FROM A PROFESSIONAL PROSPECTIVE I’ve recently began looking into ways that public procurement can purchase goods and services in a more sustainable way. By sustainable, I mean incorporating the social, economic, and environmental impacts that purchases can have. As I began to look into this the Farm-to-School program emerged as a perfect example of howRead… Read more »
A few days ago On my daily commute via metro A mother was teaching her child English Using music as a tool. When I was a wee one, I practiced English to the Mo’ town tune There were the Temptations, Smokey, O’Jays, and Parliment Funkadelic (smile) Sure my parents and their friends were my EnglishRead… Read more »
I don’t know about all of you, but i’m pretty sad that The Cherry Blossom Festival is over here in DC. Every spring the city comes alive at the site of the first blossoms of the District’s historic cherry trees. The National Mall is filled with even more beauty than usual during this 3 weekRead… Read more »
In my last two posts, I introduced an idea that our reliance on text alone as a primary channel for communication is changing us. I also described one aspect of this communication, latency, that can help or hinder text communication. In this post, I’m going to talk about agency. a•gen•cy – noun the capacity forRead… Read more »
One of the well-known challenges to designing – and successfully selling – fully-electric vehicles is driver concern with range and re-charging options. EV engineers are trying to develop cars that go further on a charge and that fulfill consumers’ everyday driving needs. While designers can use average commuting times, distances and road surfaces to developRead… Read more »
A couple months back we rolled out both the Govloop “Awesome” button and the Facebook “Like” button. It’s a great way to thank a GovLooper for an awesome blog post or discussion. Or share a great piece of information with your Facebook friends. Well, it’s time for more AWESOME…. This week, we rolled out theRead… Read more »
Image via Wikipedia Walking Through the Front Door Many corporations today have become dependant upon their websites. Where once websites were simply information portals or advertisments for their owners, they have transformed into something far greater. Today companies all over the world rely on their websites to log in remotely, provide news and information toRead… Read more »
I ran into healthfinder.gov a few months back and I thought it was a fascinating government-sponsored health site with a really innovative model of how it syndicates content. Thus, I reached out to here a little more about the project and here we go…Thanks to HHS team for taking the time to tell us theRead… Read more »
If you have ever been in my office, either in my home district or in the State Capitol, the collection of photos, bobble heads and memorabilia has probably tipped you off to my love for the Pittsburgh Penguins. I have been a big-time fan since I was a child, and my season tickets, situated allRead… Read more »
DOES FACEBOOK OWE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE? RedState has a post here about President Obama’s recent event at Facebook headquarters. “When the GOP has a nominee, Facebook should be fair and give the GOP nominee equal time.” FORMER SENATOR COLEMAN MOVES. Politico has the news. “Former Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is headed to law/lobbying powerhouse HoganRead… Read more »