Weekly Round-up: January 27, 2012

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Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of January 23, 2012

Updated to include Dan Chenok's contributions.

 

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

The Metaphor Edition!

Mission-Focused Analytics

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What do we mean by “mission-focused analytics?” That is the focus of a new report co-sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service and the IBM Center for The Business of Government and released earlier today at an event with a panel of federal executives using analytics.

“It’s like peeling back an onion.  You cry a bit, then peel another layer and cry some more.”  That’s how Michelle Snyder, deputy chief operating officer of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Servic

Weekly Round-up: January 13, 2012

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  • Mobile: A Moving Target.

Weekly Round-up - December 02, 2011

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Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of November 28, 2011

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

On December 07, GSA is presenting a Webinar on social media metrics that I will be moderating.  Here are some of the articles that I'm likely to touch on: 

Fire All the Managers

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In a refreshingly provocative article in this month’s Harvard Business Review, celebrated business writer Gary Hamel describes the condition of management in most large organizations (costly and inefficient) and how one company did away with all their managers and still manage to run a $700 million company with revenues and profits that leave competitors in the dust.

Hamel says “management is the least efficient activity in your organization.”  He says direct management

Weekly Round-up - December 09, 2011

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Articles from across the Web that we found interesting, the week of December 05, 2011

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

“One of the biggest challenges we see is that many people think of mobile as little Web,” says Gwynne Kostin  “Mobile is a new animal. . . it’s a different form factor, it’s a different movement factor, it’s a different location factor, and it’s different in terms of its capabilities.”  

Refined Priorities: OMB’s New IT Leaders Step Forward

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Last week, the Office of Management and Budget rolled out their information technology (IT) initiatives for the coming year.  Led by new Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Steve VanRoekel, supported by his staff under Deputy Lisa Schlosser, the plans represent continuity of much of the agenda fostered by prior Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, plus some interesting and potentially impactful new elements.  

Engaging Citizens vs. Streamlining Bureaucracy

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ed led to less citizen involvement and reluctance by agencies from seeking advice.

Are There Government-Friendly Gadgets to be Seen at CES?

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It seems odd that consumer electronics companies would choose to showcase their wares after the biggest gift-giving holiday of the year, but here we are in early January and the Consumer Electronics Show has again pitched its tent in Vegas.

Open Government and Creativity: GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies

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This week, GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT) released its annual report on activities in 2011.  This GSA entity, led by Administrator Dave McClure and a very able staff, serves to drive innovation and transparency to support better government for citizens.  OSCIT oversees the Government’s portal, www.USA.gov; leads a number of Administration priorities, including cloud computing via 

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