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Here’s an important announcement from John Spady of the National Dialogue Network project…

Hello friends,

I have important results to share with everyone!

The National Dialogue Network (NDN) conducted a survey in April 2013. A total of 415 people participated (including both self-selected and random panel responses). Each participant ranked their top five choices from a provided list of twenty-two issue titles to identify the top issue…

Code

For the past decade, I directed the technology needs and efforts of celebrated San Francisco studio Stamen Design. Together, we created new ways of mapping the world, new ways of seeing data, and balanced an abundance of commercial, artistic, and research projects. I especially valued the opportunity to support the design process through code, developing libraries and systems that…

What inspired me at the Excellence in Government Conference?  I liked the emphasis on innovations underway in different places around the government.

Sometimes we get caught up in buzzwords of the day:  Total Quality Management, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Business Process Reengineering, or Reinventing Government.  But the bottom line in each of these types of management improvement initiatives is:  how do we create a culture of innovation?

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By Bob Gourley

Friends at the Government Technology Research Alliance have an awards activity they call the GovTek Awards.  They seek community input and then provide awards in categories designed to highlight contributions in many key federal IT disciplines.  You can check out the 2012…

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Waldo Canyon Fire photo by @kittlent 

“If…

Advanced Secure KM Switch and New Advanced Secure DVI-I KVM Switch Provide

Superior Security and Data Protection for Government Agencies and Financial Markets

Belkin, a trusted leader of technology solutions for office, classroom, IT infrastructure, and mobile environments, today announced the release of its Advanced Secure KM (Keyboard/Mouse) Switch and its Advanced 8 & 16-port Secure DVI-I KVM…

At some point or another, most of us have had to present to a group, whether that it’s a small group of 4 people or 250+ people in a large audience type setting. Even when it’s one of the smaller groups of people, there’s a lot of stress associated with…

By Kathy Kyle, Digital Communications Consultant at GovDelivery

GovDelivery was recently awarded a G-Cloud III framework contract for its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud-based solutions, making it easier…

In a time of sequestration and budget cuts innovation is the name of the game. All across government we are seeing "government innovators" pop up. People who are disrupting bureaucracy, collaborating, using new technology such as social media, and transforming how government operates. But how are they doing this and how can…

I was supposed to continue a previous thread about what is happening, right now, in Canadian Public Service [See:Moving Public Service Mountains, Part I]. Wasn't on my mind tonight. I'll get back to it.

This long read was originally published on cpsrenewal.ca.

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A special edition of GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER today. We're LIVE! It's the seventh 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…

By Bob Gourley

My friends (and former employers) at Northrop Grumman just announced they have signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designed to enhance cybersecurity protections of the nation’s critical infrastructure.

This is associated with the DHS’s Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program.

The…

By Bob Gourley

It has been a while since we have written about our friends at Liquid Robotics. We imagine most of our readers are keeping their ears open for news on their capabilities, they are so widely known in tech circles just about everyone knows their basic approach of leveraging “Wave Gilders” as wave propelled robotic platforms for high tech solutions.

But things…

It’s already happening.  You see it when citizens report potholes, broken signs, graffiti or nuisances using 311 apps.  You see it with hackathons, the open data movement, and with organizations like Code for America and Tumml brokering innovation by bringing together developers and government agencies.  There’s a palpable energy driven by technological innovations, heightened expectations, and the diverse needs of governments and…

A former chief of staff for State Sens. Burdick and Metsger, Jen has transitioned to working as a policy analyst for Cover Oregon. Cover Oregon is a central marketplace where Oregon individuals and employers will be able to shop for health insurance plans and access financial assistance to help pay for coverage. With the Affordable Care Act and Oregon’s emphasis on health insurance coverage, you are sure to hear more about Jen and Cover Oregon in the future. Today, we hear from Jen on her…

I am looking for help in learning how to get a new position or what agencies will hire fifty and over

Jean