The practitioner-focused FedCyber.com Cyber Security Summit will be held 15 Nov 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington DC. This event is designed for those who play active roles in defending systems. Our focus is always on finding ways to share lessons, exchange ideas and learn best practices. This year we have built inRead… Read more »
Chief Deputy United States Marshal Matthew Fogg was off duty and just 40 blocks north of the North & South Twin Towers of the New York City’s World Trade Center’s when both towers crumble to earth in a catastrophic fire and smoke-filled event. His eyes watered, knowing many American men, women and children were alreadyRead… Read more »
Jack Hernandez, Red Boot Media’s Graphic Designer, shared some of his thoughts on designing a social media strategy for a client recently. We weren’t sure if it was his years of work with local government or his partnership with Red Boot Media that helped him craft this advice, but we thought it would be greatRead… Read more »
A little bit of breaking news here folks – Just a few minutes ago the New York City Health Department just approved the ban on large soda. Here is a recap of the soda ban post we had up earlier in the summer to refresh your memory on the issue (thanks again Megan!) So whatRead… Read more »
I wanted to post a quick reminder that next Thursday (September 20th) is the last day to register for the 2012 NCDD conference at the regular rate. The late rate of $550 goes into effect that night at 11pm Pacific! We timed it like this to encourage everyone to get themselves registered and reserve theirRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The House of Representatives passed the renewed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act allowing electronic surveillance of Americans without a warrant. More here. Panelists at the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies testified that American civilian infrastructure is not prepared for electromagnetic pulses.Read… Read more »
I was trying to get through M Street at New Hampshire and a bicyclist ran through a red light, running over several pedestrians. He was a young yup going home from his policy job, and he started yelling at the pedestrians, the drivers, the air. He was also stopping two roads with nothing but aRead… Read more »
Stanford University has something very interesting called the Standford Forgiveness Projects, which as of 2010 was headed by Dr. Frederic Luskin. According to Dr. Luskin: Forgiveness has been shown to reduce anger, hurt, depression and stress and lead to greater feelings of optimism, hope, compassion and self confidence. Those who know me well know thatRead… Read more »
Why is it that training is the last item considered in planning for change, and the first item to be scrapped when the budget gets tight? Change drive progress – and when we change, we need to learn how to use the new tool or features to achieve better results, greater speed, or use lessRead… Read more »
In the late 1980s, when my daughters were in elementary school, I worked at a large government professional services provider. Like many other contractors, we were forced to create separate organizations and cost centers to compete for an increasing number of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) contracts. It started with less skilled tasks but eventuallyRead… Read more »