The City of Philadelphia through an Executive Order issued by Mayor Nutter, recently adopted an Open Data Policy, which can serve as a template for other communities. The Philadelphia Open Data Policy includes the following items: – A commitment to openness and transparency in government; – Establishment of an Open Data Working Group consisting ofRead… Read more »
Stephanie Baum (Philadelphia, PA) — Pharmaceutical and medical device companies seem to view social media with the alternating fascination and horror of watching American Idol. But even if they have no wish to participate – unlike Bayer, which for example just launched a Pinterest page – companies still need to craft a social media policyRead… Read more »
One of the more interesting things I came across recently was Mint.com’s blog post on “Getting the Most Out of Your Contractor”. While it’s not a perfect analogy to government contracting, there are certain parallels, and it’s worth looking at. I’m a particular fan of the part on getting lots of competition. It really makesRead… Read more »
With all the tweets, blogging, and Facebook posting, is anyone listening? Social media seems to be all the rage but to be a valuable tool for business and government, people have listen to what others are saying as well as to be posting. That’s hard to do with the huge volume of messages out there.Read… Read more »
Patra Frame is ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Specialist. She is an experienced human resources executive and founder of Strategies for Human Resources. Patra is an Air Force veteran and charter member of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. When I give career development seminars, there are often questions about age discrimination. Yes, discrimination is illegal.Read… Read more »
This post isn’t based on a poll I’ve conducted or some rigorous methodology, rather it has evolved out of conversations I’ve had with friends, thought leaders I’ve run into, articles I’ve read and polls I’ve seen in passing. As most people know the development of the oil sands is a thorny issue in Canada. TheRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is seeking wearable stress sensors powered by soldiers. More here. During a visit by a visit by a Chinese defense minister, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said that the US and China must work together to avoid unleashingRead… Read more »
I thought this infogram had huge relevance to governments, as well as to corporations, so have posted it to ensure it doesn’t get missed by people in the daily hurley-burley. The infogram provides some excellent suggestions on the strengths and weaknesses of various social media services and when to use each. Find out more atRead… Read more »
This Mother’s Day, we encourage you to congratulate and give the gift of thanks to those mothers who have quit smoking and to offer support to those who are trying to quit. Beatrice, a mom who successfully quit smoking, shares why motherhood motivated her to quit for good: “When my son was 11, he wroteRead… Read more »
Reposted from: http://www.govtransformers.com/james-ferreira All my life, I’ve been passionate about social justice. In 2006, I proudly became the CIO for New Mexico Attorney General Gary King, where I help make our operations as efficient and transparent as possible.One of the most important responsibilities at the Attorney General’s office is to review and give feedback toRead… Read more »