I find this stuff so you don’t have to: From the centre and here to help Digital Britain 2 – why I don’t think it goes far enough Citizens Agenda – making local democracy more relevant MOOCs: A view from the digital trenches NovoEd, another Stanford MOOC startup, opens small-group learning services to public SoRead… Read more »
One of the most important actions a government body takes is the passage of a budget. A community’s priorities are reflected in their governmental budgets. In todays economic times budgeting at the local government level is not easy. Tough choices have to be made as to what items receive funding, what items are cut andRead… Read more »
On 4 April 2013, Carahsoft sponsored the Third Annual Government Big Data Forum. This post is the second in a series that seeks to capture key elements of the forum and keep the dialog going. This post captures a high level summary of our three keynote presentations. Kirit Amin kicked off the morning with greatRead… Read more »
I recently accepted a job offer and made the move to an office where I am able to work with a large number of engineers. Another huge benefit I found after arriving is that for the first time in about 20 years I am working in a job where my supervisor has the same orRead… Read more »
After the resounding success of our last ELGL webinar featuring Alex McIntyre, the City Manager of Menlo Park, California, we are pleased to offer another online-only opportunity to hear from a leading local government professionals – City Manager Sean Stegall from Elgin, Illinois. Join us on May 14 at noon from a computer of yourRead… Read more »
Under a new pilot program the Navy proposed on August 9, the department wishes to offer incentives to its best contractors. The Superior Supplier Incentive Program would offer fewer audits or more favorable progress payments to companies who have excelled, according to a Fierce Government article. “It’s an interesting idea,” said Roger Jordan, PSC’s viceRead… Read more »
A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Have you been on the fence? There’s still time.Don’t Miss the National Association of Government Communicators 2013 Communications School!You can see the full agenda here: http://www.nagconline.com/CommunicationsSchool/documents/NAGC-Communication-School-Program2013.pdfRegistration is now open for the NAGC 2013 Communication School, “Government Communicators – Engaging Citizens in Democracy,” being held April 17-19, 2013,Read… Read more »
I think most people here today, you got up this morning and your heart just goes out to the people of Boston and people that are directly and personally effected by yesterday’s events. It’s hard, if not impossible, to think about yesterday’s tragedy without thinking of all of the things that we’ve had to endureRead… Read more »
In this podcast I interviewed Mauricio Renzi, Federal Solutions Architect at Silver Tail Systems. Silver Tail Systems is the leader in real-time web session intelligence and behavioral analysis to provide visibility into web traffic and protection from cybercrime, online fraud, and business logic abuse. Mauricio and I discussed Silver Tail’s Web Session Intelligence and behavioralRead… Read more »
It’s human nature to try to record life despite its inevitable transience. This innate desire becomes ever more apparent with the connection (or disconnection?) between social media and records management. Many enjoyed the ephemeral nature of Twitter and Facebook, and this non-permanence was one of the biggest drivers for their use. However, for companies andRead… Read more »