I’ve become a fan of Quora. It’s a great way to receive unfiltered, expert advice on the most random of topics. My contribution is this post. Did you know that the U.S. Federal Government provides the country’s best health care? I bet you didn’t. (I didn’t either, until after I started working there). Original post
By Bob Gourley A big part of the value of technology events like the 16-17 April 2013 HP Government Software Summit is the personal interactions between attendees. Direct engagement with the many tech demos is also something you have to do at the event. But social media is allowing more and more of the gistRead… Read more »
This is reposted from the Sunlight Foundation Blog. Since the release of Sunlight’s Open Data Policy Guidelines last June, Chicago, Madison, Montgomery County, and Utah have all enacted open data laws, and the states of Hawaii and Ohio are both in the process of enacting open data legislation. However, the recent amendment of San Francisco’sRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley Dear readers, We really appreciate your inputs on all matters. Please keep your thoughts coming to us via any path easy for you. We would especially appreciate it if you take a minute to fill out our survey form below. We are looking for information that can help us produce more focusedRead… Read more »
Useful Recruiting Tools to Help you Find Veterans Looking for Jobs. As a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, hiring Veterans is of primary importance for Coley GSA and we believe that they make good employees. Therefore, we would like to share some information and a number of useful recruiting tools and databases geared towardsRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley Skytree is a machine learning company focused on disrupting the advanced analytics market with a machine learning platform that gives organizations the power to discover deep analytic insights, predict future trends, make recommendations and reveal untapped markets and customers. They have a deep bench of talent, proven past performance, a growing listRead… Read more »
I started this blog without any great concept for where things would go down the road. I just wanted to have a place where I could put down the little thoughts I had here and there without losing them. If in the process I was able to get feedback and a little bit of aRead… Read more »
If you are a Veteran business owner and live in a community property state, then take heed: the VA Center for Veterans Entrepreneurship (CVE) is now enforcing the law that says your spouse owns 50% of your share in any business unless your business ownership has been established as separate property or the business wasRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley MarkLogic has announced a 9 May webinar featuring Chris Biow, CTO of MarkLogic, in an overview on lessons learned, tips and techniques designed to accelerate fielding of Hadoop-based solutions. Their invite is below: Achieving Real Success with Hadoop Although Hadoop shows great promise for managing Big Data, many organizations are still strugglingRead… Read more »
When it rains, it pours! April saw a lot of action regarding the federal performance agenda. The big news for many was the announcement last week that Shelley Metzenbaum, who is the Office of Management and Budget official spearheading the Obama Administration’s performance management initiatives on a day-to-day basis, will be leaving to return homeRead… Read more »