In an announcement made earlier this week, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell unveiled a revamped website for business owners and potential entrepreneurs looking to start a business in the Commonwealth. The governor said the new website is designed to be the one and only stop for interested businesses. Virginia Business One Stop combines the needed formsRead… Read more »
Photo by @bredadoherty The seminar yesterday in Edinburgh went pretty well, I think. We had a great turnout – about 30 people – which was surprising as we were only expecting 25, and meant we had to find some extra room. Luckily the staff at COSLA were very accommodating! Thanks also to Mike and theRead… Read more »
Wishing everyone the best on this Chinese New Year. Visit the Holiday Spot website for a history of this holiday. 2011 is the year of the rabbit on the Chinese calendar. Happy New Year! Original post
Opinion: the most mature research agenda on the topic of cyber security is the one established by our nation’s Department of Homeland Security. I’m keeping an open mind, and would love to learn of other cyber security research agenda’s that might be as well defined. But I have to tell you I have seen researchRead… Read more »
The report “Connecting Communities: The impact of broadband on communities in the UK and its implications for Australia” by Dr Tim Williams was was launched with a talk at the National Press Club in Canberra today at 12 noon. The report was sponsored by Huawei and draws lessons from the UK for Australia. Available areRead… Read more »
Week 4 is different. We can find just about anything in the FAR by this time; however, week 4 is about interpreting different FAR and DFARS clauses given confusing scenarios dealing with contract administration. The class is almost always divided in its answer and you’re right 25-50% of the time. This is still somewhat hardRead… Read more »
“Don’t tell me how to think!” I’m sure at some point you’ve heard someone sputtering this in anger. But you won’t hear it from successful leaders. Why? Because they opened their minds to learn how to think. Specifically, they have learned how to do integrative thinking. These leaders have trained themselves to hold two opposingRead… Read more »
This is not intended to be a cliffhanger post, so I’ll tell you what I think right up front: NO! I think government and passion often co-exist (it’s not an oxymoron) and I have been around long enough to have experienced this first hand. But I can say this with certitude only because I haveRead… Read more »
In today’s Federal Diary, Washington Post Columnist Joe Davidson makes reference to Federally Employed Women’s recent publication “Federal Workers Keep America Running: Every Hour of Every Day”. http://few.org/docs/FederalWorkers.pdf What’s your take on Feds Keep America Running? This just scratches the surface, but provides food for thought on the services feds provide that so many AmericansRead… Read more »
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton announced that the Chief Operating Officer for Information Technology Services for the Minnesota System of Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), Carolyn Parnell, will be the states new Chief Information Officer. In her capacity atop the Office of Enterprise Technology (OET), Ms. Parnell will guide the state’s IT strategy and manage internal andRead… Read more »