I’m pretty sure my situation is not unique, so I thought I would reach out to this amazing community to ask, “What now?” When I first came to DC to pursue my MPP I knew it was going to be a challenge. I had zero experience in government or politics and the closest I hadRead… Read more »
For the third time this month, one of the new automated people-movers at Sacramento International Airport (CA) was shut down for repairs. Original post
The MTA will refund ticket cancellation charges to about 300 passengers who returned tickets after a lightning strike knocked out LIRR service last month. Original post
According to British Transport Police, savvy criminals are using online information to plot thefts of metal cable from railroads. Original post
The Public Service Research Panel, PSRPanel.org, is an online research panel of public service professionals who volunteer to participate in occasional web-based surveys and studies about the important work they do and the organizations they help lead. If you are a government or nonprofit professional, or graduate student planning a career in public service, youRead… Read more »
This is becoming redundant, but it was another wild week on Wall Street. We saw an average daily move of 167-points in the Dow with 4 of the 5 says being up or down triple digits. The big story of course was the announcement of the bailout in Europe. Whether this is a real fixRead… Read more »
Been away from my blog the past few days as I’m heads down packing to leave my corporate apartment for new digs. I had time then to mull over some ideas regarding Business and I.T. strategic alignment. These circled back to ideas I had in the 80s regarding Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) and a quoteRead… Read more »
Dear friends, I wanted to let you know about a new petition I created on We the People, a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support. Will you add your name to mine? If this petition gets 25,000 signatures by November 25, 2011, the White House will review it and respond! We theRead… Read more »
Tammy Gordon (Washington, DC) – According to a new AARP state survey, older Washingtonians are the fastest growing age group on the popular social networking site. But while connecting with family and grandkids, and reaching out to old friends are at the top of their online agenda, the report also revealed seniors are worried aboutRead… Read more »
During the recent GEOINT conference I spoke with SGI and Cloudera about the meaning of their recent announcement. They just announced a strategic agreement where SGI will ship Cloudera’s Distribution Including Apache Hadoop (CDH) and Cloudera Enterprise Management Suite factory installed on SGI Hadoop Clusters. Although this is good news for both companies there isRead… Read more »