As I closely follow developments in the current wave of acquisition reform, there certainly seems to be a focus on awarding more fixed price contracts, and the reduction of other contract types such as cost type and time and materials. What I find interesting in all this talk about commercial best practices and streamlining theRead… Read more »
The future of the internet will involve more authentication than it does today but there might be a simple interim solution to provide some level of authentication for the Gov 2.0 presence on online social networks such as facebook and twitter. A standard policy of having a reciprocal link back to a facebook fan pageRead… Read more »
AABPA is pleased to announce the three winners for the 2009 Marykathryn Kubat Award for Student Research. With the Kubat Award, the AABPA hopes to encourage student research and critical thinking which will prepare students for the budget and policy issues they will encounter in their careers, especially public service. Eight finalists presented their researchRead… Read more »
The contracting activity sector in the Department of Homeland Security has 22 departments. Seven of which were intact at the start of the organization. There are 3 major oversight agencies in the department that perform quality control to ensure the integrity of the department. Ms. Correa noted that OPO’s mission is simple, they don’t takeRead… Read more »
The Whitehouse has official taken the plunge into microblogging and launched their official twitter account @whitehouse today. Another milestone in government 2.0 and social media has been reached. The Official White House Twitter URL: http://twitter.com/whitehouse The account was set up and first tweet posted about 2 hours ago putting the time of official release atRead… Read more »
I met Wayne at Gov 2.0 Barcamp on one Sunday morning as a group of volunteers were planning the eventual conference. I was impressed with his ideas and thought processes and was wondering what he was up to. That day and at the actual Gov 2.0 Barcamp he told me about his group “Open ForumRead… Read more »
The 2008 financial results for the Title insurance industry were less than stellar. In fact, it was the worst year ever recorded in the history of “Demotech Performance of Title Insurance Companies.” See: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Demotech-Inc-982099.html I can point to several reasons for this, but the one that comes to mind first is the same one inRead… Read more »
President Obama stated during his weekly radio address last Saturday that he is actively soliciting ideas from federal workers at all levels for making government more efficient. Although plans are forthcoming, Government Executive has created a forum for suggestions using Google moderator. Here is the URL for submitting ideas: http://moderator.appspot.com/#16/e=5ad32 If you do not have,Read… Read more »
My latest guest editorial on ZDnet was published today. In this I am aiming to direct this conversation at decision makers who control the budget and the contracts or the business an organization, especially Government leaders need to know before diving into Social Media head first as a solution. I know I tend to beRead… Read more »
On his first day in office, President Obama began acting on his campaign promise to “change the way Washington does business.” His first directive to agencies articulated a set of principles of how he wants the government to do its business: more transparency in how government does it work, more citizen participation via the Internet,Read… Read more »