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Continuing the Dialogue is More than Checking the Box!
In Roger’s absence we’d like to build on a previous blog post written by him on the importance of robust communication to maintain a federal acquisition system that responds to the needs of federal agencies, contractors and taxpayers. As GSA develops strategic sourcing vehicles and restructures it Multiple Award Schedule contract vehicles, now more thanRead… Read more »
This was the unknowable future once
Looking for something else, I have just stumbled across some notes I took from a book I was reading almost exactly ten years ago (and which had been published that year). Normally I try hard to give proper attribution to quotations, but this time it might be kinder not to: It seems clear that, unlikeRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: July 12, 2013
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Another international edition! Across the Pond: iCity aims to “open up public infrastructures in urban spaces promoting the co-creation of services of public interest” Teutonic Cyberspace: TechPresident reports: “In the run-up to the German national election in September, Electronic Arts has arranged for three German members of the Bundestag to play the GermanRead… Read more »
Webinar Series: Social Media – Get Ready to Analyze and Engage
The National Association of Government Communicators, in partnership with FedInsider and Adobe, continues its Webinar Series Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at 2 p.m. EDT, with the next one-hour session, “Social Media – Get Ready to Analyze and Engage”, featuring NAGC’s Competition’s Director, Marisa Ellison, of the Missouri Department of Transportation. The Federal Digital Government StrategyRead… Read more »
Will the Australian Government take an open government approach to developing its Open Government National Action Plan?
Now that Australia has finally sent a letter of intent to join the Open Government Partnership, I’ve been reading examples of how other jurisdictions went about developing their National Action Plans (a requirement of OGP membership) to foster and support government openness. It is clear that one of the key attributes of the most meaningfulRead… Read more »
Freedom of information advocacy: a global snapshot, from Open & Shut
I’ve had no time to blog this week due to family commitments, however thought it worth drawing attention to Peter Timmins’ fascinating post on freedom of information, over at his Open & Shut blog. Titled Freedom of information advocacy: a global snapshot, the post provides information on the recent report from the Freedom of InformationRead… Read more »
Celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month
July is National Parks and Recreation Month! To celebrate, MPA@UNC created a series of graphics highlighting interesting facts about the many benefits of parks. Click here to view the full series: Why Are Parks Important? Parks, whether they are city, state, or national parks, play a major role in the health of a community. NotRead… Read more »
Looking for Professional Women to participate in Research Study on Breadwinner Moms and Stay-At-Home Dads
I am conducting a study that examines the growing trend of women as primary financial household contributors and men as stay-at-home dads and the relationship impacts and discourse that exists between husband and wife in this situation. Participation in the study survey would take approximately 5 minutes of your time. You can take the surveyRead… Read more »
PowToon: Making my AppSumo addiction worth it
I admit it. I’m an AppSumo addict. For those of you that are unaware, AppSumo is not precisely a daily deal website but they push out deals on things that would be appealing to entrepreneurs, creators and technology oriented folks. I admit I am a complete sucker for a lot of these deals. I haveRead… Read more »