Interesting article at Defense Systems “We’re not embracing the issue in its totality,” said Larry Clinton, president and CEO of the Internet Security Alliance, at the forum. “Right now, the private sector is in charge of securing critical infrastructure, and the government’s job is compliance. They have fundamentally misunderstood the relationship that needs to developRead… Read more »
The Oregon Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) is a recent, notable, law-related, citizens’ participation effort. The CIR convenes a representative group of Oregon citizens to devote one week to learning about, deliberating about, and voting on a proposed Oregon ballot initiative. Statements expressing the group’s votes, and the stated reasons for their votes, are then includedRead… Read more »
Time for joy and celebration! Happy Holidays! Although proposal industry with its crazy deadlines doesn’t always make it possible, we wish you more time with those you love in the coming New Year! Please enjoy our video with Holiday Greetings from the OST Global Solutions team: http://www.ostglobalsolutions.com/blog/?p=835&preview=true (if clicking the link doesn’t work, you canRead… Read more »
SHOULD I FOLLOW UP AFTER THE INTERVIEW? Question: I had an interview for a job that I am very interested in about a week and a half ago. At the time, the person I interviewed with asked me to email him some additional info and said that he would get back to me within aRead… Read more »
“Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious” ~Zhuangzi A generosity of spirit for people of any station is an appropriate attitude for everyone to have and exhibit year round in the workplace, in the community and in the home. It is even more appropriate for a generosity of spirit to be exhibited at theRead… Read more »
Citizen Engagement at NASA View more presentations from Nick Skytland. NASA Ames will be hosting a Tweetup February 11, 2011! The event will provide NASA Twitter followers the opportunity to speak with scientists and Center leadership. The Tweetup will include a “meet and greet” session to allow participants to mingle with fellow Tweeps and someRead… Read more »
Here at GovLoop we’ve been cranking out Best of 2010 lists for everything government from blogs to podcasts to moments. We’ll we aren’t the only ones doing so. Our buddy Ed O’Keefe at the Washington Post has been looking back at all his Federal Eye posts this year and released his top 10 today. 2010Read… Read more »
This might be the best 7 minutes I’ve spent today. The brilliant Chris Flink of IDEO shares thoughts on how Suckiness is an Opportunity. LOVE THIS QUOTE: (a beauty, IMHO): “Next time you bump into something sucky, embrace its suckiness. Lean into its suckiness. Obsess over every detail of its suckiness.” And so with thatRead… Read more »
Workin’ for a Livin’ Posted on Dec 02, 2010 07:16:17 PM | Kevin J Rohrer | 1 Comments | There’s a new face in Dryden’s Employee Assistance Program office – a furry one. EAP manager Kathleen Christian has begun introducing a standard poodle named Ella into her work counseling employees and their families, and decidedRead… Read more »