Link Grows Between Terrorism, Organized Crime, Officials Say

www.hoemlandsecuritynet.com WASHINGTON, March 28, 2012 – The two missions of fighting terrorism and combating global organized crime are increasingly linked, senior Defense Department officials told Congress yesterday. Michael A. Sheehan, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict; Garry Reid, deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and combating terrorism; and WilliamRead… Read more »

Low grades on transparency reports push states to consider more openness

Sunshine Week, a week devoted grading state governments on their transparency recently concluded, rating most states with failing grades. In response, states are looking at new measures designed to improve transparency and provide more information to the public. In Nevada, lawmakers have proposed bills that would make the state legislature subject to Open Meetings rules.Read… Read more »

CLPs, CPEs, and CEUs at the Federal Senior Management Conference

Federal Senior Management Conference Board and Agenda Register today to earn CPE’s, CLP’s, and CEU’s at the Federal Senior Management Conference (FedSMC), April 15-18 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Conference Center in nearby Cambridge, Maryland. Key speakers include: . Chris Inglis, Deputy Director, National Security Agency; . Dawn Meyerriecks, Deputy Director, National Intelligence forRead… Read more »

The Government News You Need In 120 Seconds – March 28

The stories that impact your life… your government world in 120-seconds… 0328 NEWSCAST by cdorobek The House is once again at a standstill on the highway bill, just days before federal funding would be shut off and Congress skips town for its two-week recess. Politico reports that Republicans pulled a bill that would have providedRead… Read more »

It’s Apple’s world, we are just living in it

Apple is uniquely positioned selling more mobile devices than anyone else So not only did Apple sell 3M New iPad’s in the first weekend (at a margin of around $300 a pad, that’s $300M cash in the bank) but they announced their first dividends, and a new stock-buy back plan. Here’s my question though –Read… Read more »

Top U.S. Navy Communicators Recognized

The U.S. Navy Chief of Information yesterday announced the organization’s Mass Communication Specialists of the Year. Navy Mass Communications Specialists are enlisted personnel who perform all aspects of Navy public affairs, journalism, photography and other related functions. Each year, the Navy selects the top performers from sailors serving at sea, on land, and in theRead… Read more »

Getting Below the Surface: On American Painters and Their Paints

John Singleton Copley’s Mrs. George Watson Somewhere between the letters PhD and CSI lives the amazing work of painting conservators. Part researcher and part detective, they study paintings with state-of-the-art tools that help them see through layers of paint and varnish and enable them to conserve works of art whose colors may have gradually shiftedRead… Read more »

Outlook 2012: Finding The Right Opportunities Will Be Key

See the latest from GovWin editor Sean Tucker: It was perhaps the most stark assessment of the current federal contracting market anyone has given to date. “Many of you are competing for market share, and not new money.” That’s how Deltek Chief Knowledge Officer Ray Bjorklund opened the Outlook 2012 conference Thursday, speaking to aRead… Read more »

Mobile in Government Track Highlights for FOSE 2012 – Register Today for Discount

I am looking forward to attending the FOSE Conference April 3-5 in Washington DC. This is the third post in a blog series highlighting the 2012 conference tracks. Throughout this week I have been highlighting one of the tracks and provided some insights to what you can expect to see at FOSE 2012. The fiveRead… Read more »

Daily Dose: OPM Questions the Management of Funds in the CFCNCA (a Federal Charity Drive)

The Combined Federal Campaigns of the National Capital Area, a federal charity drive which raised over $64 million this past year, has had expenses questioned in an audit by the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) inspector general; the audit charged that about $1 million could have been put to better use. The audit noted thatRead… Read more »

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