Let’s face it. DARPA is always on the bleeding-edge when it comes to developing advanced technologies for defense. Just when you think they have outdone themselves, they come up with something even more mind-blowing. DARPA’s latest foray is into developing technologies that actually see through concrete walls, meaning there is no place for insurgents toRead… Read more »
Un miracle pascal s’est produit les amis: le député québécois Bernard Drainville a réagi à une vidéo où l’on voit Barack Obama parlant de pandémie, une information transmise via Twitter. IL A OSÉ UTILISER LE MOT “PANDÉMIE”. @BDrainvillePQ à @Lyne_Robichaud “Merci! Je retiens ceci: pour faire face à une éventuelle pandémie, ça prend des infrastructuresRead… Read more »
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from localgov20.com – I’ve been doing a lot of research over the past several months about social media for governance. In that time, I’ve seen many efforts to reform government communications – some mediocre, some good, and some great. Using the wide-open Web in a government setting is a scary proposition for most, with theRead… Read more »
Now that video production and distribution is within reach of all of us we need to learn more about the tools to make them 508 compliant. My halting efforts are detailed below: There’s a parcity of software applications to convert sound into text. The $300 Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 is highly rated, but does notRead… Read more »
It must be apparent to anyone following my blogs (if that is indeed anyone at all), that I don’t usually blog about work related things. Even Web 2.0, which is a fun thing. Somehow when you institutionalize something, it takes all the fun out of it. For instance, reading Melville’s MOBY DICK can be fun,Read… Read more »
The birth and evolution of DoDTechipedia and DefenseSolutions.gov is a fascinating and multi-faceted story. It begins in the DoD CIO’s office, travels to the Hill and through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L). In support of our national security, each of these entities were trying solve different,Read… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: @sradick: A challenge to the attendees of #gov20camp (http://tinyurl.com/c7ce2q) #gov20 @krishnan: Redhat tries to push Open Government using Open Source and Open Formats. http://bit.ly/3anYNy #opensource #opengov @conniecrosby: in Open Government session at #mesh09 #opengov with @remarkk @conniecrosby: @danielrose why we use visual models to explain abstracts-words carry baggage; getting ridRead… Read more »
In 2005 the Department of Defense established the Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment (DAPA) for the purpose of improving acquisition and procurement in major programs. The Department collected recommendations through narrative, video, documents and images – all through electronic outreach to vendors, department personnel, military colleges, and other stakeholders. The process was highly inclusive and resultedRead… Read more »
I am putting together my presentation for Ignite DC and one of my slides (gasp! powerpoint!) I want to point out the active DC women on GovLoop, that is, if I don’t cover them in another slide. And when I say active, I mean they live or work in the DC Metro area and theyRead… Read more »