Several months ago, I participated in a unconference in Santa Clara, California, called Overlap. I did it on my time as an investment in my growth. I came away with a renewed sense of purpose and energy that has improved my professional life. It also sparked a change in my awareness of what I do,Read… Read more »
This pointless brouhaha over the Kevin Rudd video has once and for all decided the fact that political reporting, and those that do it, in this country are bereft of what should be political reporting’s very core – objective policy and program analysis of all sides. It is indicative of two things, I think; theRead… Read more »
One of the few television shows I watch is Hoarders – a program produced by A&E Television Networks that highlights attempts at cleaning up homes. The homes profiled on the show are not your average households. Instead they are structures completely filled with objects accumulated by people who do not want to give them up.Read… Read more »
It would be inevitable to have Social Media Week in DC and not have a hosted event to showcase the exciting technologies and social media initiatives in the federal government. The federal government is a major piece of the culture in Washington, DC. The city of DC is full of historical museums, monuments, and federalRead… Read more »
Creativity, innovation and inspiration comes in many forms. It doesn’t require a scientist or an inventor or an ethicist. Sometime, the sheer pleasure of being present to the thing you love doing most makes for the most transcendent of moments. Here, Galen Hooks of The LXD, one of my favorite dance crews, speaks of dancingRead… Read more »
There is no question that protests are dramatically on the rise. Outside of the data, one only need look at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions to see it. I subscribe to this daily alert of decisions from GAO, always on the look out for protests that get sustained. Although the levels are actually fallingRead… Read more »
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— Which of the following documents is in a text-oriented format compared to other documents? A.) Organizational Breakdown Structure B.) Responsibility Assignment Matrix C.) Resource Breakdown Structure D.) Role-Responsibility-Authority Forms ——————————Read… Read more »
BREAKING NEWS. With apologies for invading your weekend, I just wanted to share a quick note that the Supreme Court granted a stay of the Montana Supreme Court’s December 2011 decision upholding a state ban on corporate political activity. The Montana decision failed to follow the Court’s holding in CU. Justices Ginsburg and Breyer inviteRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week was Social Media Week around the world, and here in DC we participated in Gov 2.0 style. To start things off: Agencies +1 new social media platforms. The State Department has joined Google+ and the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard are now on Pinterest. (Read this great primer on what, exactly,Read… Read more »
I walk into an airport, feed a credit card into the kiosk, which spits out a boarding pass. At the same time, my seat is blocked, my meal, beer, and pillow are released, TSA knows I am coming, the gate knows I am coming, the flight crew knows I am coming, the incoming gate atRead… Read more »