A recent spate of suicides in Canadian vets from the Afghanistan campaign has drawn attention to the role and challenge of PTSD in vets. Canadian Senator Romeo Dallaire, former head of UN troops during the Rwandan genocide, and the subject of the film/book “Shake Hands With the Devil”, crashed his car the other day, afterRead… Read more »
Hacking Parliament might sound a bit drastic so I had better explain. I mean hacking in the software sense (good) of making a new application from existing bits and pieces. Ah. In fact I am referring to the Parlyhack of a few weeks ago that I attended over the weekend of 16-17 November. Hack eventsRead… Read more »
In “Can Meat-and-Potatoes “Big Data” Help Detroit?” (http://www.ddmcd.com/detroit.html) I provide some commentary on the “Innovation Economy” meeting in DC yesterday sponsored by the Aspen Institute, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Intel. From the post: Just as foundations such as Knight and Ford are supporting collaboration among journalistic entities in around Detroit, perhaps there should alsoRead… Read more »
“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou 1. Arrive to work a little before your scheduled time Arriving to work a little early helps your mindset for the entire day. When you are able to get a jump start on your work day, you are able to navigate your day a little easier.Read… Read more »
With more than 150 attendees, 9 speakers, 520+ tweets with an estimated reach of 90k people, and 1 hour of drinking and networking, the annual UK digital communications event last week adds up to a great success! Over the next few weeks we’ll take a deeper dive into each of the presentations given by localRead… Read more »
A challenge for governments today (particularly local ones) is how to consider the views of non-residents, people who travel into their jurisdictions for work, entertainment or other reasons. While consulting them within formal processes is possible, it can be hard to engage them beyond the most cursory involvent in local issues, even when many ofRead… Read more »
December is an interesting month for people, the deluge of the Holiday’s, the wrapping up of another year, the anticipation of the next and the lingering question of what all of it means. Will I spend another year at this job? What changes are on the horizon? Will it be the same office party nextRead… Read more »
By Ilandus Swinson, Procurement Lead In a business environment where the government is expected to do more with less, the strategic sourcing process has become a resourceful approach in helping agencies reduce spending and clearly define requirements while also improving mission delivery. Strategic sourcing can be defined as a standard and formal process that incorporatesRead… Read more »
Lawmakers need to draft a stronger information technology procurement reform legislation that gives agency chief information officers greater control of the infrastructure and business systems, former DHS CIO Richard Spires writes in a column for FCW. He noted that the Obama administration’s HealthCare.gov website woes have thrust the business of buying and managing IT toRead… Read more »
Following up on my promise to Steve Ressler during a webinar I organised with him at the Commission, please find here a first temptative to share the story of our social journey at the European Commission. This is a collective blogpost. We write here in our personal capacity. How our social journey began (Benedictus Nieuwenhuis)Read… Read more »
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