organization Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society to search for a candidate to help develop future advances in healthcare IT. HHS and HIMSS are looking for an Innovator In Residence that will work to create framework for patient data matching asRead… Read more »
Tune In: John Mahoney To Discuss Bill to Provide Critical Sensitive Feds MSPB Appeal Rights
Tune in to the Federal Drive Show tomorrow at 7:20 a.m. I’ll be commenting on a new bill introduced in Congress to provide Critical Sensitive federal employees with MSPB appeal rights — Tune in to Federal Drive
Friday Photo: Flickr Embed Edition
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OpenSaaS and the future of government IT innovation
Originally posted at at NuCivic.com In recent years, open source software projects, and, separately, cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) products have begun to significantly disrupt traditional technology vendor business models in government, making it easier and cheaper for governments to procure and implement the software solutions they need. Now, OpenSaaS—SaaS based on open source code—is poised toRead… Read more »
Procurement Planning – An Important Spoke in the Wheel
By Randy Gardner, Senior Program Analyst With the recent uncertainty over further sequestration and a possible second government shutdown, many agencies and components of the federal government have been asked to identify those procurement actions that are critical and have the potential to cause major operational dysfunction if delayed. While this drill is important, it’sRead… Read more »
Required Reading: New Agency Strategic Plans
Set your New Year’s resolutions now! In early 2014, for the first time federal agencies will simultaneously submit refreshed strategic plans to Congress, covering the next four years. You should put them on your “must read” list for the new year. Many agencies have been quietly posting their draft strategic plans on-line for public comments,Read… Read more »
DC Restaurant Week Jan. 13 – 19 2014
This is my twice yearly public service blog about Restaurant Week in DC (January 13-19). Do you take advantage of this? Restaurant Week takes place twice a year, once in the frigid cold of the post-holidays and then again in the dog days of August. Times when diners are likely to be few. For allRead… Read more »
Four Ways To Have A Better Time At A Party
The end of the year brings a rush of social, semi-social, and non-social events. With the crush of other obligations, it’s hard for me to get into the season. However, necessity is a mother, and over the weekend I found myself relearning four ways to have a better time at gatherings. Number one is DoRead… Read more »