Yearly Archives: 2012

TSP Talk – 09/01/12

Stocks did little from Monday through Wednesday of last week, but Thursday we saw some nerves in front of Friday’s big Jackson-Hole speech from Ben Bernanke. The Dow dropped over 100-points Thursday in anticipation, and even though Bernanke didn’t give the market what it wanted, the news wasn’t bad and the Dow regained 90-points onRead… Read more »

It is time

It is time. A number of friends have talked to me offline about re-energizing FixingPotholes. I am thrilled to recommit to doing so and having it be a forum to double click on policy leaders thoughts on government and technology. I am hoping that the regular writing will allow me a small slice of timeRead… Read more »

Australia’s first 3rd Generation open data site – from the ACT

The ACT government today announced the soft-launch of their new open data site, dataACT, through their equally new Government Information Office blog. In my view this is now the best government open data site in Australia. What makes it the best? Data is available in a range of common reusable formats – from JSON andRead… Read more »

Designing for Civic Action: Code for America at UX Week

A path to civic action is often sparked by moments like these: by Gary Rides Bikes via Flickr Walking down a busy street only to realize your sidewalk is closed without providing a safe or convenient detour. via New York State Department of State Division of Corporations e-Statement Filing System Or encountering a government websiteRead… Read more »

What’s your future look like? Upcoming Recorded Future Webcasts

Recorded Future pulls from the greater web to provide you context Recorded Future is a unique capability that crawls the web to provide real time intelligence predicting future actions. They are offering the following September Webcasts; Monitoring Protests and Unrest Corporate and government analysts are challenged by the volume of online media containing intelligence forRead… Read more »

Marines Develop a Tactical Robotic Controller, NATO Installing Anti-Leak System for Afghanistan, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan is installing a system on its networks that can block data sharing through emails, blogs, various segments of the network, as well CDs, thumb drives and other storage devices. More here. The U.S. Marine Corps has developed the TacticalRead… Read more »

Can Government service be as ‘sexy’ as the startup?

Photo credit: Luis Gomez Photos Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting two young entrepreneurs–the co-founders of the super-hip, new event crowdfunding startup, EventStir. Afghani-born Sajad explained to me how he met his business partner Andrew, at Startup Weekend DC. The event is a 54-hour race against the clock to launch a business in oneRead… Read more »

Millennials: Possibly Our Greatest Hope

Jobs are hard for Millennials to find. The more specific the search, the harder it is to find something. If you’re a Millennial, maybe you have a degree. Maybe you have several degrees. Maybe you thought that after working for a few years that you might qualify for something you really wanted to do. ButRead… Read more »

Techniques and News: How to dominate IDIQ’s competition and Minority contracts threats

Before the article… (A couple of announcements you might find useful) Workshop in 1.5 weeks: Foundations of Federal Business Development. September 11, 2012, 9.00am-5:00pm, Rockville, MD. Gain understanding of the Federal Business Development (BD) lifecycle, and learn how to navigate the U.S. Government marketplace, perform strategic BD planning, market analysis, federal marketing, pipeline development, opportunityRead… Read more »