Judge Dory Reiling, Ph.D., Vice President of the Amsterdam District Court, has published a new blogpost entitled Nieuw! Visie op de rechtspraak, at her blog on Mr. Online. The post comments on the report issued last month, entitled Visie op de rechtspraak, which set out a proposed vision of the future for the the administrationRead… Read more »
On Friday, I attended training for Challenge.gov. Congrats to the GSA team and ChallengePost for a sexy, sleek platform for us govies to use easily and relatively headache-free. Unfortunately, I could have walked away very demoralized by that experience. First, it was a Friday afternoon and no coffee allowed in the computer lab. My headRead… Read more »
Not all that long ago, the scientific community was justifiably ecstatic about having achieved mapping of the human genome – The Human Genome project. The promise was that by understanding genetic mapping we could find cures for disease, disability, and perhaps enhance longevity. http://tinyurl.com/2vu2z But an interesting development has occurred. Scientists are now learning thatRead… Read more »
A North Olmsted firm has won an $18 million contract to build what NASA Glenn Research Center considers the flagship building in its effort to consolidate its campus. Northstar Contracting Inc. will build a centralized office building that will house 300 workers and include an auditorium with seating for 400. The three-story, 93,000-square-foot steel structureRead… Read more »
How to consistently take up to 80% of the time out of a process History Counts Just like the story of the Easter Ham, how many of us seen behaviors and beliefs that over time had significantly departed from best practices? Perhaps even practiced a few ourselves? “I don’t know who discovered water, but I’mRead… Read more »
HELP HELP HELP… the 25th Infantry Division needs your assistance. We have an official Facebook page but seem to have lost access to our profile. We contacted FB numerous times but heard nothing back. Who do we need to contact to get access again to our profile? Any advise?
Yesterday I had the opportunity to hear Seth Godin speak. Here are some tips from him on how to be a Linchpin (this is all paraphrased): On people: -Go beyond the manual. FAIL, FAIL, and FAIL again (failure was a common theme discussed throughout the morning). -You cannot succeed by doing just what you areRead… Read more »
If you are in the federal government you can vote on proposals in the White House’s SAVE award process. The proposals come from federal staff and are meant to improve government efficiency or service. They got a staggering number of suggestions (>16000) with lots of overlap among them. We (federal workers only, I think) areRead… Read more »
I am excited today to announce the 2010-2011 Web Manager University Course Schedule. We are kicking off this year in the spirit of customer service by hosting Doug Lipp, Formerly the Head of training at Disney’s Corporate Headquarters, to give a FREE webinar – The Magic of Exceptional Customer Service on Thursday, September 9, 2010.Read… Read more »
HHS’s Todd Park talks about the Community Health Data Initiative, the Department of Defense unveils the newly improved Social Media Hub, Washington Technology highlights 10 government apps that get results, and the vast majority of Federal agencies embrace social media while actively working to overcome the challenges it brings, all in this week’s version ofRead… Read more »