Harvard business sage John Kotter writes “We can’t keep up with the pace of change, let alone get ahead of it.” He says the historical success of hierarchical structures “can’t handle the challenges of mounting complexity and rapid change.” Large companies (and governments) cannot ignore the daily demands of running large enterprises that depend onRead… Read more »
The inaugural speech and the role of government ELGL News and Notes Join ELGL: Students (free), individuals ($20), and organizations ($250) Newest Member: Stephen Jorgensen, University of Illinois Upcoming Forums: January 24: ELGL Advisory Board Meeting January 29: ELGL Central Oregon Meet Up February 6: ELGL forum with Mark Zusman, Willamette Week Editor The HighRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. College Student Expelled After Bringing Web Vulnerability to School’s Attention – After two computer science students found an exploit in the Omnivox Web Portal, they brought it to the attention of the authorities. However, a few days later, one of the studentsRead… Read more »
By Tom Kuhn, PhD, DAWIA III Government agencies need the most innovative IT solutions, but they also need to “innovate with less.” That’s where Modular Acquisition comes in, taking a “small bites” approach to IT investment, which gives government fast access to the latest technology while lowering the risk of upfront spending on systems. TheRead… Read more »
We’re constantly talking about analytics and how it affects corporations and agencies, but how will it affect you? We’re used to strict, and sometimes invasive, security precautions at the airport by Transportation Security Administration in order to keep our skies and travelers safe. Using new analytics software, TSA officials will be able to identify individualsRead… Read more »
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is the poster child for our broken campaign finance system. Cuomo has $22 million in his campaign account. While some people donate to political campaigns in an effort to support a candidate who espouses ideas they believe in, most campaign donors are seeking influence and favors. Most political donations areRead… Read more »
By MollyJust Almost 400 million Indians, do not have access to a power grid. Nikhil Jaisinghani and Brian Shaad, cofounders of Mera Gao Power (MGP), want to change that. MGP’s goal is to provide 400 million rural Indians access to clean light (as opposed to kerosene-fueled lamps) and the opportunity to charge their phone withoutRead… Read more »
What’s in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet; Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare The term ‘Government 2.0’ was coined a number of years ago now, as a way of describing a set of new opportunities and activities for governments and citizens enabled by digital technologiesRead… Read more »
“Fewer than 15% [of senior finance executives] are confident that they get helpful information for making decisions about the future.” – Corporate Executive Board, March 2012 In addition to the fact that Chief Executives feel as though they lack data for good decision-making, over 40 percent of CFOs rate themselves as ineffective in their questRead… Read more »
GSA schedules, also referred to as the Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) or Multiple Award Schedules (MAS), are lists of prequalified suppliers in their respective areas of discipline, who will have submitted their price lists and other qualifying information to the government in the form of a GSA proposal. GSA vets companies to provide to theRead… Read more »