A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there lived tens of thousands of struggling professionals who wanted to get into project management. They found a blog on the internet called “pmStudent”. The man behind the writing and training really wanted to see them succeed and achieve their career goals. So the manRead… Read more »
These aren’t your grandfather’s solar cells. In the video above, MIT shows off the flexibility – and durability – of their flexible solar cells. Any paper-thin solar cell that can be run through an ink jet printer (which contains special “inks” to make the cell) seems like a step in the right direction to us.Read… Read more »
I recently published a blog on 5 Ways to Make Your Training Conferences Rock! But we all know that large training conferences aren’t always the most effective training platform. In fact, if we have to have a training conference at all, the smaller conference or meeting (sounds less formal) is the best face-to-face way toRead… Read more »
Deltek. Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner reports. While still in the midst of the longest state government shutdown in U.S. history, Governor Dayton and the Republican-led state legislature announced an agreement that would soon end the standoff. Both have pledged to “work around the clock” until all of the details can be finalized. The Governor willRead… Read more »
I love Mozilla. Any reader of this blog knows it. I believe in its mission, I find the organization totally fascinating and its processes engrossing. So much so I spend a lot of time thinking about it – and hopefully, finding ways to contribute. I’m also a big believer in data. I believe in theRead… Read more »
By now most are probably like me, someone who actually likes Google+ (Transparency), are probably starting to grow a little wary of the number of blogs on Google+ that talk about how awesome or un-awesome (it’s a word..seriously..) it is. Okay, fair enough, I have written my share on this topic and comments until myRead… Read more »
I recently received an invitation from WashingtonExec to attend a Flash Summit on Innovation in Government. This event will be held Thursday 21 July at 5pm till 730pm. Attendance is limited, for more info please send a note to [email protected] and JD Kathuria will get you more info. But here is a tickler: This eventRead… Read more »
The people have spoken and Calgary Transit’s (AB) new smart card has a name: Connect. Customers submitted more than 5,000 names for consideration, and the top choices were put to a vote. Connect handily beat the other two finalists (Energy and Range). The Connect card is scheduled to launch in June 2012. Original post
Can’t believe we are only 10 days out from our 2nd annual GovLoop/YGL Next Generation of Government Summit. Behind the scene, we’ve been cranking away on everything from brainstorming an awesome ideation game with IDEO, coordinating our Funniest Fed comedic performance, studying which bean bag chairs to bring in, getting written up in Governing magazine,Read… Read more »
Military cyber defenders face a tough challenge. Many of them have been trained in warfighting specialties like aviation, infantry, amphibious operations, submarine warfare etc, then one day they wake up with orders to a unit with operational cyber defense responsibilities. I’ve seen great champions from these disciplines, including F-14 pilots and RIOs, make fantastic contributionsRead… Read more »