A local newspaper has published the inspiring story of Richard Fitzgerald, an employee of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts. His is truly a case of “you do what you can and you do what you have to.” Who is Arlington’s longest-working town employee? – Arlington, MA – The Arlington Advocate “Known as Fitzy to hisRead… Read more »
The speculation is heating up about who President-elect Obama will choose for the nation’s first federal chief technology officer, particularly since it looks like one of the frontrunners – Julius Genachowski – has been nominated to be Obama’s FCC chairman. That leaves other close insiders as strong potential candidates for the post. Persons like VivekRead… Read more »
When I announced I would be moving to New York City for graduate school, I received the predictable responses. “It’s so dangerous!” “You’ll get mugged!” “You’ll get shot!” And of course, “New Yorkers are so rude!” Once transplanted, it didn’t take me long to discover that New Yorkers are in fact, not rude. They’re simplyRead… Read more »
I’m working on our new agency web-site. Actually I’ve been working on it for quite some time now – it’s a monster of a site with tons of content. Here’s my work in progress: http://djfs.co.seneca.oh.us/cmsmadesimple/. Nothing really Web 2.0 about it, we’re still focused on the Web 1.0 stuff. And, yes, this is a difficultRead… Read more »
Since posting last week’s assessment of the pilot episode of “Homeland Security USA,” The Eye heard from some Homeland Security officials urging him to watch the second episode, because the show would get better. (The Eye vows to watch each episode of at least the first season to provide his take on the show. StayRead… Read more »
The National Zoo is in urgent need of bamboo, reports The Post’s Michael Ruane and “zoo officials said they may not have enough to last the winter.” That’s not good news for the Zoo’s director, John Berry, who’s reportedly accepted Barack Obama’s offer to serve as director of the Office of Personnel Management. As TheRead… Read more »
Washington Post.Brian Krebs’ Security Fix Blog New Yorker.Talk of the Town
The job of being the chief executive of the intelligence bureaucracy, which also includes the daily White House intelligence briefings, is a dual-hatted role that can challenge even the most hard-working and ambitious DNI. This, according to a recent article in GovtTech (taken from the National Journal), which stated that the first two directors ofRead… Read more »
I am employed in the federaI service, and I have the pleasure of having worked at the State and local levels of government. I have to say this. I don’t view elected officials as “public servants!” Most assuredly not in the 21st century and most certainly not in the fashion noted in the Civil ServiceRead… Read more »
Cape Yakataga. Actual picture above. We had a couple of men up there for the first year we operated, and then the next year we had one good man, Bill, stay up there as fishing was slow. The salmon came in their annual rush to other places and we left Bill at Yakataga with suppliesRead… Read more »