Threat to Social Security System is Real and Immediate WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees recently sent a letter to the Democratic members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, detailing the harmful effects of agency budget reductions on Social Security Administration services and programs. “Any reductions below the FY 12 budgetRead… Read more »
“In all parts of the world, we see the promise of innovation to make government more open and accountable. And now, we must build on that progress. And when we gather back here next year, we should bring specific commitments to promote transparency; to fight corruption; to energize civic engagement; to leverage new technologies soRead… Read more »
Please join us at GovDelivery’s event on Wednesday, October 19th, Social Media’s Role In Cost Effective Solutions. Managing a social media initiative is no easy task. There are a lot of nuances to properly manage your social media program. If you are currently managing a program, or starting a new social media initiative, here areRead… Read more »
Government Computer News reports that NASA is investing in technology that will beam power up a spacecraft, eliminating the need for the use of a refueling ship. The project is called “Ride the Light.” NASA wants to provide power to airborne spacecraft without having to use a refueling ship, instead beaming power to the craftRead… Read more »
“Don’t be too eager to move on; enjoy where you are in your career.” That’s advice I hear about a year ago from someone in my field. At the time, I thought it was lack of ambition. After all, good Americans are supposed to want more work and think of it all the time. Well…wrong.Read… Read more »
We saw the following graphic, made by Phillip Bump, at greentechSolar. The “boondoggles” are based on a New York Times article, in case you were wondering. It does kind of put the Solyndra investment-gone-bad into perspective. Original post
Had great discuss with my friend Owen Allen, SharePointDirections.com last night that help me remember and crystalized some the concepts and principles I remember putting together when I developed the IT Governance in the mid-90s at Microsoft as part of establishing an internal Enterprise Architecture Practice. Some of the points I was making back thenRead… Read more »
This morning I read an interesting report from IBM, Smarter, Faster, Cheaper, An Operations Efficiency Benchmarking Study of 100 American Cities. IBM provides a bleak report of local governments in the introduction, the authors state: According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), local governments in the United States are collectively facing a $225 billion structuralRead… Read more »
David Sloan Wilson’s Evolution For Everyone is a wonderful, important book on many levels. The book contains the story of a beginning evolutionary biologist’s stories of interesting fieldwork, then becoming an “Evolutionist,” expanding the study of evolution beyond biology, which creates a strain when a new field of study threatens many practitioners of older fieldsRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Jeff Webster reports. Earlier this month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report titled “Bureau of Prisons (BOP) – Improved Evaluations and Increased Coordination Could Improve Cell Phone Detection.” This report detailed the nation’s current state of cellular telephone detection and provided recommendations to curb this type of contraband in prisons.Read… Read more »