Florida Governor Rick Scott has reversed his position on federal funds and is allowing the state’s application for Race to the Top education funding to go through. Previously, Scott rejected federal funding on a variety of projects including some children’s healthcare funding which made the state ineligible for Race to the Top. Scott will haveRead… 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 »
Today we are launching my new eBook The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP. As part of this launch we are offering the following discount coupons to all new customers Product Coupon Code Discount Price PM PrepCast FreeGuide1 $15 $89.97 PM Exam Simulator FreeGuide2 $15 $74.99 PM Formulas FreeGuide3 $9 $20.97 PM FlashCards FreeGuide4 $9Read… Read more »
Today, the long wait is over! The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP by Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, is now available for download. For project managers who are preparing to take the challenging PMP exam, here’s a little help to get you started. The Short Guide to Becoming a PMP is a FREE e-book designed toRead… Read more »
On Wednesday I spent some time navigating the technical displays at the ITS World Congress to learn about the innovations coming to the transit industry. A few companies are trying to take the hassle out of park-and-ride. Parkmobile designs pay-by-phone systems that are currently in place at parking facilities for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,Read… Read more »
Verisign had a mind bending Building A Better Internet program at the Newseum in Washington DC. Three pages of good notes, huge respect for the people on stage (2011 Judges Video). There will be posts on this program for months. The keynote was Chris Anderson. I’ve seen Chris Anderson before. His presentations are the equivalentRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. In May 2011, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics awarded nearly half a billion dollars to state and local governments as part of the Byrne Memorial Grant program and the Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) program. These grants are awarded for projects that relate to law enforcement, courts,Read… Read more »
Thanks to Stephanie R. Altbier, MSLS, ERMp, Digital Library Technician, National Park Service, for this guest post: Digitizing State Historical Sites’ Nomination Applications. Read on… Emerging technologies at the end of the 20th Century made it possible for the National Park Service to develop a proposal to digitize state historical sites’ nomination applications that earnedRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kate Tussey reports. Hopefully readers of Deltek’s blog have seen our continual postings related to state and local budgets. In the health care and social services market, Deltek Senior Analyst Chris Cotner has provided a series of “good news” graphs that forecast an upward trend of budgets in FY 2013 and onward. InspiredRead… Read more »
Last night, Github held a thank you party to celebrate a huge milestone, 1 million users. To put that in perspective, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the US employs around 1.3 million software developers. Even factoring in international and non-coders, they’ve got a serious percentage of the talent market. Reaching 1 million usersRead… Read more »