Aphorism 87
Good interface design isn’t about making the interface invisible. It’s about integrating it so it’s obvious. Andrew Curry Original post
Yearly Archives: 2013
The Evolving Needs of the Federal Government to Reduce Cyber Risk
By Stephanie Sullivan, Consultant The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a framework to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure as part of the Executive Order 13636. As part of the development process working groups have been formulated to gather feedback from industry and relevant stakeholders regarding the development of the frameworkRead… Read more »
Countdown to Drupal Gov Days 2013: Check out these sessions and keynote speakers!
Looking for the future of the Drupal Project or maybe wondering what kind of open source projects are going on at DoD or maybe even in…Canada? On August 14th and August 15th (Wednesday and Thursday) at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Drupal4Gov and Mil-OSS are pulling together a fabulous open source event andRead… Read more »
Lower Level, Lower Pay, Lower Esteem – Can We Fix It? Yes, We Can!
In this economy it is easy for any one of us to experience the title of this blog. Of course, we say at the beginning of it all, “I need a job, I can do anything for a while” and “who knows I might even get promoted right back up the ladder.” We want toRead… Read more »
Balancing – the key to a successful bike sharing program
Most major cities have implemented some level of bike sharing programs in their community. And based on usage reports, these programs have shown to be well received by people in these communities. The idea behind the setup is fairly simple: install bike docking stations at key locations through a city and allow people to rentRead… Read more »
Change Of Command
A friend I started serving on a Board with 30 years ago, has been recruited (at 80!) and is relocating. I heard the story and said, “Somebody should throw him a party!” Not being a party thrower, I asked our executive officer, an eager, hispanic Radar O’Reilly, “How much do I front you to getRead… Read more »
IAB Australia releases free guide to Best Practice in Content Moderation for social media
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Australia has released a free guide to Best Practice in Content Moderation for social media channels, drawing on the experience of organisations like Quiip and Dialogue Consulting. The guide, while targeted at the private sector, is quite applicable to the public sector. It references many of the same steps IRead… Read more »
Questions about the fellowship? Ask a fellow!
Considering applying for the Code for America fellowship, but have some questions you’d like answered? Lingering doubts? Things you’d like clarified? Fret no more: the fellows are here to help! We’ll be holding a live Google Hangout with current CfA fellows on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific. Fellows will be be available toRead… Read more »
TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up
It was another good week for stocks and bonds as we saw gains in all of our TSP Funds. Earnings have been coming in and we did see some questionable reports, but investors still seem to be in the mood to buy every dip. With Ben Bernanke’s assurance that the Fed will continue to assistRead… Read more »
Lessons Learned: VA Cloud Email Termination
According to a Federal Computer Week article by Frank Konkel, The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated its five-year, $36 million cloud computing contract for email and calendaring services with HP Enterprise Services. Citing a material change in the agency’s requirements, VA officials declined to elaborate on the requirement changes that were actually made. Although IRead… Read more »