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Assoc of Info Professionals Richmond Hosts Feb 17 Pgm on IT Career Outlook for Richmond

From AITP:“Topic: Information Technology Career Outlook for Richmond and Central Virginia – Opportunities, Challenges and New Directions for Job Seekers in 2012 and Beyond. Date: Tuesday, Feb. 21, Networking 5:15 pm – Program – 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Location: Hilton Garden Inn at Innsbrook, 4050 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia Panel members: David IngramRead… Read more »

Daily Dose: Federal Workers Union Questions the GOP

An article in the Washington Post shared an ad that is scheduled to air this weekend by the American Federation of Government Employees, targeting the GOP’s recent legislation on federal pay and benefits. The 30-second ad is part of a modest advertising campaign that begins Sunday on TV stations in the Washington area and willRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: February 10, 2012

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Gov in (cyber)space! edition. From Cables to Wireless. Three senior State Department officials will sit down with Alex Howard to talk about the evolution of 21st Century Statecraft: what it means, how it is progressing, and what the future holds. Alex writes about how you can submit a question, attend the panel, orRead… Read more »

International Galaxy Note Review

The Galaxy Note truly is different from any phone you’ve ever seen. Samsung released their 5.3 inch behemoth to some amount of fanfare last year. The huge screen, inclusion of a stylus and relative scarcity created a decent amount of news – but then nothing. I recently picked up a Galaxy Note International Edition andRead… Read more »

Which technique could help you land a job faster—Networking or Connecting?

Last night, I attended a mediation training where we discussed how important it was to connect with the parties—the plaintiff/defendant, parent/teen, victim/offender, or husband/wife, among others. Specifically, as mediators we are taught to connect without showing bias. We discussed the value of building trust to gain traction and bring the parties together—hopefully to an agreement.Read… Read more »

Sunlight Foundation: The Senate Judiciary Committee votes to televise Supreme Court arguments

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to favorably report a bill that would require the Supreme Court to allow television coverage of its arguments (S. 1945). Currently, only a limited number of citizens are able to see the court’s sessions in person. Audio files of proceedings are released after the fact, but are notRead… Read more »

The DorobekINSIDER Book Club: Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

For the past several years, I have been hosting something I call the DorobekINSIDER Book Club — it is something like the Oprah Book Club but more wonky. Essentially, we select a book that is tied to my favorite words: It helps the government do its job better. We invite the author… and then weRead… Read more »