Members of the GovLoop team recently attended the 2011 Esri User Conference located in beautiful San Diego, California. The conference hosted over 16,000 GIS users including a strong government user community. Here is our first installment of a multiple-part video series. This interview series focuses on how government is using GIS. We had the opportunityRead… Read more »
As reported in Science Daily (Dec. 9, 2010) — “It goes without saying that conservatives and liberals don’t see the world in the same way. Now, research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln suggests that is exactly, and quite literally, the case.” I’m not talking about political views on education and training, but rather eye movementRead… Read more »
From Monday 8/29 morning’s TSP Talk market commentary: Stocks opened sharply lower on Friday but investors seemed to find some positives from the Fed after the Ben Bernanke speech in Jackson Hole, WY. From Reuters on Ben Bernanke:“Although he said the Fed would consider what more it could do to boost growth — comments thatRead… Read more »
Last week, while most of the east coast was bracing for Hurricane Irene, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited the Department of Energy’s NREL facilities in Colorado on Thursday. The Secretary General spoke highly of the work being done at NREL, and expressed his desire to learn from NREL’s example, saying: “I’m here at NRELRead… Read more »
I’m Jazzed! After three full years of the team’s hard work, Satory Global is getting recognized. The company made the INC 500 list, placing a respectable #233 out of all the applicants nationally for the Inc 500/5000. http://www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/satory-global The big question will be can we do it again next year. The team is pumped andRead… Read more »
One of the most common complaints we received at the city where I used to work was sewer odors in homes or businesses. The callers always assumed it had to be caused by the city sewers, and therefore, they always requested that we flush our lines to solve the problem. So the city had adoptedRead… Read more »
Florida is applying for Race to the top Funds. Race to the Top is a competitive grant program from the federal government designed to reward states that are leading the way on education reforms that are new and innovative. Florida’s application is being spearheaded by Governor Rick Scott, a move that is a significant reversalRead… Read more »
An unidentified butterfly off the coast of Africa was being held in connection with being the cause of Hurricane Irene in the eastern United States. Late Friday evening, the butterfly had flapped its wings just west of Africa, possibly causing Hurricane Irene to be formed on the otherside of the world. “This butterfly caused billionsRead… Read more »
Ever have a hard time finding good, relevant resources for project management topics you are interested in? Here are some tips and sites that will help you find what you need! –~–~———~–~—-~——- Josh Nankivel Blog: http://pmStudent.com Training: http://learn.pmStudent.com Recommended PMP Training: http://GetPrepCast.com –~–~———~–~—-~——- Original post
A post by Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Specialist Are you interested in an organization and a specific job? If so, you want to do a lot of research in advance to learn more and to see if they are a good fit. Once you have secured an interview – you have the opportunity to learnRead… Read more »