So I’ve been traveling a lot lately. And once you start traveling a lot, you start to learn the tricks of the trade. Here’s my how-to tips on traveling 1. Decide on a loyalty program – Pick one hotel chain and one airline and focus on them at any costs. You will get much betterRead… Read more »
Was checking out Facebook today when I noticed an ad on the side for the Facebook page for USAID careers. Have others seen gov’t agencies use FB ads? Have govies tried using the ads? Effectiveness? Personally I think it’s a good idea especially around recruiting the best and brightest in government. Makes me wonder howRead… Read more »
Today, Google launched their new Google Fonts Directory. This directory provides websites with a list of free fonts that are hosted “in the cloud” and downloaded to the browser as the page loads. These aren’t just ordinary fonts like Verdana, but more of what you would call custom fonts. Right now the list is small,Read… Read more »
Thanks to everyone who visited the Shoplet Booth (#450) at the GSA Expo! Our Sales team had a great time in sunny Orlando, Florida and hopefully you did too. To all those who missed it, we missed seeing you! Come next year okay? See more pictures on our blog!
This post originally appeared on my external blog, “Social Media Strategery.” I know we’re all busy. We have deadlines to meet, emails to write/respond to, projects to work on, management issues to take care of, errands to run, families to care for, and many many other things that we do on a daily basis. ToRead… Read more »
The first Law.gov Core Specifications Task Force Meeting will be held 26 May 2010 at the offices of Google in Washington, DC, USA. The co-convenors of the meeting are Vinton G. Cerf of Google and James Stogdill of Accenture. Click here for the conference program. The Twitter hashtag for the workshop is #lawgov. Click hereRead… Read more »
Originally posted to http://www.andrewdwelch.com at http://www.andrewdwelch.com/2010/05/americas-top-military-officer-uses.html. I have grown to appreciate the value of interdisciplinary thinking. Put another way, I have found that my experiences in business, the Coast Guard, education, non-profits, information technology, even retail have together prepared me to better tackle a variety of challenges across industries, organizations, venues. Of course, I doRead… Read more »
Craig Newmark, the creator and founder of Craigslist.org and recent Federal 100 winner of 2010, will address the Virtual FOSE audience on Wednesday, July 21st at 2:00PM EST. From the convenience of your computer, watch Craig’s LIVE presentation titled “Trust is the New Black Distributed Networks of Trust.” PLUS, get your questions personally answered byRead… Read more »
I am doing my best not to walk away. All efforts to fulfill my obligation have been thwarted. The system I intended to protect itself has failed me and is putting me out of my home. It takes away the job that meant to protect “accountability” and “transparency”. The $215 Billion Hole in the HousingRead… Read more »
Government Executive and the SANS Institute are partnering to co-produce the Government Executive Cybersecurity Insider Series, monthly expert briefings on pressing cybersecurity issues. These hyper-current events will feature discussions with high-profile federal officials involved in crafting cybersecurity policy and implementation strategies. The series kicks off on June 15th with a briefing entitled “OMB Changes theRead… Read more »