Government Executive’s Government Business Council invites you to be among the first to see new research findings in a complimentary webcast: Keeping Up: Are Agencies Equipped to Meet Mobile Needs? Wednesday, June 13, 2012 2:00 PM EDT The federal workforce operates in an increasingly mobile environment, requiring secure communication tools to stay connected and maximize productivity. Many agencies have found success leveraging advanced...

Open source information and social media have caused a huge growth in the amount of data available to the intelligence community. In a budget constrained environment, this information explosion may become a major source for producing intelligence and protecting our nation. Join us on June 12th as three experts in the fields of open source data and analytics discuss: The role of open source in developing and producing intelligence Impacts of bi...

Government agencies have traditionally developed business continuity plans knowing that only limited data would be available in the event of a system outage, and that a loss of productivity was unavoidable. Now, with information becoming the central asset of government, federal IT managers need to drastically review the business continuity and disaster recovery paradigm, to cope with the reality of today’s budget environment, Big Data an...

It is no secret that government will be severely resource-constrained in the coming decade. Thus, every effort must be made to improve services to the public while cutting costs and boosting productivity. Our nation must change course and adopt new strategies in order to remain competitive in this global economy.A disciplined look at what it will take to succeed in remaining competitive is found in a new book edited by Charles L. Prow and pub...

The enormous expansion in digital content and the ability to create, edit and manage it in the office and on the go provides an unprecedented opportunity for growth and improvement within an agency. From simple office files, strategic agency documents, scanned paper forms, photographs, audio files or video – all of this content needs to be managed and controlled. How can government organizations keep pace with, and thrive in, this contin...

Coming in 2012... The New Excellence in Government >> More Insightful >> More Relevant >> More Best Practices >> More Impact On Your Job Rising government leaders attend the nation’s leading event to hear from top government executives, educators, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and consultants as they highlight the strategies, best practices and ideas that can be applied to our nation’s great challenges. By...

Sustainability and energy efficiency are major initiatives for the Obama Administration, and the president has ordered the federal government to “lead by example.” But preliminary results from a survey of federal employees conducted by the Government Business Council say that sustainability efforts are underfunded in agency budgets, overshadowed by competing priorities, and hampered by bureaucratic barriers. Despite the bleak outlo...

For most of us, maintaining our accustomed lifestyle in retirement requires planning. How much income will we really need, and where will it come from? Join us Thursday, April 19th at 2 PM ET as Tammy Flanagan, Senior Benefits Director for the National Institute of Transition Planning, Inc., details the steps you can take now to help secure a comfortable retirement. How to set a retirement goal – what’s your number? Will your CSRS...

The U.S. military is at a turning point. The Obama Administration’s new strategy for our armed forces attempts to address a host of global issues, including the destabilizing behavior of Iran and North Korea, the digitization of global trade and information systems, dramatic changes in the Middle East, and the rise of new powers in Asia.The diversity and magnitude of these challenges demonstrates the need for a flexible, adaptable force...

As the largest user of electricity and fuel in the country, the federal government is taking steps to reduce its energy footprint. Early successes give hope to the effort, but agencies face aggressive energy reduction targets in the near future. In a recent GBC survey completed by over 400 of your peers, diversifying energy supply ranked last out of seven DOD priorities. Already battling uncertain budgets and spending cuts, can agencies afford...