Open data is a huge step towards open government, but it isn’t so easy. There are problems with the decision making process in what becomes public information. John Wonderlich, Policy Director for the Sunlight Foundation spoke with Chris Dorobek of the DorobekINSIDER about the missing link in the open data decision making process. Decisions aboutRead… Read more »
Anthony DeRosa, social media lead at Reuters, as recently interviewed Adam Sharp, Twitter.com, on the use of Twitter on the campaign trail and how it has turned the 24-hours news cycle into a 140 character news cycle. Here are a few sound bites from the 3:00 minutes video: Sharp observes that Twitter is now usedRead… Read more »
I watched this amazing video by director Morgan Spurlock (you know the “Supersize Me” guy) on Hulu.com yesterday and was really inspired: Morgan followed John Fretterman, mayor of zip code 15104, Braddock, PA, for a day and showed the daily efforts to revive a town: Mr. Fretterman, a graduate from Harvard’s Kennedy School MPP programRead… Read more »
It is extremely rewarding to open peoples eyes to the thrift savings plan millionaire strategy. You might even say it brings great pleasure to have realized there was a way to retire a millionaire at the age of 32. It took me going to college for marketing to then realize there were no jobs toRead… Read more »
The General Services Administration (GSA) conference spending scandal will not have an impact on the travel market, according to Arthur Salus, president of both the Society of Government Travel Professionals and Duluth Travel/American Express. Salus assured GovWin that the conference issue was an “isolated” incident that will not hinder the market at all — andRead… Read more »
My article linked below was published in the Spring 2012 edition of FedTech Magazine. Big data is a hot new trend in IT, and the Federal government is moving to put it to use. Big data can help the government become more efficient, which is key in tight budgetary times. The use of big dataRead… Read more »
If someone wants an issue to be front and center in American politics—do something to make Moms mad. The Obama Administration’s latest front in the battle against obesity, is the regulation of snacks and food that are not the requisite breakfast and lunch. First up on the firing line is the beloved bake sale. InRead… Read more »
It is a fact of modern life: We all run the risk of getting too distracted by our IT, especially IT connected to our social media. Today, for example, my priority is finishing a White Paper for a favorite client, and I promise I will do that, but I just saw this really cool clipRead… Read more »
Usually, in todays economy, most federal employees I speak with have doubts on their thrift savings plan retirement. The older employees have an interesting mindset. They feel the market is too unpredictable to dabble in interfund transfers. “Too dangerous” is what I get most of the time. As of this post, I am 32 yearsRead… Read more »
I wanted to post a final reminder about tomorrow’s confab at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific on the new Group Works card deck. Be sure to register today (if you haven’t already) to get the call-in details. Our 90-minute “confab calls” (conference calls with simultaneous use of a collaborative google doc) are great opportunities forRead… Read more »