There is a reason why clients pay consulting companies the big bucks – they get results. Here are four things to we can all learn from consultants prior to embarking on a new project: Frame the problem. As it turns out, properly framing a problem is often an overlooked, but critically important step of addressingRead… Read more »
It can be a bit of a shift for young people to join the government – you may find yourself surrounded with people much further along in life than you, faced with schedules that are more conducive to having a family life than enjoying your nightlife, and have difficulty finding the peers that you canRead… Read more »
I admit it. I get a little bit cranky when people say things like forms processing or document management. Not because I don’t think there’s a reason to have tools to help facilitate those types of activities but because I think by focusing on the processing of forms, you take away the focus on theRead… Read more »
This article was first posted by Dan Chenok on the IBM Center for the Business of Government Blog. The IBM Center for The Business of Government is today releasing a new report, Rulemaking 2.0: Understanding and Getting Better Public Participation, by Cynthia R.Farina and Mary J. Newhart with CeRI (the Cornell eRulemaking Initiative). This reportRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE July 26, 2013 by Ron Manderscheid Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on twitter Share on google More Sharing Services Iowa will do the Medicaid Expansion, but in a more elegant way. Amazing! Truly amazing! Every so often, we observe an exceptionally fine, noteworthy example of the art of political compromise. MuchRead… Read more »
Acting can be a healthy release of pent-up emotions. This is not a training exercise–not yet anyway, but maybe it should be. Killing ourselves would be a bad idea; however, the idea of ridding ourselves of stress, if not for others, is a good one. Great art in its many forms can be cathartic. SoRead… Read more »
Cross Government Collaboration: Lessons from Superstorm Sandy Rear Admiral Steven Smith, Director of SBA Disaster Planning Unit Desiree Matel-Anderson, Chief Innovation Advisor, FEMA Marion McFadden, Chief Operating Officer, Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Admiral Steven Smith, begins the Cross-Government Collaboration session with a illustrative anecdote. In 2008, after Hurricane Ike, he described a meeting ofRead… Read more »
Great talk from John Graham-Cumming on the history of computing and how nothing’s very new. Original post
Updating our SAM.gov profile reminded me to visit GovLoop, which led to sharing old USAF electrical training recomendation powerpoint from our archives. Since those many years ago, we have added PLC simulation training software, SCADA training and much more. We have come a long ways since then. 🙂 Click >> Electrician Training for USAF fromRead… Read more »
Do you feel as though your LinkedIn profile doesn’t reflect your attributes? Joel Petino, a representative from LinkedIn, shared with an audience at the NextGen conference break out session how to optimize your profile to make your online self match who you really are. Here are some tips and tricks for maximizing your membership: 1.Read… Read more »