Jan 27th 2010
It’s just a few days away — and it is one of the most marvelous events of the year if you’re looking to help other people and have adramatic impact on somebody’s life — it is called Operation Jump Start...
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Nov 19th 2009
Social networking — it is a term that has increasingly grown to make me cringe. And it is more then just semantics.
Regular DorobekInsider readers and listeners to Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris know it has been something of a campaign...
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Nov 16th 2009
One of the more interesting stories of the year in government IT is the transition to the new Networx telecommunications contract — or lack of transition, to be honest...
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Oct 9th 2009
I noted earlier that I am one of the judges tonight for the 14th annual Funniest Celebrity in Washington “charity” event.
Well, the Washington Post’s Reliable Sources column reported yesterday that the term charity apparently deserves to be in quotes...
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Oct 9th 2009
EDITOR’S NOTE: This item was updated with a correction on Oct. 7, 2009 at 9:25a ET.
We told you about those scandalous IG reports on the Department of Veterans Affairs CIO organization that showed former high-ranking VA IT officials “gave preferential treatment to certain contractors, engaged in nepotism in hiring and, in one case, took advantage of a relationship with a supervisor for personal gain...
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Sep 25th 2009
The hottest ticket in town — by far — is Input’s breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 8 featuring Roger Baker, the CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Jul 23rd 2009
I am moderating a panel this morning on identity management — it is a custom event that 1105 Government Information Group is putting on for Juniper Networks titled Why Network Security Demands Trusted Identity Management...
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Jul 21st 2009
They say that journalism is the first draft of history. Well, with the transparency and openness out there these days, my guess is that most journalism is actually the second draft of history… with Tweets being the first draft...
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Jul 20th 2009
On Tuesday morning, I am attending 1105 Government Information Group’s Open Government conference. I don’t know if the event ended up being profitable, but… they have put together a very good line-up...
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Jul 15th 2009
The DorobekInsider has learned that the American Council on Technology and Industry Advisory Council has hired Kristyn Rivellese, who most recently was with the 1105 Government Information Group as the director of executive events...
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Jun 10th 2009
In a coup for ConnellyWorks, the PR/marking/events company has hired Kelly Olson, the director of conferences and events for the American Council forTechnology and the Industry Advisory Council...
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Jun 1st 2009
I arrived last night here in Norfolk, VA for the ACT/IAC’s Management of Change 2009 conference. They have a pretty good agenda lined up —including Clay Shirky, a New York University professor and author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, which I have been re-reading this weekend...
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Apr 27th 2009
Editor’s note: I updated with a few items discussed this morning. Find the updated links at the bottom of this post.
I will be moderating a panel on Monday for Bisnow on government 2...
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Apr 23rd 2009
I mentioned that I was on DC’s NewsChannel 8 ’s Federal News Tonight program last night… talking about Government 2.0 Camp. And youcan find the notes and for links and to get more information, you can click here…
But now NewsChannel 8 posts video online… so you can see that video from last night here...
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Apr 1st 2009
I mentioned that I was at Government 2.0 Camp over the weekend. This was the inaugural event of the Government 2.0 Club.
Yesterday on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris , we spoke with Mark Drapeau, who is a fellow at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy at the National Defense University and one of the organizers of Government 2...
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