Miscellaneous
Wanna see Gov Camp in Ottawa Live?
I know I do. I couldn’t travel to the conference, so the webcast is the next best step for me. The Fused Logic Team is doing the casting, which is pretty darn sweet. I’ve seen their work before, and I’m willing to come into work extra early to catch the broadcast. For French Translation, pleaseRead… Read more »
Shouldn’t the BP oil spill be a crowdsourcing “Grand Challenge”?
Obviously everyone is familiar with the incredibly tragic damage that continues to take place while I write and you read this regarding the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. There will be plenty of time for everyone to weigh in on how this was allowed to happen and not able to be fixed when a solutionRead… Read more »
Happy Memorial Day
On Memorial Day we must all remember that the story of America’s quest for freedom is inscribed on her history in the blood of her patriots. Poet Maya Angelou reminded us how important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! So take some time during your long weekend to visitRead… Read more »
One Perspective on Gov 2.0 Expo
(cross posted on CG-LIMS Project Blog on Intelink-U) I’m going to try to boil down three days of learnings from the Gov 2.0 Expo into a single post. It is written from the perspective of a person currently serving as a Project Manager on a major IT system acquisition for the Coast Guard. My threeRead… Read more »
Visualizing Legislation: Software Tools
A number of software applications and platforms are now available for creating visualizations (i.e., graphical depictions) of legislation. Here are some of them: Compendium — an argument mapping application, distributed free-of-charge — has been applied to legislation (see pages 129-132) by participants in the EU’s LEX-IS Project. (See the description in Loukis et al., UsingRead… Read more »
My notes from Harvard Biz Review Leadership Articles
So I was reading a bunch of Harvard Business Review articles this weekend and thought I’d share my notes. 1. Gardner, John W. “The Road to Self-Renewal.” Stanford Alumni Magazine. March 1994: 32-35. This was a great article written by an 80-year old who had been in numerous cabinet level gov’t positions, CEO positions forRead… Read more »
Member-Of-The-Week: Joshua Salmons
Joshua Salmons was born in San Diego in 1980 to two Navy parents. He moved regularly as he followed his family across the globe, finally spending a few years in southern Maryland where his father retired after 27 years of service. Salmons graduated high school in Kentucky the following year and went on to earnRead… Read more »
Whoever Thought a CCR Could be so Cool?
Each year, water utilities all over the U.S. have to prepare and distribute Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) to their customers. Usually these documents are sent out as two or three page sheets of tiny text filled with standard, required language reporting on water sources and chemicals found in drinking water. My guess is most AmericansRead… Read more »
Hey!!! Its Friday and I am in my elements
Its FRIDAY !!!! Thanks to Adobe Photoshop, I can dance with anyone, anyhow, anytime !!!