Miscellaneous

Daily Dose: Presidential Hopefuls Spread National Defense Disinformation

National defense is always a highly touted issue during Presidential campaigns. And rightfully so, as what could be more important than our national defense? This primary season, presidential hopefuls are going after Obama just as much as they are their Republican rivals. But what happens when the are spreading potentially dangerous disinformation? Recently, presidential hopefulsRead… Read more »

Sunlight Foundation: The presidential super PACs: five takeaways

The first round of SuperPAC annual filings came in yesterday, and we at Sunlight have been digging through them since. Our reporting team has been blogging the reports as we digest them. Below are five takeaway points, based on a Sunlight Foundation analysis of FEC filings for nine super PACs that raised at least $500,000Read… Read more »

Recruiting Federal Employees

This is a National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Application form download. NARFE Microsoft DocX Fill in and Mail Application Download or NARFE Microsoft 2003 Doc Fill in and Mail Application Download

Eben Tisdale Public Policy Fellowship

From The Fund for American Studies: “Tisdale Fellowship June 18 – August 10, 2012 Washington, D.C. Technology and Policy Internship The Eben Tisdale Fellowship, which includes a $5,000 grant, is a summer internship available to undergraduate and graduate students where the high-tech sector meets the government. The program offers outstanding opportunities for students to learnRead… Read more »

Picture This: The Winners of the Renwick Postcard Contest

Top: the winning postcard of our Renwick 40th Anniversary postcard contest by Becca Kallem. Bottom: Our runner-up entry is by Joanna Barnum. American Art’s Renwick Gallery is celebrating its 40th year—40 years of the best in American craft, decorative arts, exhibitions, and programs. To commemorate this milestone, we challenged our visitors to design a postcardRead… Read more »

30 Random Great Ideas

NAGC is already prepping for its 2012 Communications School, June 5-8 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, VA. This year’s theme is “Telling America’s Stories” and we’ll be doing just that with an informative and exciting schedule of topics and speakers. In addition, we’ll be launching the new NAGC Member Value Program (MVP), aRead… Read more »

Data.gov launches business community, adds more open data

Just after midnight last night, here on the East Coast, a new part of Data.gov went live. http://www.data.gov/business Politico’s @MorningTech reported this morning that around 200 new datasets were released to the public. At present, I’m seeing 120 datasets, most of which relate to the agricultural industry, census data or import/exports:http://www.data.gov/communities/node/244/data_tools?itemcount=100&tid=&keys=&field_categorization_value= US CIO +Steven VanRoekelRead… Read more »

Solar Shipments Up, Cost Down in 2010

The EIA’s data for solar shipments is in, and the news is good. The recently released report, available now, shows that PV shipments shot up in 2010, and their unit price continued to decrease. Good news for manufactures and purchasers, alike. So, where are these PV modules being built, and where are they going? TheRead… Read more »

Sprint Leads Wireless Industry in Green Power, Securing No. 13 on EPA Fortune 500(R) Green Power Partner List – Only wireless carrier named to National Top 50

press release Jan. 31, 2012, 1:00 p.m. EST Sprint Leads Wireless Industry in Green Power, Securing No. 13 on EPA Fortune 500(R) Green Power Partner List Only wireless carrier named to National Top 50 OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sprint Nextel /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S +1.28% announced today that the company has movedRead… Read more »

Kyocera DuraPlus, Exclusively from Sprint, Offers Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Capabilities in Extreme Conditions on Sprint Direct Connect

January 31, 2012 10:00 AM Eastern Time Kyocera DuraPlus, Exclusively from Sprint, Offers Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Capabilities in Extreme Conditions on Sprint Direct Connect. Kyocera DuraPlus: a Sprint phone so masculine it’ll kick your face in for misdialing Read more: http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57368916-85/kyocera-duraplus-to-bolster-sprints-rugged-phone-lineup/#ixzz1l8sVUL1v Kyocera DuraPlus boasts military-grade durability and an embedded LED flashlight in a rugged candy-bar formRead… Read more »