Here’s one of the top stories on the U.S. Department of Labor website today: DOL announces $2.5 million grant to continue to aid Maine workers impacted by Base Realignment and Closure actions [03/01/2010] It links to the full 200 word press release that ends in a link to a DOL page about National Security Grants.Read… Read more »
Recently, the City Manager sent me a link to the video, Cities Matter – From the Front Door to the Car Door. Sentimental? Perhaps. I wasn’t familiar with the site on which the video is posted, 12Seconds.tv, but it is apparently to video as Twitter is to texting; it is a video platform that willRead… Read more »
In today’s world of exponential growth and change, 20 years seems like a long time. Back in the days of apprentices and Master Tradesmen it might have been appropriate. We need to re-think everything as we transition from Analog to Digital. Patents should protect the inventor (not the company that owns the patent) and allowRead… Read more »
Dear Govies, Imagine if your neighborhood and every neighborhood in America had a network like this that connected the people who live work and serve (Like Program Coordinators and Police Officers) in the neighborhood and made it possible to communicate and collaborate to improve quality of life and solve problems. What if you could makeRead… Read more »
A second child communicated with passenger jets at John F. Kennedy International Airport in mid-February, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Thursday morning. The same controller brought another child into the tower the day after his son communicated with at least five planes as they taxied at JFK Airport, the agency said. Officials could not confirmRead… Read more »
Happy Thursday! Senate Democrats are taking steps that could eventually lead to a vote on repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy against the wishes of Pentagon leaders and Republican lawmakers who want the military to finish a review of the policy before a vote. On Tuesday Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) unveiled aRead… Read more »
My company, JANSON Communications, released today a study of military Facebook pages. The study examines the use of Facebook pages by the U.S. military to identify trends, best practices and typical uses. JANSON’s Research and Analysis team examined over 680 military pages during two weeks in January and grouped the pages into four category types;Read… Read more »
GSA IT Catalog Ranks DLT Solutions as Top IT GSA Contractor for 2009! DLT Solutions, a leader in government information technology (IT) software and services, today announced that it has ranked number nine overall for GSA Schedule 70 Sales in the GSA IT Catalog of Top IT Contractors for Federal fiscal year 2009… To readRead… Read more »