It’s Day 14 of federal efforts to stave off a massive oil spill and environmental disaster (efforts that began on Day One, in case all those reminders from the Obama administration have slipped you by.) Here’s a rundown of where things stand from a federal perspective: BY THE NUMBERS More than 2,000 volunteers are trainedRead… Read more »
Happy Monday! The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill that has more cosponsors than any other in Congressional history — but will likely die once again in the Senate. For years Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) has pushed Congress to change the name of the Department of the Navy to the Department ofRead… Read more »
The Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program Committee has issued Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program: Report on Phase One: May 20, 2009-May 1, 2010 (May 2010). Here is most of the executive summary: The Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program was initiated in May 2009 as a multi-year, multi-phase process to develop, implement, evaluate, and improveRead… Read more »
The Government has responded to the report and has agreed to almost all the recommendations. Looking at the response the question of public service culture looms large. My take is that this is going to be a difficult journey for some. Get the response here >>> http://bit.ly/bMqz1N Steve D OZloop
LeBron James is considered to be one of the best professional basketball players in the world. His team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, are one of the favorites to win the playoffs, in large part because of him. This weekend, he earned his second consecutive NBA most valuable player award. No wonder Cleveland fans live in almostRead… Read more »
On April 30, 2010, over 200 public and private sector participants convened at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to think big about how the Government can learn from the emerging trend to use prizes and competitions to solve some of the grand challenges of our time. This event, led by Robynn Sturm fromRead… Read more »
Congratulations to the members of the Gettsyburg 9 Action Learning team from the class of 2010 on being named outstanding Federal Employees for the Year 2010 by the Seattle Federal Executive Board! The team was recognized for its Action Learning Project: “Independent Analysis of The Department of State’s Passport Agency Adjudication Process.” The team performedRead… Read more »
I was listening to a radio podcast on my iPod this weekend where they had callers call in to talk about a specific event that happened to them that they wish to re-live. Needless to say, some of the calls were quite funny. This got me to thinking – on a more serious note –Read… Read more »
Measuring influence within or across social networks and other collaborative platforms is a major focal point for many companies and individuals. I have had good conversations, and more to come, with people like Michael Wu, Chief Scientist at Lithium, and I am excited by his approach. I have also checked out tools like Twitter GraderRead… Read more »
As a big advocate of global trade, here’s my pitch for readers everywhere to get involved in World Trade Month. Scan the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s excellent website for a calendar of nationwide events on building global trade, and get going! Boise … Cedar Rapids … Miami … The Big Apple … Northern Kentucky orRead… Read more »