So I wasn’t around for the 1995/1996 shutdown adventure. However, I did survive last years snowstorms in the DC area. Here are my four simple (humorous) rules to survive a shutdown. 1. Keep a well-stocked liquor cabinet. Or a poison of your choice. You should anticipate at least stocking 2 weeks worth of alcohol–Read… Read more »
Shutdown Got You Down? It’s time to take a quick break for the… Friday Fab Five! Yes, it is a stressful day for many to say the least, but it’s also Friday, which means it’s time to take a look back at the week’s accomplishments. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to SteveRead… Read more »
Kevin Paschuck, VP, Public Sector at RightNow offers his perspective on cloud computing at the 2011 SIIA CloudGov conference in Washington, DC. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EbuV2_aSoo&feature=player_embedded
This is simply an awesome example of collaboration via google docs…. Filed under: Video Tagged: Collaboration, google docs, video Original post
I remember the furloughs of 1995 and 1996. I just wrote and published the Federal Resume Guidebook — and the federal resume was controversial – then the furloughs! It was bad then for other reasons than today’s furlough situation. The government was switching from the SF-171 application to the federal resume at that time, andRead… Read more »
Democracy is fair play. Perhaps a lesson that Congress should be learning right now? It is afterall about compromise, give and take…fair play. I was checking out Kerry Ann OConnor’s posting “I Got Furlough Fever and the only Prescription Is” where I stumbled across this video by Yared Shumete of Ethiopia. This video was theRead… Read more »
Google Maps now has a feature which appears to encourage users to choose alternatives to driving when seeking directions, based on travel time. Original post
So let’s try something. How about we grow beards during the furlough? Are you game? Will you grow a furlough beard? What better way to show solidarity and identify ourselves as laid off feds? Furloughed Feds unite! Grow those beards! Think of the money you’ll save on razors!! ARE YOU WITH ME???
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Tumblers: Not Just for Soda Anymore. Alex Howard and Alice Lipowicz report that the GSA and State Deparment have each started Tumblr Blogs. It will be interesting to see if other agencies follow suit, and if so, how they use the social features of the platform. Infographics for All! On GovLoop, Andrew KrzmarzickRead… Read more »
I noticed this morning that several blogs I follow featured posts on Facebook’s new data center. While a new data center is typically not news worthy, Facebook’s approach is: they have released their custom server designs and data center designs to the broader community as the Open Compute Project. Their stated goal: By releasing OpenRead… Read more »