Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week is all about guidance. Expanding Open Data Guidance. NextGov reports that “The White House is expanding guidance on promoting open data.” Related: Ben Rooney of the Wall Street Journal argues that “Open Government and Open Data Are Not The Same Thing” Guidance on Emails. Forbes rounds up “The 23 Unwritten RulesRead… Read more »
By Ryan Kamauff In this podcast I interviewed Linda Cureton, CEO and Founder of Muse Technologies. Linda was formerly the CIO of NASA, and an accomplished author. Muse Technologies offers consulting services, strategy development and program development. As the CIO of NASA, Linda was key in implementing numerous advancements, including one of the largest cloudsRead… Read more »
CSIR Mk 1 with Hollerith equipment, Sydney 1952 Source: Museum Victoria The Australian government was one of the earliest adopters of computers and computerisation. CSIRAC (or CSIR Mk1), the first computer in Australia (and now the oldest surviving first-generation electronic computer), was used by scientists within CSIRO, by the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Authority andRead… Read more »
Each day I receive many phone calls about the frustrations of applying for a federal job. Being a good listener and a compassionate heart is needed to ease the stress of each frantic caller. I always reply “I know what you are going through.” After having been a government contractor for over 10 years, IRead… Read more »
I had a really interesting meeting with a marketing manager at Troux Technologies the other day and I’d like to share a bit from it. It really highlighted how much marketing and sales has evolved over even just the past few years. If you read some of the books that are out there like, ToRead… Read more »
by Thomas O’Keefe, Senior Analyst In five years, government won’t even be thinking about mobility, according to some of the speakers at AFCEA Bethesda’s Mobility Technology Symposium earlier this month. No, it’s not that mobility is going away – what the speakers meant was mobility’s strong forward momentum will mean it will become ubiquitous andRead… Read more »
The following cat videos were posted on the official Social Security Youtube page as well as placed Skip Ads on Youtube to encourage retiring online through our new website. The SSA website redesign is seen in the video as well. All cats and voice over talent were volunteer in an effort to save money. FromRead… Read more »
Summer Restaurant Week in Dc runs through the weekend, so there is still time to make reservations. One interesting part of this is we get to see what is “in” at all the trendy places. what the food fads are. One year watermelon gazpacho was “the” appetizer. Then there was the year when height onRead… Read more »
Government Social Media Policy Part 1: The Public Notice There are two major elements of an external-facing government social media policy. That is to say, a policy that is applicable to the public. The elements include: The section detailing the moderation of third party content, and A notice regarding applicable public records law. Moderation ofRead… Read more »
This article Fast Transients is near and dear to me as an Air Force employee. Anyone who runs even minimally in Air Force circles knows that fighter pilots (currently) run the Air Force. So, a good rule of thumb when briefing them is to phrase non-military concepts in terms they can understand. One such exampleRead… Read more »