Some exciting stuff going on right now! Baroness Hanham from the Department of Communities and Local Government is hosting an online discussion on how councils and the voluntary sector can work more closely together. Has there been enough in the mix about digital collaboration? Runs through the 26th – check it out. Representatives from DemenShareRead… Read more »
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25 Years of Drucker
Thanks to Bruce Rosenstein, columnist, librarian and author of Living in More Than One World: How Peter Drucker’s Wisdom Can Inspire and Transform Your Life for this guest post: 25 Years of Drucker. Read on… On June 15th, I will be presenting a Spotlight Session at the 2011 SLA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, “Creating YourRead… Read more »
“Let’s not jump to conclusions” The problem with Obama’s Arab Appeasement policy
These were the memorable words that Barack Obama spoke soon after the Radical Jihadist and student of Anwar Al Awaki, Nidal Malik Hassan murdered 13 and wounded 29 other AMERICAN SERVICEMEN, shouting at the top of his lungs “Alu Akbar” or God is Great in Arabic. Despite clear signals of the rising incitement and hatredRead… Read more »
Green Government Podcast Episode 19: Interview with Kevin Kampschroer Director, Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, U.S. General Services Administration
In Episode 19 of the Green Government Podcast we talk with Kevin Kampschroer, Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings at the U.S. General Services Administration. Kevin has created the framework for which GSA responds to the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s mandate toRead… Read more »
The Federal Coach: USGS Director Marcia McNutt on Leadership
Dr. Marcia McNutt is the director of the U.S. Geological Survey, the nation’s largest Earth, water, biological science and civilian mapping agency. Previously, she served as president and chief executive officer of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. McNutt is a distinguished scientist, participating in 15 major oceanographic expeditions and serving as chief scientist onRead… Read more »
Individualism in the networked world
Evolving thought: One of the large challenges of the 21st century is going to be reconciling our increasingly networked world with traditional notions of individualism. The more I look at a networked world – not in some geopolitical sense but on a day to day experience for everyone – the more it appears that manyRead… Read more »
National summit on women & IT looks at challenges, solutions for inclusiveness in IT
Yesterday, business leaders, educators and policy makers convened at New York University for the NCWIT Summit on Women and IT. The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) is an organization that works to identify best practices and solutions for a more inclusive educational system and workforce. This year, the summit challenged attendees toRead… Read more »
Salary Negotiation Tips
A few basic salary negotiation tips: 1. Let the employer give you a number first. Try not to answer questions about salary first—rather ask them what they had in mind. 2. Once an offer is on the table, sound grateful but don’t accept on the spot. Ask for time to think about it. Any reasonableRead… Read more »
CNO Part 1: Computer Network Exploitation
This is the first part in my series about Computer Network Operations (CNO). Again, I welcome any and all discussion on the matter and hope that this post will help educate our readers and encourage dialogue between them. Computer Network Exploitation (CNE): Includes enabling actions and intelligence collection via computer networks that exploit data gatheredRead… Read more »
SSL : Implementation Gone Wrong
Image via Wikipedia During the recent security conference Hack In The Box, security researchers from Qualys Labs showcased the fruits of their efforts to scan the Internet’s websites for proper implementation of security features like SSL and its successor TLS. What they found could only be described as dismal. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer,Read… Read more »