I’ve been advised of an interesting situation with a resident of the Parramatta Council area, who has been blocked by council from their Twitter account. He’s upset and has written to the Council, claiming that it is unconstitutional for a council to block its own rate-playing constituents from viewing their social media accounts, referring toRead… Read more »
one of the most innovative and dynamic groups of local government emerging leaders in the nation. Strategic Government Resources (SGR) a great idea to get together and share ideas, problems, concerns, etc. Safety in numbers!! State Rep. Margaret Doherty is fantastic!!! I like the website and interesting information that’s included. In fact, I printed offRead… Read more »
This past Thursday (January 31st), GovLoop and Esri hosted an event at the District Architecture Center in DC to introduce Esri’s efforts to harness the power of the cloud. For those of you unfamiliar with Esri, the company is a GIS (Geographic Information System) software company that takes geographical data and analyzes it to createRead… Read more »
I think most people have had the feeling sitting across the table from someone that the only thing they are interested in is how much of a deal they are going to get, what’s in it for them, or some other obvious self-interest. I don’t have an issue with this to a degree. The factRead… Read more »
Today, the White House has opened up applications for the second round of the Presidential Innovation Fellowship (PIF): whitehouse.gov/innovationfellows Just this past Friday, I had the chance to catch up with a number of the first set of “PIFs” as they are called. Clay Johnson, Adam Becker, and Ryan Panchadsaram came by the CfA officeRead… Read more »
The idea of making a short film can be a daunting prospect. What kind of camera do I use? Do I need special software? Where can I find actors? And how do I let people know about my film? Find answers to these questions at DC Shorts Mentors and learn filmmaking over four weekends inRead… Read more »
Please join us for this exciting event: Register here – http://www.nccaiim.org/Programs/program1302.htm What happens when you take “Big Bucket” scheduling for automated recordkeeping to the next level? How do you go about converting your current records schedules to “Super Buckets”? Why do it? Hear about an actual project using “Super Bucket” schedules in combination with auto-classificationRead… Read more »
Josh’s Job Search Finds an Ending Last week I started my job as a Revenue Tax Specialist II for the City of Portland Revenue Bureau. Along with the relief of finding a position after a long seven month search, all of my first impressions here at the bureau have been fantastic. The people are welcomingRead… Read more »
The ability to conduct vitally important government conferences has come under fire in the past year. Malfeasance by a small minority of government employees and a need to shrink government spending both contributed to severe limitations on conference participation by government agencies. While conference budgets shrink, the need to communicate with stakeholders and constituents hasRead… Read more »
The ability to conduct vitally important government conferences has come under fire in the past year. Malfeasance by a small minority of government employees and a need to shrink government spending both contributed to severe limitations on conference participation by government agencies. While conference budgets shrink, the need to communicate with stakeholders and constituents hasRead… Read more »