Meet “RecordTrac,” a new web application to help the City of Oakland manage and track incoming public record requests. RecordTrac is core to the City’s goals of increased transparency, more efficient processes, and better access to public information. The app allows users to track progress of their requests step-by-step and saves staff resources by publiclyRead… Read more »
Last week I wrote a blog about how the instability in our political system that is causing this shutdown is the new normal. Soon after writing that blog, I saw a story in the New York Times entitled: Cruz, Tea Party Hero, Rankles Senate G.O.P. Colleagues. It is definitely worth a read and encapsulates theRead… Read more »
Summary: Many people are critical of the notion of social media experts, falsely claiming they don’t exist – and by extension implying they aren’t necessary. These criticisms, combined with the pervasiveness, low cost, and relative ease of use of social technologies, lead many people to assume (also falsely) that DIY and “give it to theRead… Read more »
Work is making and keeping promises. Delegators want to factor complexity into their failure. No points off. Work requires learning and developing improved processes. No points off for ignorance. Work requires maintaining successful relationships in the environment. Losing is losing. Work is a tough game. No one is ever error-free. Which gives everyone a chanceRead… Read more »
I still remember the feeling I had when my parents dropped me off at college for the first time. We said our goodbyes outside my dorm and then they were off. I was alone. It was a little scary, I’ll admit. As I walked back into my dorm, it hit me. This was my time.Read… Read more »
Jon Gann (left), director of the DC Shorts Film Festival congratulates Fed Perry (right) on winning the DC Shorts Screenplay Competition. Photo courtesy of DC Shorts. Think screenwriting is a young person’s game? Fred Perry proved otherwise as he won the 2013 DC Shorts Screenplay Competition. The DC Shorts Screenplay Competition is a very differentRead… Read more »
We spend a lot of time talking about why the mobile workplace is important, how to create a mobile workplace, what technology to use, and how to overcome manager resistance. All of these topics are important, but I thought it might be worthwhile to consider how one person makes it work on a regular basis.Read… Read more »
According to a Fierce Government IT article, the National Institutes of Standards and Technology and many other Commerce Department bureaus will have very limited exemptions from furloughs. The only two agencies that will have significant exemptions include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at 45 percent and the Bureau of Industry and Security at 40Read… Read more »
An Independence variant littoral combat ship named the Coronado was delivered to the U.S. Navy on September 27. It is the second littoral ship to be delivered to the Navy and was constructed by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems and Austal, who all attended the delivery ceremony. There are currentlyRead… Read more »
Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web WordsAt its heart, web design should be about words. Words don’t come after the design is done. Words are the beginning, the core, the focus. Start with words. Nate Silver on Finding a Mentor, Teaching Yourself Statistics, and Not Settling in Your Career – Walter FrickRead… Read more »