Gary Vaughan's Collaboration Times

Check Out Opportunities at Buchanan + Edwards

While I continue my role as a Senior IT and Knowledge Management Advisor with eDiplomacy at the State Department, two months ago I started with a new contracting company, Buchanan + Edwards (B+E). 

I am impressed with the firm - B+E is a young, entrepreneurial company, and they are growing rapidly, having recently won two big contracts at the State Department.  B+E also works at other federal agencies such as DOJ and DOD.  For more information about the firm, please check out their website.
 
B+E  is currently recruiting for  positions in various technical, business analysis and project management areas.  Most of these jobs require a security clearance and are located in the Washington D.C. area.  Check out this link for full job listings.
 
If any of my connections is interested in one of these positions, please feel free to contact me for more information and a possible referral.

Since new opportunities are constantly emerging, B+E is always on the lookout for talented professionals. It primarily seeks to hire individuals to fit core capabilities in Business Intelligence, Collaboration Software, Custom Application Development, Mobile Apps/Web Design & Modeling, Creative Solutions, Systems Engineering and Enterprise Resource Planning.  B+E is also interested in people who want to grow careers as consultants and in business support roles. 

FYI, B+E holds quarterly open houses and technology events in the D.C. area which may provide you with a chance to get to know the company and possible opportunities.
 

KM Expo at USAID

Last February 26 I joined other State Department colleagues in staffing the exhibit table for our Program and Project Management Community of Practice (PPMCOP) at USAID's KM Expo in the Ronald Reagan Building.  Another table was hosted by State's Office of eDiplomacy where I work as a contract Senior SharePoint Advisor.  I enjoyed interacting with old colleagues at the USAID Expo, and handing out information on upcoming seminars and best practice resources by the PPMCOP.

I am on the PPMCOP Steering Committee at the Department and presently chair our ongoing mentoring program for State and USAID staff.  My prior role with the group was to coordinate our successful launch of the PPMCOP last January at Main State with a keynote on project management in the federal government by author and expert Jonathan Weinstein, as well as opening remarks by Under-Secretary for Management Patrick Kennedy.

Tech@State at Wikimania 2012 in D.C.

Tech@State: Wiki.Gov is going to be part of Wikimania 2012, scheduled for July 12-13 in Washington, DC. The State Department will be hosting the Wikis and the Public Sector track of the Wikimania 2012 Conference at George Washington University.

Please join us to hear discussions that center on how wikis and their associated technologies can be used:

• In the federal government to collaborate internally, and share information across agencies;
• At the local level to engage citizens and provide greater access to a variety of information; and
• By research institutions and civil society organizations to improve collaboration.

Like all Tech@State events, registration is free.  If you want to attend more of the Wikimania 2012 conference sessions, there is a small fee. 

See this link for further information on the Tech@State program within Wikimania 2012, and I hope to see some of you there!