The Supreme Court’s “Inconsistent” History on Affirmative Action

I recently heard an assertion that the United States’ Supreme Court has acted “inconsistently” in regards to its affirmative action decisions, and decided that it was a strong enough claim that I ought to have an opinion myself. I know—what kind of crazy person would find this type of discussion interesting? Well, for better orRead… Read more »

Call for Papers: JURIX 2010: The 23rd International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems

A call for papers — with abstract submission deadline of 29 August 2010 and full paper submission deadline of 12 September 2010 5 September 2010 — has been issued for JURIX 2010: The 23rd International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, to be held 16-17 December 2010 at the University of Liverpool Department ofRead… Read more »

webinar- how to get buy-in for new ideas

How to Get BUY-IN for New Ideas Why do smart people reject good ideas? What common mistakes squash new ideas?How do you make it safe for others to engage in your ideas?How do you gain ACCEPTANCE for new ideas? Executive instructors Joel Barker, futurist, filmmaker, author, andDebbe Kennedy, author, president and founder, Global Dialogue CenterRead… Read more »

Best Practices for Government Libraries 2010 – Now Available

Best Practices 2010: The New Face of Value. is now available in a PDF version. Best Practices is a collaborative document that is put out annually on a specific topic of interest to government libraries and includes content submitted by government librarians and community leaders with an interest in government libraries. The 2010 edition includesRead… Read more »

NSA can demonstrate commitment to privacy by releasing FISA Amendment Act documents

Privacy is of utmost concern to the National Security Agency, according to its head, Army Gen. Keith Alexander. “I know that some have concerns about intelligence community involvement in securing the nation’s cyber infrastructure. Those concerns are valid, which is why the professionals at the National Security Agency have robust and rigorous procedures to minimizeRead… Read more »

Elephant in the Room? “Culture” and Social Media uptake in the Public Sector

The last few weeks I was at a couple of government-focused social media events, one in person (Gov 2.0 Expo) and one virtually (GovCamp). They were both really good and provided a lot of value I think. There were some similarities in the events, through a recurring theme. Specifically, everyone (ok, well most everyone) inRead… Read more »