by Aaron Silvers (ADL). Aaron Silvers has innovated the design and production of learning experiences with a variety of technologies for organizations large and small, in both the private and public sectors, for over 15 years. He led the development of a number of SCORM 2004 content examples. Aaron returned to ADL in 2010 asRead… Read more »
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If you research asymmetric war, use the NCTC WITS system
The work of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is important and, because of the need to protect our nation’s information sources and advantages over international terrorists, criminals and other malicious actors, is not discussed much in the open. But there are things you can learn about NCTC by review of reputable sources. The most importantRead… Read more »
EO 13514 and Sustainable Transportation: Bicycle Transit
We often cover sustainable transportation here on the CEIL Blog, but the posts on this topic are usually about new EVs or high-speed rail lines. Today, we wanted to share with you a post about one of the easiest things people can do to ‘green’ their daily commute: ride bikes. The magazine Momentum recently publishedRead… Read more »
Saving Healthcare Billions: Let’s fork the VA’s Electronic Health Records System
Alternative title for this post: How our Government’s fear of Open Source Software is costing us Billions. So, I’ve been meaning to blog this for several months now. Back in November I remember coming across this great, but very short, interview in the Globe and Mail with Ken Kizer. Who, you might ask, is KenRead… Read more »
Myth Busters Campaign in Full Swing to Improve Public/Private Sector Communications
As part of an effort to reform the federal acquisition process for technology, US Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, unveiled an ambitious 25-point plan for addressing many of the issues that plague the way the government purchases technology in hopes of delivering more value to the taxpayer. Part of the implementation plan was to counter theRead… Read more »
NYC, LA and SF will be hubs for electric vehicles, report says
A new report issued earlier this month predicts nearly 400,000 new plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be cruising American streets per year by 2017. Clean technology market research firm, Pike Research, says that three California cities, Chicago and New York City will lead the way in adoption of these electric vehicles over the next fiveRead… Read more »
Myth Busters Campaign in Full Swing to Improve Public/Private Sector Communications
As part of an effort to reform the federal acquisition process for technology, US Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, unveiled an ambitious 25-point plan for addressing many of the issues that plaque the way the government purchases technology in hopes of delivering more value to the taxpayer. Part of the implementation plan was to counter theRead… Read more »
Happy President’s Day from your Bureaucrat on Sports, the Hokie Guru, only on Govloop!!
Hola!! It’s been a few weeks since the Hokie Guru has blogged here on Govloop… I’m back for a little while… the Guru’s been busy with all things named Georgetown Public Policy Institute (Master of Policy Management – Inspectors General Program). But I’m back today to talk about a potential government shutdown (which is theRead… Read more »
Wind Energy – Are We Making Better Predictions?
This is the second time that we’ve posted about 3Tier’s wind maps on this blog. The last time we wrote about them, the data for the 3rd quarter of 2010 was in, and the news was good. Not only were wind speeds up in the US, but 3Tier largely anticipated the increase. Today, we’re postingRead… Read more »
Undoing Reform: Cronyism in the DC Government
Since I was quoted in this article, Second Run: Why Local Filmmakers Are Miffed by Crystal Palmer’s Return to the D.C. Film Office, I thought I’d elaborate on my thoughts on why I’m miffed. In the run-up to the mayoral election, I was told by many well-meaning folks that Vincent Gray shared the reformer credentialsRead… Read more »