Threat to Social Security System is Real and Immediate WASHINGTON – The American Federation of Government Employees recently sent a letter to the Democratic members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, detailing the harmful effects of agency budget reductions on Social Security Administration services and programs. “Any reductions below the FY 12 budgetRead… Read more »
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GovBytes: NASA Exploring Power Beaming Technology
Government Computer News reports that NASA is investing in technology that will beam power up a spacecraft, eliminating the need for the use of a refueling ship. The project is called “Ride the Light.” NASA wants to provide power to airborne spacecraft without having to use a refueling ship, instead beaming power to the craftRead… Read more »
I.T. Governance / SharePoint Governance
Had great discuss with my friend Owen Allen, SharePointDirections.com last night that help me remember and crystalized some the concepts and principles I remember putting together when I developed the IT Governance in the mid-90s at Microsoft as part of establishing an internal Enterprise Architecture Practice. Some of the points I was making back thenRead… Read more »
Canada Joins the Open Government Partnership
I’m in New York today for the launch of the Open Government Partnership and it looks as the Canada is now a signatory (or at least has signed a letter of intent). No commitments are outlined, but I will link to them when they are posted. The Open Government Partnership was launched by the WhiteRead… Read more »
Social Media for the Security Cleared Job Seeker, Twitter
Social media is now a common means of communicating, doing business and supporting career search and development. But as with everything there is a huge divide between those who adopted technology early and most of the rest of us. I was reminded on a recent family visit that there is still healthy skepticism, suspicion andRead… Read more »
PRESIDENT’S DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN UNFAIRLY TARGETS FEDERAL WORKERS
Plan amounts to $21 billion tax increase on federal employees American Federation of Government Employees National President John Gage today denounced President Obama’s proposal to require federal employees to contribute $21 billion more to their retirement. Under the President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction, federal employees will have their paychecks reduced by 1.2Read… Read more »
Bob Gourley Discusses Big Data Security With IDG
Photo Credit smartdatacollective.com On Monday, September 12, 2011, Crucial Point‘s own Bob Gourley met with cyber security industry leaders at the National Harbor Gaylord Convention Center near Washington D.C. The event was coincident with the HP Protect 2011 conference for Cyber security and enterprise software. The full interview will air soon through HP, but weRead… Read more »
Neo-Progressive Watch: Rahm Emanuel vs. Teachers Union
Anyone who read the Obama’s book, The Audacity of Hope will have been struck with the amount of time the then aspiring presidential candidate spent writing about public education policy. More notably, he seemed to acknowledge that any effort at education reform was likely going to butt heads with teachers unions at some point andRead… Read more »
Bhagowalia in Hawaii: Challenges Amid The Beauty
Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia has moved from a high-visibility federal job in the pressure cooker of Washington to become the CIO of Hawaii. Sound like a dream job? While Hawaii state government has a more casual dress code, the job brings new challenges to the table. Read about Bhagowalia’s eye-opening experiences since becoming Hawaii’s first CIO.Read… Read more »
UNION COMMENDS LAWMAKERS FOR HIGHLIGHTING RUNAWAY CONTRACTOR SALARIES
The American Federation of Government Employees today commended a group of lawmakers for calling attention to the rapidly escalating salaries that government contractors charge taxpayers. Government contractors currently can charge taxpayers $693,951 a year for each of their five most highly paid executives, a benchmark that has more than doubled during the past 12 years.Read… Read more »