Democracy is fair play. Perhaps a lesson that Congress should be learning right now? It is afterall about compromise, give and take…fair play. I was checking out Kerry Ann OConnor’s posting “I Got Furlough Fever and the only Prescription Is” where I stumbled across this video by Yared Shumete of Ethiopia. This video was theRead… Read more »
Though it’s being overshadowed by the budget discussions this week, it’s important to note (and celebrate!) that today (April 7th) is the one year anniversary of Agency Open Government Plans. Just one year ago, almost 30 plans were released from cabinet-level and independent Agencies that detailed how they would become more: Transparent in their work;Read… Read more »
A number of you have been speculating about what would happen if Congress and the President cannot work out an agreeable budget for the rest of the fiscal year and annual appropriations lapse. Specifically, you have been wondering about the status of this year’s PMF job fair. Today, OPM has released some information that youRead… Read more »
photo credit: Ted Eytan Some totally exciting news came my way a few weeks back while I was visiting Washington, DC for various conferences/meetings. Basically I got word that a meeting place for thought leaders and changemakers in the health world was created by Kaiser Permanente and taking residence in the nation’s capital. This undoubtedlyRead… Read more »
One of the greatest freedoms I have experienced is accepting how much I don’t know. In humbly coming to the realization that each person I encounter has a gift or piece of wisdom to offer me, I have opened to the wonder of exploring the world in an entirely new way. Through these experiences IRead… Read more »
Gary Locke is the 36th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He previously was a two-term governor of Washington and is the first Chinese-American in history to serve as governor. Secretary Locke is the presidential nominee to become the next U.S. ambassador to China. What leadership lessons did you learn as governor and how are you applyingRead… Read more »
***Part of our month-long series on Creating a Digital City with PDF – Check out all our analysis*** As municipalities across the country are exploring how to use the Internet to make theirs better places to live, some winning combinations of talent, policy and technology are beginning to emerge — as are problems with otherRead… Read more »
The selection of effective and good topics are some of the initial challenges faced by university students who have to write economics essays. However, the selection of good topics for an economics essay would not be difficult if those students knew and performed some basic research about economics. They could do some topic research fromRead… Read more »
We’re glad to share this announcement from the Power of Innovation program at Harvard’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation: “The Power of Social Innovation Series continues this month with practitioner-led webinars on timely on education reform and economic development. As you well know, most valuable lessons about innovation come from practitioners themselves. OurRead… Read more »
(First posted on “Cloud Musings on Forbes“) Today I spent six hours in downtown DC at the first quarterly technology educational seminar and IT Expo to be held by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Information Resource Management. Keeping with the bureau’s mission “to empower diplomacy, consular services, and development, by providing access toRead… Read more »