A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. We’ve all been there, you have to respond to an angry citizen, partner or elected official. Sometimes, you have to reach out to constituents or elected officials that you know will not embrace your message. Communications expert Joe Trahan suggests a special recipe of ingredients that helpRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley The Silver Tail software platform provides a well engineered means of monitoring cyber threat activity- including threat activity hidden in normal Internet traffic. By performing behavior analysis to rapidly ID malicious behavior enterprises are given far more warning of mischief, potential information theft, fraud, espionage or other unauthorized/undesired/potentially illegal activities. The biggestRead… Read more »
I think everyone’s been there. Where you get off the phone, you’ve just run through a big meeting, or a long conversation and after going through a bunch of different issues you get to an agreement. Once you get resolution or you’ve figured out how to move forward, the weight of the world has beenRead… Read more »
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By Kevin Hilferty, Legal Intern With the arrival of sequestration and slashed budgets, agencies have been facing many tough decisions on where to cut spending and save money. Acquisition teams have been given the difficult task of doing the same or even more with less. The pressure to maintain current levels of support with lessRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley Every year the federal tech community converges around the FOSE event to: Get updates on agency mission needs by government decision-makers Learn about the latest technologies available to address mission needs Network with others from government agencies Consider new approaches to challenges This year FOSE will be held May 14-16 at theRead… Read more »
Federal agencies will soon be able to utilize Vine for their mobile social media strategies. Vine is a free mobile app, owned by Twitter, that allows users to record six second long videos with their iPhones and iPads and then easily share it to Twitter or other social media platforms. Yesterday, the General Services AdministrationRead… Read more »
Opening Day with the Portland Beavers The High Five Sisters city manager resigns – Sisters City Manager Eileen Stein resigned effective Monday, April 1, after serving 11 years in the position. Public Transportation Does Relieve Traffic Congestion, Just Not Everywhere – A new study finds that transit does cut down on traffic — but onlyRead… Read more »
$6000 Check to Help Family of a Law Enforcement Officer Impacted by Sandy Ashburn, Va., April 2, 2013. The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, delivered the $6,000 proceeds of the 3rd Annual Badge & Tech Benefit to the International Association of ChiefsRead… Read more »
Innovation is one of the many buzz words floating around federal agencies. In a recent interview, Pamela Wright (CINO of NARA) shared the innovation goals of the National Archives and explained two projects that are looking to achieve those goals. I had the pleasure of speaking with the Chief Innovation Officer (CINO) of the NationalRead… Read more »