Jim Leach has been chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities since August 2009. Prior to being nominated by President Obama for the post, Leach served 30 years as a member of Congress from Iowa, and subsequently as a professor at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and as interim director of theRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salini reports. The public safety sector has taken full advantage of new-wave video streaming as a way to obtain information. Not only can videos be used to make 911 calls, but officers are now using various video surveillance technology to assist in making arrests. Officer-worn cameras have been implemented in a handfulRead… Read more »
This morning I had the pleasure of listening to Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel at the Ronald Reagan Building. The event was hosted by ACT-IAC (American Councils for Technology – Industry Advisory Council). VanRoekel gave a fascinating presentation highlighting the challenges of Federal IT reform. The presentation was titled, Our Moment – the information from theRead… Read more »
Happy Friday GovLoopers! Hope you have gotten your holiday shopping list under control! Here is your Fab Five for the week! Top Forum: Monday Morning Meetings…? Pass. by Michelle Rosenblum. Michelle contemplates the effectiveness of having a meeting first thing Monday morning. Are people really awake yet from the weekend to have this be productiveRead… Read more »
Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: Tax Policy Blowing in the Wind Top 10 Unanswered Biofuels Questions for 2011 Case Set to Challenge EPA’s GHG Regs State Department Partnership with 1E Slashes PC Energy Use And you’ll find more headlines at CEILeadership.org! Original post
Is sincerity dead?
Okay, so we weren’t going to publish a Round Up this week since several of us are on vacation, but here are three stories I didn’t want to sit on since they are long and you might want to read them during leisure moments during your holiday vacation! This is a detail-rich case study ofRead… Read more »
Looking forward to the New Year is often about mammoth resolutions: I am going to l.o.s.e 15 lbs! Quit smoking! Spend 10 hours a week more with family! These grand plans can be positive if you have incredible will power, follow through, and a personal project management system. But what about all the little thingsRead… Read more »
A study by IBM of 1,500 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from different size organizations, 60 countries and 33 industries determined creativity to be the number 1 leadership skill needed by CEOs managing companies today. As one CEO stated “We need to find, recognize and reward creativity.” The seeds of creativity must be spread throughout anRead… Read more »
I know I’ve heard the talk around government of shutdown culture and how last minute CRs are just becoming normal. Heck I think it’s even been talked about on GovLoop. It was two days ago when I got an e-mail asking if we were covering the shutdown here on GovLoop. I remember I read theRead… Read more »