Can courts be paperless? Garland, TX thinks so!
Here’s how Garland, TX has gone nearly paperless…
Miscellaneous
Information Awareness Month
Greetings from the launch of Information Awareness Month 2011 in the Brindabella Room of the National Library of Australia in Canberra. The Director General of the library opened proceedings by mentioning the need to keep access to information for the public and the excellent way the NLA helps this with the Trove system.Bodies involved inRead… Read more »
LexisNexis Speaker Series Event – Title 11 and the Great Recession: Recent Trends in Business Reorganization
This free, 1 hour LexisNexis Speaker Series event being co-hosted by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation may be of interest to you if you are in the DC area. Here’s all the information: LexisNexis cordially invites you to attend the 2011 Speaker Series – “Title 11 and the Great Recession: Recent Trends in Business Reorganization“Read… Read more »
A Trail Run and a Harmonious Customer Experience
I went for a trail run the other day. The air was warm and the sun was shining so I opted for an outdoor experience. I brought along everything I would need – my Vibram FiveFingers® shoes, Nike Dri-Fit running apparel, Oakley sunglasses, Coppertone sunscreen and Apple iPod. Although I had purchased these products fromRead… Read more »
Convert DoD Guides into eBooks
An Open Letter to DOD, Release your guides like the Defense Acquisition Guidebook and DOD IP Guide in ebook formats. Ebook sales now outpace hardback sales on Amazon. The times are changing and so should the release of DOD guide formats. Yes, I can download the information as a PDF, but that’s a pain becauseRead… Read more »
Muslim reaction to Bin Laden
The Islamic world’s reaction to Bin Laden’s death has been mixed accurately reflecting a Kew Poll several years ago (2009) that measured the attitudes of Muslims to the Al Qaeda leader. In keeping with his own claims that his view was the only view possible for a Muslim, Bin Laden had a great number ofRead… Read more »
Storybook Lane ordered to refund shoppers — again
Storybook Lane, an online company previously sued by the Washington Attorney General’s Office, must once again refund consumers nationwide. The Kennewick-based company, which sells home décor for children’s bedrooms, violated the terms of a 2008 settlement by failing to deliver orders, issue refunds and respond to customer inquiries. Original post
WeLovePublicService.org – 5 Ways to Give Love to Govies!
Welcome to one of my favorite weeks of the year: Public Service Recognition Week! While GovLoop connects, honors, and highlights the work of public servants like you every day, I love that there’s a designated week every year where we get to show you some mad love and appreciation (Thanks Partnership for Public Service forRead… Read more »
Bye Bye Bin Laden, Now bring our boys home!
Bring our Boys home now!
Storm Clouds on the Horizon?
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. The recent Amazon cloud outage at its Northern Virginia data center will raise concerns among CIO’s looking to the “public cloud” to improve IT service delivery and reduce day-to-day operating costs. Industry claims of superior “up-time” performance, reliability and massive redundancy must now be revisitedRead… Read more »