Looking for the future of the Drupal Project or maybe wondering what kind of open source projects are going on at DoD or maybe even in…Canada? On August 14th and August 15th (Wednesday and Thursday) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Drupal4Gov and Mil-OSS are pulling together a fabulous open source event andRead… Read more »
In this economy it is easy for any one of us to experience the title of this blog. Of course, we say at the beginning of it all, “I need a job, I can do anything for a while” and “who knows I might even get promoted right back up the ladder.” We want toRead… Read more »
Most major cities have implemented some level of bike sharing programs in their community. And based on usage reports, these programs have shown to be well received by people in these communities. The idea behind the setup is fairly simple: install bike docking stations at key locations through a city and allow people to rentRead… Read more »
A friend I started serving on a Board with 30 years ago, has been recruited (at 80!) and is relocating. I heard the story and said, “Somebody should throw him a party!” Not being a party thrower, I asked our executive officer, an eager, hispanic Radar O’Reilly, “How much do I front you to getRead… Read more »
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Australia has released a free guide to Best Practice in Content Moderation for social media channels, drawing on the experience of organisations like Quiip and Dialogue Consulting. The guide, while targeted at the private sector, is quite applicable to the public sector. It references many of the same steps IRead… Read more »
Considering applying for the Code for America fellowship, but have some questions you’d like answered? Lingering doubts? Things you’d like clarified? Fret no more: the fellows are here to help! We’ll be holding a live Google Hangout with current CfA fellows on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific. Fellows will be be available toRead… Read more »
It was another good week for stocks and bonds as we saw gains in all of our TSP Funds. Earnings have been coming in and we did see some questionable reports, but investors still seem to be in the mood to buy every dip. With Ben Bernanke’s assurance that the Fed will continue to assistRead… Read more »
According to a Federal Computer Week article by Frank Konkel, The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated its five-year, $36 million cloud computing contract for email and calendaring services with HP Enterprise Services. Citing a material change in the agency’s requirements, VA officials declined to elaborate on the requirement changes that were actually made. Although IRead… Read more »
This Saturday, community members in Sacramento and Albuquerque are coming together to discuss mental health topics and identify priorities. Not in CA or NM? Follow @MentalHealthCCS or join the online dialogue at www.theciviccommons.com/mentalhealth. A bit about the project… An important component of the National Dialogue for Mental Health, “Creating Community Solutions” is a series ofRead… Read more »
Contract duplication increases bid and proposal, administration and management costs for government and industry. Last summer the Coalition issued a summary report highlighting the results of a survey conducted among our member firms regarding contract duplication costs. The report was subsequently provided to the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA) and theRead… Read more »