Pentagon security officials announced new security measures Thursday that include more random screening of visitors and Defense Department workers, a wider security perimeter and more lighting around the building’s main entrance, following a shooting there last month that left the gunman dead and two police officers injured. The changes will be most noticeable at theRead… Read more »
Lunched with Mom and daughter today. We have Ladies Lunches, when all three generations of us females go out to lunch together and share sandwiches, cake and giggles. We met Mom at the mall and she looked rather harassed. She sighed, “I have this letter from the Council about my refuse collection and I don’tRead… Read more »
Original post from www.andrewdwelch.com found at http://www.andrewdwelch.com/2010/03/april-shines-spotlight-on-leadership.html The “Spotlight on Leadership Campaign” runs each April in the U.S. Coast Guard. Though the campaign is USCG-specific,the themes are nearly universally applicable in business, government, non-profits, or anywhere else you work and serve. I hope that Coasties and non-Coasties alike who read this blog will take theRead… Read more »
Great Privacy News Highlights 22–31 March 2010 Contents: US – New U.S. Biometrics Agency Created to Manage Dod-Wide Responsibilities. 3 US – New Hampshire Lawmakers Reject Biometric ID Restrictions. 3 CA – Alberta Ponders Provincial Biometric ID Cards for Homeless. 3 CA – New BC Gov’t Powers Raise Privacy Concerns. 4 CA – B.C. DatabaseRead… Read more »
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Greetings from Stony Brook University! SBU has launched a campaign to encourage students to pursue careers in the federal government. My office hopes to connect with alumni in federal service through govloop. Any SBU graduates out there on govloop?
Probably, but it must be tastefully done. Here’s our attempt. I’ll check in tomorrow and let you know if I still have a job! Brought to you by Amver!
Happy Thursday! Army Secretary John M. McHugh has decided to effectively ignore the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy by not pursuing discharges of soldiers who recently told him they are gay. “What I’m trying to do is show the troops that, yes, it’s okay to talk about this,” McHugh told reporters on Wednesday. “IRead… Read more »
This morning I backed into a discussion about thank you or followup letters. The crew agreed they are good, and then devolved into email or snail mail? Who cares? I think we were missing the real point. I think the purpose of a followup letter is to give the recipient something they want or careRead… Read more »
I had the pleasure of spending last Friday and Saturday with a great group of doers and thought leaders at Open Gov West. I’m going to try to sum up some of my major take-aways from the Open Gov Regional Standards and Seamless Data panels and facilitated discussion. Let me just note that this panelRead… Read more »