It was inevitable and the timing couldn’t be closer to the anniversary of that fateful day 10 years ago. Nearing 9/11 on Sunday, officials in New York working closely with the CIA announced publicly on Thursday night that credible evidence of a coordinated attack by three men with close ties to Al Qaeda was ofRead… Read more »
From: Papp, Robert ADM, Commandant – U.S. Coast Guard Shipmates, This week marks the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. This is a day to pause, reflect and honor those who were lost, including the more than 400 first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice while attempting to rescue their fellowRead… Read more »
The strangest thing about coming for home for Thanksgiving break after 9/11 was seeing an American flag flying outside every house. People were walking up to me and thanking me for my service, which I found unsettling. The tiny suburb, just north of New York City, lost dozens of people in the attack on theRead… Read more »
One of the many benefits I have working for my current employer is the opportunity to work with other staff members who excel in their profession. And even though they impress me on a daily basis, this week I was totally blown away by the awesome job our city planner did on his report toRead… Read more »
PMP: Suitable For Me? Hi Josh, I have Diploma with 6 years of experience. In all these 6 years, I was working as a Project Participant in project and not LEADING the project. My local PMP education provider said I am eligible for PMP. Is that true? Is 5 years of project leading experience notRead… Read more »
Usual disclaimers here. One persons view etc. Innovation, to me, is experimenting. It’s playing with things and seeing different outcomes depending on different inputs but most of all, it’s about never before tested inputs. If you just re-invent the wheel, you’ll just get the same outcomes. Always get, always got yada yada etc etc. Instead,Read… Read more »
Time to Pull the Plug on Government Web Sites? by Andrea Di Maio | August 11, 2011 | 28 Comments Those who have been following my research since my early days at Gartner may remember my note about the irrelevance of government portals (published in January 2001, login required), as well as my rants onRead… Read more »
Day 29 Automatic Meter Reading Research For about a year we’ve been researching automatic meter read (AMR) systems. Because our neighboring communities to the north and south have also been going through this process, we decided to combine our efforts and collaborate on the research. So as a group we’ve met with several vendors overRead… Read more »
Over the past week I attended a conference called Dreamforce 2011. Dreamforce played host to 45,000 people, all of whom are interested in running applications in the cloud. Since GovDelivery (where I work)has been all about cloud computing for over a decade, they were speaking my language! There were plenty of big name speakers likeRead… Read more »
The Phone Tips & Tricks series is supported by the Sprint Federal Employee Discount Program. To find awesome discounts visit the Sprint Federal Employee Discount resource center today. Many of you might know this familiar scenario: You are talking on the phone with a friend and telling a really great story. You are talking andRead… Read more »