Emerging Trends in Innovation and Social Media: Identity Management, Part I

So far in this series, I’ve written about mobile technology, connected sensors, 3D Printing (which I called Products-on-Demand or PonD), and Advanced Sharing. Each of these is important, but the capstone, what will act as a force-multiplier for each, is a better understanding of and method for identity management. Think about an average week forRead… Read more »

A Tale of Two Subject Lines

by Allan Rubin, Vice President, Marketing I noticed an interesting juxtaposition of subject lines in my (overflowing) email in-box today. Early in the day, I saw this message from Defense Systems: DISA collaboration tool doubling its capacity The top story was summarized as follows: “The enterprise collaboration tool known as Defense Connect Online is aboutRead… Read more »

A Tale of Two Subject Lines

by Allan Rubin, Vice President, Marketing I noticed an interesting juxtaposition of subject lines in my (overflowing) email in-box today. Early in the day, I saw this message from Defense Systems: DISA collaboration tool doubling its capacity The top story was summarized as follows: “The enterprise collaboration tool known as Defense Connect Online is aboutRead… Read more »

Avaya TechTalk podcast 007: The City of Taylor

By Guy Clinch Now Playing: Avaya TechTalk 007: The City of Taylor – Originally posted on Avaya.com Listen now! Introduction: Avaya Tech Talk host Guy Clinch interviews Charlie Mitchell, account manager at SunTel. SunTel Services has been meeting the communication needs of commercial clients in Michigan since 1986. They provide complete life-cycle services for voice,Read… Read more »

Thursday Thoughts: Dogs That Hunt

I am a graduate student at George Washington University and I am fortunate enough to be taking a leadership class with a former high-level government official. My professor has served at the highest levels of government, and provides a first hand account how to lead large, complex and bureaucratic government agencies. Every Thursday I’ll postRead… Read more »

Denver’s Mayor Shows How To Strategically Manage A City

Michael Hancock was elected Mayor of Denver Colorado in 2011. Hancock has established a vision of creating a world-class city where everyone matters by focusing on three priorities for his administration: kids, jobs and a safety net for the less fortunate. To achieve success Mayor Hancock has developed a Peak Performance initiative. The goal ofRead… Read more »

1099R Statements, Replacement Copies, & Upcoming Changes

My 1099R arrived from OPM this week and annuitants should have also received their Notice of Annuity Adjustments, Form R1 20-53 (REV. 12/12), that outlines your new 2013 status and payments. The annuity adjustment statement includes the 1.7% COLA increase and lists any changes to your insurance and elective payments. Each year we receive manyRead… Read more »

Offender 360: Illinois Reforms State Criminal Justice System With Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Microsoft Corp. (Redmond, WA) — Today the Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) and Microsoft Corp. announced the successful implementation of the Offender-360 project, a cloud-based criminal justice information system built on Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. The solution directly supports legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn that aims to improve Illinois public safety and criminal justiceRead… Read more »

Mission Focused Defense Intelligence WorldWide Conference: 8-10 April 2013 in Baltimore MD

By BobGourley The Department of Defense’s most elegant missions require advanced technologies exquisitely operated by highly trained professionals. This is especially true of intelligence missions, where complex situations involving threats to the nation must be assessed and acted upon quickly. One of the critically important mechanisms used by planners in DoD intelligence to collaborate andRead… Read more »

Gov & Love: 3 Valentine’s Day Tips at Work

Have you ever been struck by Cupid’s arrow at work? If so, a bit of common sense, good manners and politeness will go a long way towards keeping you out of big trouble. While the following “do’s” and “don’ts” are especially applicable to the workplace on Valentine’s Day, they also merit consideration every day —Read… Read more »