W. Henry Lambright writes an interesting report about Griffin and NASA. A summary of the report is that President George W. Bush told NASA to return to the moon and prepare for manned exploration of Mars. The man he put in charge, Michael Griffin, was a certified rocket scientist with a passion for manned spaceRead… Read more »
Both Oregon (Portland) and Washington (Seattle and Bremerton) have HOPE VI projects, the latest generation of public housing. (HOPE VI is a federally funded program started in 1992 aimed at improving distressed public housing and reversing the negative perceptions of it.) One of these projects in Seattle was recently evaluated for energy efficiency – andRead… Read more »
Good morning. It is your weekly dose of TSP Talk. The indices were mixed on expiration Friday as the Dow and the I-fund were basically flat on the day, the S&P 500 gained 0.50%, and the small caps gained 1.0%. Like the title of this article says, it looks like the S&P 500 is goingRead… Read more »
A new Department of Defense research paper co-authored by Dr. Linton Wells II and Dr. Mark Drapeau. It is a publication from the Center for Technology and National Security Policy of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. You can find and download the report here: Social Software and National Security: An Initial Net Assessment
I continuously fail to deliver the right message to senior leadership on the value or Return on Investment (ROI) of Social Networking Software (SNS). The problem is that the value is not something that is directly, or quantitatively measured. In fact, the whole “business case” thing is a bit nebulous, as Facebook, with its 200Read… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @juliabeebuzz: @Gov20Camp – Passing along the great stuff happening for Data.gov http://tinyurl.com/cgslam #gov20 #opengov #gov20camp #edemcamp #gov20cloud @adrielhampton: Tune in to http://gov20radio.com for Clay Johnson of Sunlight Labs w/@govloop & @meghan1018 – 2/5 eastern #gov20 #opengov @a_marsh: To consider when making immigration policy: 1/2 of US tech companies had foreignRead… Read more »
twitter @kpkfusion This morning I published a simple twitter post that circulated quickly. The post was inspired by a Washington Post article on the Johnstown Pa airport. According to the Post article, the airport, though slightly used, became one of the first recipients of stimulus funds and has now received over 200M of federal moneyRead… Read more »
I think everyone was surprised on Saturday morning when President Obama used his weekly radio address to announce his new CTO. But the Obama administration is a 24-hour shop, so why not? Now, Obama’s top IT shop is in place, ready to handle a new level of technology in government. How cool is that?
Just a fair warning to get all you facts before doom-and-gloom is announced. Yes, the unemployment rate is rising in this country, but for differing reasons. My belief (theory) is a challenging one at best. I do agree that the financial CRASH contributed to a vast part of the overall numbers for businesses around theRead… Read more »
Watching – Listening – Reading about he error of Secretary Napolitano I am outraged by her statements. Ultimately Madam Secretary needs to simply apologize for the statements she has made (not to double talk). By CAM SIMPSON and GARY FIELDS WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier this year launched a nationwide operation targetingRead… Read more »