Happy Tuesday! As the U.S. military begins a major review of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning gay people from openly serving in the military, leaders may want to consult an updated study set for release today that reviews how 25 nations lifted similar bans with relative success. The Palm Center at the UniversityRead… Read more »
Is it the same in the U.S? What are the views of Govloop members? Steve D OZloop
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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell University Law School, and the Cornell University Law Library have entered into a partnership to assess methods for making the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) available in XML. According to GPO’s press release, the LII “will convert various titles into XMLRead… Read more »
NASA space suit that vistors can get into! That Rocks! Take My Picture! 1. How did you get involved with NASA. After grad school, I was selected as a Presidential Management Intern (Fellow, now). NASA made me an offer I couldn’t refuse – an opportunity to work on the International Space Station that President ReaganRead… Read more »
Just before the start of a “Stress, Change and Creative Teaming” workshop, I was testing out my microphone. The program was for managers of a global engineering company. Most of the 50 + particpants were ex-military, now contractors working with commands and brigades based at Ft. Hood, TX or presently stationed overseas. As I calledRead… Read more »
For all you GovLoop Tweeters out there, we are asking the question, “Who is an exceptional example of Open Government?”, for tomorrow’s State of the Union for Technology forum, hosted by The Atlantic and featuring a keynote by CTO Aneesh Chopra (more info here.) Use hashtag #soutech, and if you are planning on attending, weRead… Read more »
In this LinkedIn, Ning, Social Media reality, succeeding at face to face meetings and group meetings are stillvery important. On Dick’s Sales Model, I put “Events/Design,” which most people think means talking from the front of the room. Even though Julie once introduced me as a “loud and frequent speaker,” I get most of myRead… Read more »
Businesses and agencies often realize a need to add support communities, rather internally focused for training and collaboration or externally focused for communicating with customers and potential customers. In all cases it is critical to remember the people in your company that will be impacted by this effort. Before making your business case Understand whichRead… Read more »
This post was partly prompted by Andrew’s discussion of lurkers here. Next week, the IDeA will be hosting an online conference on online facilitation – Facilitation Now! . ( I’m really pleased to be a contributor on Thursday the 25th in a session on online conferences.) I’m really looking forward to the conference because evenRead… Read more »