Dana Oshiro: Why I’m Coding for America

Several months ago I left my position of three years in pursuit of new challenges. In the past I’ve worked in tech journalism, publishing, public affairs, environmental health, and anti-poverty advocacy. Each of these positions have been wonderful learning experiences and each have made me who I am as a marketer. I joined Code forRead… Read more »

Government Crowdstorming with the Public

What ever you call it, crowdstorming, ideation, or online idea generation, it’s my observation that this technique is the second most often used online method for governments to engage the public, after social media (like Facebook and Twitter). Government hosted crowdstorming is usually focused on generating ideas, and sorting them by public preference via votes.Read… Read more »

SUCCESS RULE # 28 Create a Vision/Dream Board

Recognizing many of us tend to make New Year Resolutions only for them to fall by the wayside, today, and for the next few upcoming Rules and Tools I’ll share with you tools you can use to increase your success . If you’ve been following LDI’s Rules and Tools for Success for any period ofRead… Read more »

Giving the Gift of Generosity

This time of year expends a lot of time and energy into choosing just the right gift for our loved ones, finding the perfect ugly sweater for the holiday bash, or setting out holiday decorations for the season. These traditions can be a lot of fun but the season encompasses so much more than theRead… Read more »

Why Open Cloud Computing Standards Are an Imperative for Government

We’re at an exciting inflection point: new converging developments in technology – the rise of mobile, social, and the cloud – are creating new opportunities for tremendous growth and value. This transformation, powered by the Internet, has created enormous opportunities and societal good, much that would not been realized without a pervasive commitment to openRead… Read more »

Link roundup

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Newspapers: Community, priorities and platforms Experiments in a new local economics (UK) | REconomy Why mobile first might not be best for Universal Credit | Helen Milner Introducing the Intel® Galileo Development Board – arduino compatible Open Source: trying to make it more open » CommunityRead… Read more »

Government Cyber Defense – Pay Now or Pay (More) Later

Officials in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), located in Arizona have serious dilemma on their hands. They are one of the more recent victims of a data breach, one that has the potential to affect nearly 2.5 million people. Ouch! For the complete story, http://bit.ly/1gBHxkB. I feel for everyone in this situation, withRead… Read more »

Call to Industry – join GSA to discuss the future vision of the Integrated Award Environment (IAE)

The Integrated Award Environment (IAE) constitutes a critical set of information systems that serve both industry and government as a consolidated platform supporting government-wide acquisitions. These include SAM, FedBizOps, FPDS-NG and others. Over the last year, GSA has invested significant effort and resources to stabilize, secure and continuously improve the new SAM system and program.Read… Read more »

Three Things that Won’t Change with the New Federal Budget Deal

Will this get us back to normal? That’s a question I found myself asking after reading the reports about the federal budget deal. During the shutdown, things definitely didn’t feel normal and I didn’t think they’d get back there again. But if Congress passes this two-year budget deal, I think a lot of us willRead… Read more »

Create Your Federal Future in 3 Easy Steps

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Here are three steps to supercharge your talent: 1 – Find the # 1 “thinker” in your industry and sign up or download every free resource they offer. This will give you cutting-edge insights about your industry and helpRead… Read more »