Protection for you and your home

My daughter-in-law passed along this email … it makes good sense! If you don’t have a gun, here’s a more humane way to wreck someone’s evil plans for you. Did you know this? I didn’t. I never really thought of it before. I guess I can get rid of the baseball bat. A friend whoRead… Read more »

USDA Forest Service Provides the Capitol Christmas Tree

The Forest Service is happy to announce that the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree is from the Apache Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona. As it has for decades, the Forest Service is proud to provide this beautiful and symbolic tree for the nation. Selected by the Superintendent of Grounds at the Architect of the Capitol, theRead… Read more »

GovSec/U.S. Law Announces Special Workshop on Interrogation Techniques

GOVSEC/U.S. LAW ANNOUNCES SPECIAL WORKSHOP ON INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES Program Focuses on Best Approaches to Obtain Quality Intelligence FALLS CHURCH, Va. – December 2, 2009 – GovSec/U.S. Law, produced by 1105 Government Information Group, the leading provider of integrated information and media for the government information technology (IT) market, today announced it will feature a half‐dayRead… Read more »

SBA is holding a public meeting in DC on the proposed changes to the 8(a) Program and small business size regulations

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is holding a public meeting in Washington, DC on the topic of the proposed changes to the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program Regulations and Small Business Size Regulations. Testimony and comments presented at the public comment meetings will become part of the administrative record as comments addressing the proposedRead… Read more »

Best Recruiters 2009 in the Security Cleared Marketplace Announced

“Best Recruiters of 2009” Announced ClearedJobs.Net releases 2009’s list of recruiter honorees selected by Security Cleared Job Fair Attendees throughout the year (December 2, 2009) Falls Church, Virginia — During each of the Cleared Job Fairs held throughout 2009, participating security cleared job seekers were given the opportunity to vote for the nation’s top recruitingRead… Read more »

Twitter and government

Following on from yesterday’s post about the guide to using Twitter I have written, I thought it might be useful to share the slides from the talk I gave to the Online Information conference in London. Twitter and government View more presentations from davebriggs.

Apps for Innovation – Two More Weeks Til Deadline

The Consumer Electronics Association’s “Apps for Innovation” contest for software application developers closes in two weeks, on Monday, December 14. The grand-prize winner will receive $10,000 and a free trip to the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 7-10, 2010, in Las Vegas. A second-place winner will receive $5,000, and a third-place winner will receiveRead… Read more »