Urban Smart Grid and Energy Innovation from Penn IUR on Vimeo. Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, talks about the Urban Smart Grid. Things really begin at the 8 minute mark, where he begins to describe how your EV can be an asset for the smart grid. Talk about being plugged in.Read… Read more »
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A Requiem for a “Last Angry Man”: A Son’s Eulogy
It’s been a battle, discovering whether I was ready to write and share about my dad’s recent death. I guess this posting is the answer. I hope you find some meaning in the heartfelt words and stories. Thanks for reading. Mark ————- My father died on Father’s Day. I’m not sure his timing was meantRead… Read more »
Is the culture of performance becoming a culture of performing?
I was asked at a recent meeting why there were so many consultants in the world now. The truth of the matter is there aren’t. There is a huge amount of contract labor, due to the shifting economics of corporate finance, that call themselves consultants. However, if you look at the billing model, control ofRead… Read more »
Getting educated with open data
In a recent letter from the Prime Minister in the UKto government departments, David Cameron reaffirmed the commitment towards opening up public data that was initiated by the previous government in July, 2009 and swiftly followed by the publication of the data.gov.uk open public data catalogue in November, 2009. Today, data.gov.uk catalogues data from aRead… Read more »
Pirates of the ISPs: Tactics for Turning Online Crooks Into International Pariahs
The cyber security e-mail lists, Twitter streams, Facebook messages and chat circuits were abuzz today over a new report released from the Brookings Institution. This piece, titled ”Pirates of the ISPs: Tactics for Turning Online Crooks into International Pariahs,” was authored by Noah Shachtman. Noah is a Fellow at the Brookings Institution 21st Century Initiative.Read… Read more »
TechAmerica: Gov Should Move to the Cloud
Today, the TechAmerica Foundation released its report, Commission on the Leadership Opportunity in U.S. Deployment of the Cloud. It is a guide for the Obama Administration on “how government should deploy cloud technologies and for public policies that will help drive U.S. innovation in the cloud.” This continues a series of pushes for government toRead… Read more »
Importance of UX at CfA
CfA Fellow Jeremy Canfield recently published a short piece in UX Magazine, “Why UXers should Code for America,” on the importance of interaction design and user-centric development: Despite its name, the Code for America Fellowship isn’t just for coders. In fact, most of what we do for our government partners doesn’t involve much code atRead… Read more »
Importance of UX at CfA
CfA Fellow Jeremy Canfield recently published a short piece in UX Magazine, “Why UXers should Code for America,” on the importance of interaction design and user-centric development: Despite its name, the Code for America Fellowship isn’t just for coders. In fact, most of what we do for our government partners doesn’t involve much code atRead… Read more »
Federal Spending Options If the Debt Ceiling Is Not Lifted
If the debt ceiling is not raised in the very near future, then the U.S. government will only be able to spend the tax revenue coming in every month. No more borrowing until the debt ceiling is raised. How much spending and how much tax revenue exist in August? According to a new report byRead… Read more »
How To Land A Job In Project Management
I know, I know. You are probably tired of me droning on about this. But many people still have this question, and it’s important. And as I’ve said before, most people go about it totally wrong in my humble opinion. Let me explain. In my online training, I teach people to get clear on theirRead… Read more »