So those who may not know, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced that employees are no longer allowed to telecommute – at all. So it appears the government is not the only institution that has issues with telework (whatever happened to the full implementation of that policy anyway? And why hasn’t the government revisited ROWE?) IRead… Read more »
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Three Ways Tech Is Changing Culture in DC (and One Way It Isn’t)
For Social Media Week DC, I participated in a panel that discussed how tech is changing the culture in the nation’s capital. All of the panelists had interesting points and perspectives–espoused by Microsoft’s Dr. Mark Drapeau, Carousel30’s Greg Kihlstrom, and PageLever’s Jesse Channon. For my part, I talked about three ways in which tech isRead… Read more »
Does Mobility Destroy Creativity?
With Telework Week fast approaching on March 4th and the leaked memo from Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, turning back the clock on workplace flexibility, it seems like a good time to comment on the twin concepts of “connection” and “innovation.” Whatever Mayer’s real motivation for wanting to bring the Yahoo workforce back into the office,Read… Read more »
Astronauts can use Google Hangouts. Why can’t you?
A federal agency recently made news by hosting a Google+ Hangout. It was impressive because the agency was NASA and participants were in outer space. “They can put a man on the moon, but they can’t ________”– Complainers since 1969 I bet you can’t use Google+ Hangouts as a video conferencing tool at work. ItRead… Read more »
Sequestration Breakdown State by State – Plus the DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The government is using more and more competitions. But how do they work? What about security and privacy issues? We pick the brains of TopCoder. Click here for the full recap. Sequestration Reader: Washington Post’s Dickerson: As sequester nears, federal workers who face furloughs express themselves The Impact of the FiscalRead… Read more »
Countdown to Cuts, Sequestration Reader – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The President issued the Cybersecurity Executive Order during his State of the Union earlier this month. But some say the Executive Order doesn’t go far enough. What’s missing? Click here for the full recap. But up front: Sequestion, of course, with just days before those automatic spending cuts start to kickRead… Read more »
Answering Joshua Millsapps’ Question: Is remote work, too remote?
Joshua, in your recent blog you asked for response to the question, “Is remote work, too remote?” You accurately detailed many of challenges that are faced during the transition from a physical office to some form of remote work. After having spent more than a decade as a remote worker, my answer to your questionRead… Read more »
Public Sector Big Data: 5 Ways Big Data Must Evolve in 2013
By Ray Muslimani Editor’s note: This guest post provides context on mission focused data analytics in the federal space by one of the leaders of the federal big data movement, Ray Muslimani. -bg 2012 will go down as a “Big” year for Big Data in the public sector. Rhetoric and hype has been followed byRead… Read more »
Your Transition Survival Guide: DorobekINSIDER Live
DorobekINSIDER Live: Surviving the Transition A special edition of GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER today. We’re LIVE! It’s the third time we’ve met and we are doing this at least once each month this year. The idea is simple: get smart people together and share ideas because we believe that the real power of information comes when itRead… Read more »
DHS Aiding with DDoS Attacks, Navy Cancels Annual IT Conference and more
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. OMB tells agencies to begin sequestration plans – OMB has released further information to federal agencies, instructing them to begin planning for sequestration. “Agencies presented with these circumstances should continue to act in a prudent manner to ensure that operational risks areRead… Read more »