When a gunman entered Discovery Channel headquarters with a list of demands, our attention shifted from a strengthening Hurricane Earl to the safety of those people inside the building. How many are still inside? Where are they? Are they safe? While we may be better prepared for building-wide crises after 9/11 and tragedies like VirginiaRead… Read more »
Here’s some pics from Day 1 at the Gov 2.0 Summit Find more photos like this on GovLoop – Social Network for Government Favorite
“With some 25,000 participating charities, the CFC is the world’s largest and most successful workplace charitable drive. Last year Federal workers and military personnel pledged over $283 million dollars, setting a new CFC record. Donations to the CFC change lives and bring relief and hope to thousands of communities and millions of Americans. I’ve alwaysRead… Read more »
So, anyone who’s interested in federal government careers and who is pursuing a graduate degree will eventually (hopefully) hear about the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF, formerly known as PMI). If you are pursing a master’s or PhD and will graduate from Sept. 1, 2010 through Aug. 31, 2011, you should be aware of this mostRead… Read more »
Employers are constantly looking for fabulous employees. We all know they exist, but we aren’t quite sure what makes them fabulous … it just bugs some of us! Fabulous employees have some intangible, invisible quality that escapes us … some of us even try to keep our distance while we envy them. Are you aRead… Read more »
From Addis Ababa to DC: Luke Fretwell: Fresh wrap – sf.govfresh Gov 2.0 Radio: e-Governments of the World, Unite! Scott Thill: William Gibson Talks Zero History, Paranoia and the Awesome Power of Twitter Gregory Care: Accessibility and the Law – How Good UX Can Keep You Out of Court Alexis Tsotsis: With Great Power ComesRead… Read more »
San Francisco CIO Chris Vein and Allison Hornery of CivicTec join us for a wrap of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments, held early September in Seoul.
Been a while since I’ve blogged but it was quite fruitful absence. I spent the time catching up on the latest developments in management including a fascinating book on Process Intelligence. What I like about process intelligence is that it is blending of business process management and business analytics that aids in designing an optimumRead… Read more »
Notes From NAGWTHE BEST conference of the year is just around the corner: the NAGW National Conference. Held at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, webmasters will gather from September 22 through September 24. I’ve been at every conference since that first one in Kansas City nine years ago and they just keep getting betterRead… Read more »
If the right 20% effort gets you 80% of the result, what does 80% effort get you? If it’s a piece of metal twisted back and forth, you can get two pieces, disassembled. If you are navigating a big enough ship into a wharf, you can get a mobile wharf…just before beachfront parking. I amRead… Read more »