I was listening to the radio this morning and heard some of the discussion about the “tea party” rally last Thurs on the Mall. According to the report about a half dozen members of Congress also clamored for microphone and television attention. One member of Congress (I forget who) said that his colleagues often askedRead… Read more »
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. – Abraham Lincoln Look to the Future for Health Care Solutions: GOOD magazine gives a nod to the Institute for the Future’s insight into the possible coming advancements in health care. unNiched(micro) Breakfast – Mobile Health: Hype andRead… Read more »
No, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke. It’s time for the… FRIDAY FAB 5! TGIF, and I’m not talking about abc’s Friday night sitcom lineup from the 90’s. It’s time to take a look back at some or the top GovLoop content from the past week. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes toRead… Read more »
[Also posted here] Now that the 2011 Presidential Management Fellows finalist list is out, the 850 of you who made it will be wondering whether or not to attend the upcoming PMF job fair, currently scheduled for April 19-21 (the venue is still undecided, but in the past it’s been hosted at the Walter E.Read… Read more »
When GovLoop team members head out to happy hours or conferences there’s always one thing that people want the green Gov’t Rockstar T-shirt. Yes we know they are awesome. (side note if you want to score a Gov’t Rockstar T-shirts you can here). BUT we like to try new things at GovLoop so we areRead… Read more »
As TriMet (OR) announced a $1.2 million TSA grant for security cameras at 10 light-rail stations, The Oregonian asked questions about crime and fare evasion. Original post
I’ve always liked April Fools, I love what other people do and it makes me smile when people go to a lot of effort just to be good-humoured or tell or share funny jokes, conduct and perform hoaxes, and other practical jokes of varying sophistication. To do the same any other time of year justRead… Read more »
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (TX) is looking into the feasibility of adding natural-gas buses to its fleet. Original post
This morning, I attended an event at the US Embassy Public Affairs Unit in Canberra designed to discuss matters of eDiplomacy and use of online tools in diplomatic and international affairs efforts. The event, being hosted specifically for an Australian audience by the State Department included a conversation with Alec J Ross (he is @AlecJRossRead… Read more »