I was reading some old notes about why to celebrate failure, a slippery subject, maybe a mental game. Then I realized that if I don’t announce my failures, it’s harder to move on. Can’t have a breakthrough, without declaring a breakdown. Otherwise I spend all my focus grieving, hanging on to a mental closetful ofRead… Read more »
Let’s say you are a manager who has worked in an organization for a number of years. You have worked hard to create new processes and systems that assure that your division is working at top efficiency. You have developed a policy manual, written rules, and if you happen to be in government, you haveRead… Read more »
The White Horse Digital Futures Group’s exclusive report provides feedback for 30 citizen-focused government mobile applications, plus mobile development guidelines helpful for public or private organizations. “The number of smartphone users in the U.S. is approaching the 100 million user mark. Government bears a responsibility to ensure… (they) use available resources effectively and produce betterRead… Read more »
Chillicothe, Ohio is gaining national recognition for it’s regional broadband expansion plan. The plan is managed by local company Horizon Telcom and gained two awards for it’s innovation. The project is the Connecting Appalachia Middle-Mile Fiber Optic Network. The 2011 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation was presented to theRead… Read more »
A post by Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Specialist Are you trying to figure out your next career step? Many folks with higher level clearances just move into another job that requires the clearance because it’s easy. Those with lower-level clearances face more difficulties when they discover it does not automatically get them many opportunities. ButRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda First the bad news. QR Codes are now being infected. This is all very Snow Crash. Next, some good news. Fierce Government is reporting that government employee’s use of social media is growing. Key take-away: “Thirty-seven percent of federal workers said they are permitted to use social media as representatives of their agency.Read… Read more »
Day 56 Water Main Project This morning we finally found time to run out to look at the location of our proposed easement for the water main project I’ve been working on. Fortunately it looks like the location in the field where I had planned to take it through a local industry’s property (if theyRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Getting the digital debate going – Jimmy Leach announces the FCO’s conference on cyberspace. Sounds interesting! Mid year review: the state of DH digital – Great honest review of activity in digital at the Dept Health Ofsted Parent View – Interesting “Parent’s Opinion” style schoolRead… Read more »
Years ago, new hire training consisted of making the new employee read manuals and other materials that many people would consider boring. In today’s technology-driven world, you don’t need to lock your new hire in a room with a training manual. Instead, you can develop E-Learning training modules to help get them up to speedRead… Read more »
Dr. Francis S. Collins is the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), overseeing an institution that is the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world. A physician-geneticist, Collins is noted for his landmark discoveries of disease genes and his leadership of the international Human Genome Project, which culminated in April 2003 withRead… Read more »