The Law.gov Event at the U.S. House of Representatives will be held 25 May 2010 at the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA. The co-hosts of the meeting are Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren and Congressman Dan Lungren. Click here for the conference program. The Twitter hashtag for the workshop is #lawgov. Click here forRead… Read more »
By Carol Morello and Ed O’Keefe Two Republican lawmakers are raising questions about the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to lease space in an office building owned by a Falls Church mosque. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine and Rep. Darrell Issa of California each sent letters this week to the General Services Administration asking for detailsRead… Read more »
Was checking out Facebook today when I noticed an ad on the side for the Facebook page for USAID careers. Have others seen gov’t agencies use FB ads? Have govies tried using the ads? Effectiveness? Personally I think it’s a good idea especially around recruiting the best and brightest in government. Makes me wonder howRead… Read more »
(WASHINGTON) – The House Armed Services Committee rejected, 37-23, an amendment to the FY11 National Defense Authorization Act that would have killed the Department of Defense’s (DoD) promising insourcing initiative. The amendment would have prevented any insourcing—even if the functions are inherently governmental and never should have been contracted out in the first place orRead… Read more »
The first Law.gov Core Specifications Task Force Meeting will be held 26 May 2010 at the offices of Google in Washington, DC, USA. The co-convenors of the meeting are Vinton G. Cerf of Google and James Stogdill of Accenture. Click here for the conference program. The Twitter hashtag for the workshop is #lawgov. Click hereRead… Read more »
Originally posted to http://www.andrewdwelch.com at http://www.andrewdwelch.com/2010/05/americas-top-military-officer-uses.html. I have grown to appreciate the value of interdisciplinary thinking. Put another way, I have found that my experiences in business, the Coast Guard, education, non-profits, information technology, even retail have together prepared me to better tackle a variety of challenges across industries, organizations, venues. Of course, I doRead… Read more »
Government Executive and the SANS Institute are partnering to co-produce the Government Executive Cybersecurity Insider Series, monthly expert briefings on pressing cybersecurity issues. These hyper-current events will feature discussions with high-profile federal officials involved in crafting cybersecurity policy and implementation strategies. The series kicks off on June 15th with a briefing entitled “OMB Changes theRead… Read more »
The Senate could vote on a bill extending fringe benefits to the same-sex partners of gay federal employees “within weeks” and well before July 4, according to aides to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.). The Nutmeg State senator is lead sponsor of the measure, which would cost an estimated $310 million through 2020, according toRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago, my church Alfred Street Baptist had a Mens Retreat that opened with a good old fashioned golf outing. For those of you who don’t know what Best Ball is, let me explain. In a foursome (4 golfers playing against other groups of 4). The golfers hit off the tee and theRead… Read more »
One of our members, Meyer Moldeven, caught my attention by stating that he was in his “93rd year.” I quickly confirmed with him that I read that comment correctly…and it was true! So here you go – a Member of the Week that I have to believe is our most senior GovLooper! 1. How didRead… Read more »