The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Program Management Office (PMO) is hosting a National Training Event in Baltimore, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2. The speakers represent a variety of domains including justice, public safety, homeland security, health and human services, maritime, courts, and corrections. The agenda offers plenary and workshop sessions that will examine programsRead… Read more »
Original can be viewed here… So, allow me to expand on my prior blog entry (Architecture Frameworks Don’t Make Architects) and answer the question, what does make an architect? To help structure my query, I went in search of a concrete specification that defines the difference between and engineer and an architect and found thisRead… Read more »
Read the FAIR Institute’s recommendations on insourcing: “The Move to Insourcing…Proceed with Caution” http://www.thefairinstitute.org/downloads/The%20Move%20to%20Insourc… How should agency and program leaders go about the process of insourcing?
Inspectors General – “Change Agents for Better Government” Features: Speakers will include elected officials from the federal, State, and local levels and other top officials to discuss the stimulus, ARRA and other issues facing Inspectors General offices General Sessions for Conference Attendees include: • FBI Interface – Combating Fraud • I.G. Reform ActRead… Read more »
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in affiliation with the Association of Inspectors General, has launched a new opportunity for professional development and career advancement in the field of inspection and oversight. John Jay’s highly respected MPA Inspector General Program is now available in both the traditional classroom format and in a primarily online format.Read… Read more »
Happy 4th of July eve, eve, eve … I just LOVE this holiday! I hope you all have fun family plans.Ok, maybe just ..fun plans? 🙂 Everyone was just very, very chatty today … great info (everyone is really really ready for the HOLIDAY!) I am having guests for part of a long week, andRead… Read more »
I attended the very first Government 2.0 lunch today in Canberra which included the head of the newly formed Government 2.0 Taskforce, Dr Nicholas Gruen (link to twitter profile). The topic being discussed was how do we as engaged citizens working within and outside Government, assist the taskforce in it’s mission of putting in placeRead… Read more »
A few years ago it was made public that Karl Rove, President George W. Bush’s political adviser, and Vice-President Dick Cheney were using a political party’s email system for work related communication instead of their official government accounts. A political party is under no obligation by law to archive its emails for posterity. This broughtRead… Read more »
My blog from the conference: http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/06/personal-democracy-forum-confe.html The first day at the Personal Democracy Forum conference revolved around the freedom to experiment, necessary infrastructure, and the need to change.
Well! I have missed you, and I hope you have missed me. I am just immersed in a project that is so personally satisfying that I can hardly tear myself away from it. It’s a Father’s Day present. My daddy is 80; a retired business executive, a politician, and always very involved politically. That generation?Read… Read more »