GovLoop Community Manager Andy Krzmarzick joins CityCamp Raleigh on Friday, June 1

That’s right, you heard it here first. GovLoop’s very own Andy Krzmarzick will be dropping some open government knowledge in Raleigh, NC when he joins the Government Perspective panel at CityCamp Raleigh this week. Let’s see what else is in store… Here’s a peak at the agenda for Friday, June 1. Lunch will be providedRead… Read more »

Different

In everything we do we need to think differently, to do things the way nobody expects us to, to never accept that the way everyone else does something is the right way, and to do everything with the ultimate aim of producing a social good in some form. Original post

Charles “Chic” Naumer: Technology for Do-Gooders

This post is part of an ongoing series about civic startups. What’s a civic startup? Find out. Code for America recently launched a civic startup accelerator to help promote and “turbo charge” civic startups. We’re accepting applications for the accelerator now through June 1, 2012. Apply: codeforamerica.org/accelerator Charles “Chic” Naumer is the Principal and Co-founderRead… Read more »

The SASC’s NDAA, White House Initiative Against Botnets, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act which would aim to recruit young people to work in cybersecurity, develop a Department of Defense cyber testing and evaluation range, consolidate networks, improve the security specifications of DoD software, andRead… Read more »

Recycling Apps at Civic Hackathons

With the sheer number of civic hackathons starting to reach a critical mass, some are asking whether the energy and drive embodied by these events can be directed to reusing existing applications or projects started at earlier events. This is an important issue, as some projects worked on at civic hacking events aren’t actively pursuedRead… Read more »

Burned Out and Ready To Flip Out if Something Doesn’t Change?

A colleague of mine, Mary Frances-Winters, shared this post on her blog. Stemming from my curiosity surrounding work/life balance, I thought that I should share it and am curious to know your thoughts. You really understand the phrase “learning to do more with less”. They have downsized yet again at your company and again youRead… Read more »