Yesterday it was in a meeting with Journalists, Directors, Lawyers and other personalities that tend to give opinions and that in reality understand little of Technology of the Information. The Subject on the agenda it was the Design used in the site of a company. This company already maintains your site in the air sinceRead… Read more »
In a move designed to improve morale and help reduce a growing backlog, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office proposed changes Tuesday to its way of determining how long a patent examiner has to complete a patent examination and the incentive credits that examiners earn for each stage of the process. The modifications, which mustRead… Read more »
This post originally appeared on my external blog, “Social Media Strategery.” As announced this morning, GovLoop, the premier social network for the government community, has joined forces with GovDelivery, the world’s leading provider of government-to-citizen communications solutions. Steve Ressler, the founder of GovLoop, will be leaving his day job with the Department of Homeland Security,Read… Read more »
If you’re reading this post, you’re likely a student of leadership (and good for you!) You have no doubt read about the importance of perseverance and persistence in being successful. The problem is this: Perseverance can be an enormous waste of time, especially if you are persistent at it. The mantra of authors and speakersRead… Read more »
From BBC News … By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Adapting to impacts of climate change will cost $75-100bn (£47-63bn) per year in the developing world from 2010, a World Bank study concludes. The bank released preliminary findings from its new global study at the latest round of UN climate talks in Bangkok.Read… Read more »
Federal Wave is a multi-agency exploration into Google’s new Wave platform. You and your organization are very much invited to participate. Besides the Federal Wave Wiki page, another good place to touch down and discuss things is on Synchronicity. Although there are plenty of Wave-related documents on Intellipedia today (see the links section below), theRead… Read more »
Guest Speaker, Jeff Pierantozzi, CRM, PMP, October 8, 2009, 6 to 9PM, Silver Spring, MD, Eggspectation,923 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910-4402 This interactive discussion is formed around a case study that assesses records policies and procedures in preparation for implementing an effective Electronic Records and Electronic Content Management solution – key ingredient to informationRead… Read more »
Federal government employees enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program will pay an average 8.8 percent more in health-care costs in 2010, according to figures released Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management. The increase equals an average $5.98 increase per pay check for someone with individual health-care coverage, and an average $12.87 increaseRead… Read more »
In March of 2008 the City of Manor launched a Quick Response Code (QR-Code) Program that allows residents and tourists to “scan” points of interest with their cell phones. The whitepaper for this program is now available at http://tinyurl.com/y98o5po More innovative solutions coming soon! For more information or questions, please e-mail me at [email protected]
The Indication as finalist in IT Leaders 2009 of Computerworld of Brazil, was prominence these days in the Virtual Community of the Legislative. http://www.interlegis.gov.br Interlegis is a program developed by the Federal Senate, in partnership with the Interamerican Bank of Development (BID), of modernization and integration of the Legislative Power in your levels federal, stateRead… Read more »