With the continued rise in home-based and mobile working, the possibility of people being forced to access and potentially modify data during encounters with ne’er-do-wells becomes a genuine security issue. For example, while there haven’t been many cases reported yet, the time will come when the kid lurking in the alley with the switchblade, isn’tRead… Read more »
On his Facebook page, the founder of Mashable mentioned he was traveling to the White House to discuss digital strategy and public engagement. He asked the audience – What do you think are the big issues to discuss? Fascinating answers from SOPA to privacy to increased use of engagement platforms. So what do you thinkRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE March 1, 2012 by Ron Manderscheid, Executive Director, NACBHDD 0 Comments | Share | Print Will social justice prevail in the Supreme Court decision? On a long flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington, DC, in the brilliant sunlight of a late winter’s day, I had the opportunity to reflect on the upcoming USRead… Read more »
By: Andreas Muno In the last post, we discussed how Government/Public Sector enterprises are the laggards in the mobility race. This week we’ll take a further look at some of the challenges that come from lagging behind and some of the benefits that come from embracing mobility. Security Agencies often try to prevent data leakageRead… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Rahm Emanuel, flanked with executives from five large technology companies, announced the formation of five innovative “early college STEM schools,” which are six-year high schools focused on preparing students for a modern, information-laden, tech-savvy future workforce. Students will also have the opportunity to be “first in line” for interviews withRead… Read more »
How many of you got up this morning and said to yourself, “I’m going to do everything in my power today to be the worst employee I can be.”? This sounds ridiculous, I know, but isn’t that the way many of us are made to feel when supervisors deal with performance concerns; as if weRead… Read more »
PAC CONFERENCE. From some of the Facebook photos, it looks like the Public Affairs Council’s National PAC Conference was a raving success. HIGHWAY BILL LOBBYING. Roll Call. SNOWE TO K ST.? The Hill. “Retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) would move toward the top of K Street’s recruiting class if she decided to become a lobbyistRead… Read more »
In addition to being good for the environement recycling can save a municipality signficant sums of money by reducing the amount spent on landfilling garbage. For years city officials in Buffalo have debated how to improve its dismal recycling rate. Penalties have been discussed offering incentives has been discussed, yet Buffalo has a dismal rateRead… Read more »
We’re going to do a 6-word essay project for Earth Day. That is, people will write essays exactly six words long. For example: I recycle. Do you? Why not? Earth: we only get one planet. My planet. My home. My environment. We need a short, catchy name, so we’ve set up a quick 1-click poll.Read… Read more »