Free Expo Pass to HR Technology in the Federal Workplace Conference
FREE Expo Pass & admission to Awesome New HR Technologies for the Public Sector@FedHRTech Conf http://bit.ly/eXHjd6 April 4th & 5th
Are you making documents bound for the web accessible?
How often do your contractors or internal staff create information deliverables, like reports, that you intend to put on the web? If you plan to make reports available through a link on website, then it becomes subject to Section 508 Provisions from 1194.22, 1194.31, and 1198.41(a) apply. 1194.22 Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications-Read… Read more »
Recycling and Metrics: What are you Measuring?
We all know the old truism “what gets measured gets done” or “gets fixed.” It is based on this habit that we often begin to measure things when we want to change our behaviors. So it is with waste management and recycling. If we’re going to make sure our agencies are greener after a recyclingRead… Read more »
Choose Your Battles and Setting the Limits
In Congress the stakeholders’ desire to put just one more ornament on a piece of legislation leads to “Christmas Tree Bills” which often collapse under their own weight. Trying to pack too much into a project (or our lives) can lead to a diffusion of priorities and efforts. Keeping in mind an instructive saying thatRead… Read more »
Recruitment 411: Federal jobs still among most desirable
Universum just released their 2010 American Student Survey’s list of top employers for business majors – the IRS came in at #23. Universum is a marketing and branding firm, which surveyed more than 56,000 students based on their field of study. We’re not trying to brag on ourselves here – several other government agencies madeRead… Read more »
Last-Mile Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck, Brown University ( USA) will speak on “Last-Mile Disaster Preparedness and Recovery” at NICTA in Canberra, 6 April 2011:Last-Mile Disaster Preparedness and RecoveryProf. Pascal Van Hentenryck (Brown University) NICTA SEMINAR DATE: 2011-04-06 TIME: 12:00:00 – 13:00:00 LOCATION: NICTA – 7 London Circuit CONTACT: Sylvie.Thiebaux@ Original post
Local advocates pitch gondola for Waterloo
As the Waterloo Regional Council (ON) considers long-range transit alternatives, some local advocates have proposed a gondola system. Original post
Australian E-portfolios Trials
Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework) has announced the results of three E-portfolio Implementation Trials (EIT2010):e-Pathways – Centre for Adult Education (CAE), Victoria: Disengaged and at-risk young people used Mahra e-portfolios for personal and academic goals:Centre for Adult Education’s 2010 E-portfolios Implementation Trial – Final ReportCentre for Adult Education’s 2010 Original post
Countdown begins for DesertXpress
DesertXpress, the proposed high-speed rail line linking Victorville (CA) with Las Vegas (NV), cleared a key federal hurdle last week and is moving closer to reality. Original post
Getting Partnerships Back On Track
This article was originally published on Tri Tuns Blog. OBSERVATION So you formed a partnership with another company, but it is not providing as much value as the effort you invested. In a prior blog article, “To Partner or Not To Partner” we discussed the pre-screening factors that you should consider before forming a partnership.Read… Read more »