Well, we know how Congress feels about the upcoming budget. Three words: cut, cut, cut. In case you’re interested, I posted a list of the programs they’d like to slash and trash here: 1. Note to Congress: Don’t Touch My Program! Sound off there and plan to join our Live Chat next Tuesday: 2. RSVPRead… Read more »
VIENNA, VA (Feb. 7, 2011) — C2 Technologies, Inc. announced today from its headquarters here that William C. Gerhart has joined the company as Corporate Senior Vice President for Business. Mr. Gerhart will be responsible for managing the company’s long-term growth strategy, and leading efforts to capture Federal, state, and local government business. He willRead… Read more »
Since the CIO.gov site is down for maintenance I wanted to help spread the word on this new document, the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy. I hate to say this, but I have not read it myself yet! But I have read everything else Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has had a hand in publishing and IRead… Read more »
Thanks for your comments this week about how federal managers and political appointees can best form a productive working relationship. Please continue sharing your ideas and questions by leaving a comment or emailing me at [email protected]. Fed Coach reader and former political appointee Dan Mintz emailed with additional advice, based on his own experience asRead… Read more »
With more than forty years of experience in higher education, leadership expert Nannerl O. Keohane is a leading scholar in political philosophy, feminism and education. Keohane served as president of Wellesley College and later as the first female president of Duke University. Today, she teaches at Princeton University as a Rockefeller distinguished visiting professor ofRead… Read more »
After the economic bust, a number of cities have been left with literally blocks of abandoned office space, creating an eyesore as well as hazards due to decay, arson, and squatters. However, according to an article by Robert Sharoff in the New York Times, cities such as St. Louis are finding new tenants for theirRead… Read more »
Zafesoft provides enterprises with new means of securing content while ensuring users get access to the info they need. The designers of the technology are some of the greatest minds in the security business. The company CEO, Sandeep Tiwari is a world renowned IT business professional with extensive experience in delivering functionality at scale. HeRead… Read more »
In recognition of Black History Month, I would like to share a little history as to the genesis of Black History Month. I have been asked “why is Black History month in February, the shortest month of the year.” The month of February was chosen by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Carter G. Woodson (1875 –Read… Read more »
You are invited to join a forum in the virtual world of Second Life on Saturday February 19 at 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) about economic security in America. This program is co-sponsored by the Center for Voter Deliberation of Northern Virginia and PublicDecisions. Attendance is free of charge. This virtual deliberationRead… Read more »
As a speaker, writer and leader I’m always looking to follow in the mind-prints of, or at least understand and hopefully emulate, Nobel-prize winning scientist, Albert Szent Gyorgyi’s “elegantly simple” words: “Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought!” With originality as frame, form and function, whatRead… Read more »