In a week of hard work at the Center for Information Technology, a fact that slipped my attention. I then decided to write this post to mark what I called the technology acumen. Since 1997, we implemented the legislative branch in Fortaleza, streaming audio and video of plenary sessions over the Internet, and even workingRead… Read more »
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Adaptors vs. Innovators: Kirton Inventory as Gov 2.0 Predictor?
Anke Domscheit-Berg ignited a gender fire storm yesterday with her GovLoop blogpost: “Why do women understand government 2.0 and social media better than men?” My good buddy and LAUNCH: Health teammate, Todd Khozein, sent me an email yesterday with the link. I read the post and left a comment, then tweeted out the link. IRead… Read more »
Community Building: Why It’s the Perfect Time to Get Engaged
When I first moved to Washington DC four years ago, I only knew a handful of people, 2-3 at best. After a series of Friday nights staying in and doing my laundry, I decided I needed to make some friends. So, I hopped on it. Since running is a long-time passion, and something you canRead… Read more »
2011 PMF Assessment Preparation: Open Thread
The PMF application period for 2011 is closed, although schools still have until October 31 to send in nomination forms. As of 10/22/2010, over 9100 applications had been received (not all of these will turn into nominations). That’s a 4.5% increase over last year’s figures (8700). Now that the application period has closed, it’s openRead… Read more »
The Scoop on the New Rules for Woman-Owned Small Businesses
Small business administration has been very active these days. They have been issuing rulings left and right and coming down like a ton of bricks on long-established business practices. By the way, GTSI is back to working for the government but they cannot continue subbing to small businesses the way they were doing it. OneRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: October 22, 2010
Gadi Ben-Yehuda You have a friend request from DHS! Federal Computer Week is reporting that the Department of Homeland Security encouraged its employees to friend or follow applicants for citizenship. John Kamensky Front Row Seat in ROWE. Have you ever wondered what it actually means to implement a “Results-Only Work Environment?” The Office of PersonnelRead… Read more »
NARA Guidance on Managing Records in Web 2.0/Social Media Platforms
Did people see this? Thoughts? NARA Bulletin 2011-02 October 20, 2010 TO: Heads of Federal Agencies SUBJECT: NARA Guidance on Managing Records in Web 2.0/Social Media Platforms EXPIRATION DATE: October 31, 2013 1. What is the purpose of this bulletin? This bulletin provides guidance on managing records produced when Federal agencies use web 2.0/social mediaRead… Read more »
Evolve, Dammit!
Facebook privacy challenges continue as applications you trusted expose data you thought was private. Facebook is alarmed and promises to fix this. Your new normal: stop playing Mafia Wars. The “evening news” is no longer the authoritative source for What To Know, as it was when I was a child (as nicely articulated by ClayRead… Read more »
Data demons – reflections from the FutureGov Summit, Malaysia
It was a privilege to be able to chair the FutureGov Summit and the FutureGov Awards, held over three content-rich days in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia last week (October 12-14). From my point of view, most of the discussions were about five aspects of the “how” of e-government and government ICT – I hope this indicatesRead… Read more »
Project of the Week: “What’s My Role? Step-By-Step Hiring Guide for Federal Managers”
Our friends at the Partnership for Public Service have done it again, producing another incredible resource for Federal employees. This time, they’ve created “What’s My Role? A Step-by-Step Hiring Guide for Federal Managers.” As soon as we found out about it, we wanted to ask them a few more questions. 1. What inspired the PartnershipRead… Read more »