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• In order for an agency to be innovative you have to empower your employees and leave room for failure. So which agencies are doing that effectively? Insights from the Innovation Index with Deloitte's Dan Helfrich. Click here for the full…

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In order for an agency to be innovative you have to empower your employees and leave room for failure. So which agencies are doing that effectively? 

Dan Helfrich is a Principal at Deloitte Consulting. The…

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) technology is transforming how government delivers services. With ECM, government can automate many of the monotonous and tedious document management tasks. This shift allows agencies to focus on verifying certain compliance procedures, improving internal processes, allow for simultaneous review and prioritize work for employees. If you are unfamiliar with ECM, be sure to check out GovLoop’s previous infographic to learn all about ECM:…

Recent budget cuts, talks of sequester, reduced hours, furloughs are all challenging organizations (and the individuals they employ) to think differently and change the way they are doing things. With change comes uncertainty. But with that said, change also brings possibilities. There are some that say we cannot control but how we adapt to those changes is what will either elevate us or defeat us.

To make the most out of change, it is best to first see the positive. As change…

by Chris Wiedemann, Analyst

If you’ve been following our blog lately, you will have noticed a heavy focus on cybersecurity coming out of the government at a very high level, as mentioned by both Steve and Tom in the last few weeks. It’s not surprising that federal executives at the highest levels are…

Today my new online course, successful digital engagement, kicks off over at School of Digital.

I’m excited, and nervous. I’ve not done something like this before. I’m pretty sure it should work, from my experience working at Learning Pool and all the reading I’ve done recently about online education.

It ought to work because it is focused…

With National Day of Civic Hacking right around the corner (June 1st and 2nd), cities all around the nation are gathering in preparation to collaborate. Citizens, civic activists, entrepreneurs and engineers alike will be joining in the festivities of sorts. If you’re like me, and you’d like to contribute to your community, but aren’t quite sure where to begin, this…

May is the month we recognize and remember several aspects of our military:

Military Spouse Appreciation Day (May 10) is a recent recognition of their support.

Armed Forces Day (May 18) recognizes those currently in service.

Memorial Day (May 27) recognizes those who died in war.

Memorial…

Excellent stuff:

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish — and how current education culture works against them. In a funny, stirring talk he tells us how to get out of the educational “death valley” we now face, and how to nurture our youngest generations with a climate of possibility.

As those steeped in the policy wonk geekery of open data are likely already aware, last Thursday the President of the United States issued an Executive Order Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information.

This is, quite frankly, a big deal. Further down in the post I’ve got some links and some…

I am a menshevik. Steph Gray is a bolshevik. It may not end well.

Steph wants a revolution, and he wants it by next summer. He does not believe in the false consciousness of the bourgeois revolution and is wary of alliances with objective supporters of the current regime. Despite the immaturity of the proletariat, they and only they can be the vanguard of the…

While I still enjoy books and love going to the library, I have come to favor using the Internet when researching a specific subject. Not only is it easy to find and collect and organize information, but the social media side of it allows me to also get the pulse of the public on that topic. And by using specific tools available online for curating information, it's easy to pull it all together for easy access and reference. I haven't really heard of any firms or agencies using this approach…

By Bob Gourley

Training a New Generation of Data Scientists

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Time: 2pm Eastern; 11am Pacific

Duration: 1 Hour

Data scientists, the professionals who straddle the line between statistician and software engineer, are in demand like never before. This scarcity of talent drives organizations and agencies…

Happy Saturday, everybody!  Voting is underway in the Looking@Democracy video contest, and a bunch of NCDD members have submitted videos for consideration — Jeffrey Abelson (Song of a Citizen), Living Room Conversations, the Participatory Budgeting Project, Evelyn Messinger, and Cynthia Farrar’s Purple States project.

There are $100,000 in prizes altogether (first prize is $25,000), and these funds and exposure could really…

Despite some troublesome geopolitical events last week, it was another good week for stocks as both the Fed and encouraging weekly jobless claims helped keep investors from doing much selling. 







Here are the up to date TSP fund returns through May 10. 









The S&P 500 closed near the highs of…

This weekend, my friend sent me the video below. Can keep the post quick, but the video really hit home for me. If you know anyone graduating from college, make sure you send them the video to watch. Although it's geared for recent graduates, the message of the power to make a conscious choice to be happy, work towards balance, and viewing the world from different perspectives, is clearly applicable to everyone. It's a great video - hope you all enjoy it and consider the message. …

By Bob Gourley

Editor’s note: I have meant to get our readers an update on Triumfant for quite a while. I am very proud to be an advisor to John Prisco and believe their approach to automatically discovering attacks (and even misuse) on computers is one every enterprise should evaluate. The news below makes it even easier to leverage the powerful comprehensive solutions Triumfant brings.-…

I get a call the other day: "How are you?"

"Honestly," I say, slumping down in my Metro seat, "I am exhausted."

And I am exhausted. I'm so exhausted I can't remember what exhausted means. Everybody I know is exhausted. We seem to be running at a faster and faster pace and accomplishing just about...the same as before we were so exhausted.

...back to the conversation. The reply: "Well I can understand that, what with all the talking points going back and forth…

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