My digital life was erased
Scary stuff. I definitely will be following Marco Arment’s advice on this one. You should too. Original post
Sequestration Planning Benefits from Enterprise Architecture-Driven Value Engineering
The next 5 months portend a spectacle of US Congressional battles to be waged ahead of the pending, mandatory “sequester” – automatic, mandatory federal government spending reductions of about $1 Trillion over 9 years, in non-exempt, discretionary appropriations, set to take effect 1/2/2013. Forward-thinking planners in government IT organizations, in large Programs that depend uponRead… Read more »
The Government Man on the GSA Scandal (Again) – No Apologies
I was hoping that I could stop commenting on the GSA scandal and get back to some of the fun stuff from Confessions. Well, just when you think the dragon has been slain it rears its ugly head again. Notwithstanding my prior opinions, the GSA scandal is not over after all – in fact it’sRead… Read more »
Clarifying Change with An Action Plan, Or How to Avoid the Yada Yada Yada
Originally published on Tri Tuns blog Insights. The now classic Seinfeldian “yada yada yada” is a phrase so many of us (still) use to headline a story and gloss over details is – like most comedy – a double-edged sword of both humor and truth. Of course, the “yada yada yada” ceases to be funnyRead… Read more »
What Police Really Do
Police have a fairly obvious presence in our lives – we see them at events, driving on the roads, and we count on them if we happen to be a victim of a crime. They are so familiar that many people probably think they have a good idea of exactly what the police do eachRead… Read more »
AOKP Goes Nightly, Galaxy Note 10.1 Unveiled and more
The Nexus D was designed and created by a Galaxy Nexus user AOKP (my favorite Android ROM) has released details that they (much like CyanogenMod) will start posting nightly updates for their supported devices. If you have not yet moved to AOKP for your daily driver, I would greatly suggest checking up their website. ViaRead… Read more »
The GovLoop Leadership Guide Companion (3 of 3): Beyond Doing More With Less: Doing Different
The Series Welcome to the final of three posts intended to help you get the most out of GovLoop’s new leadership guide: 10 Traits of a Great Government Leader. Each of these posts covers a different theme and, taken together, cover all ten traits in the leadership guide. Our intent is to provide you withRead… Read more »
Why DC is doing well
Good economic analysis of my city of residence, the District of Columbia. Original post
EPA Breach Compromises Almost 8,000, DARPA Seeks Smart Sniper Scopes, and More
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: A breach of the U.S. y has compromised the personal and banking data of 5,100 current employees and 2,700 “other individuals.” More here. The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency awarded a contract for a “compact observation, measurement, and ballistic calculation system” for snipers. More here. TheRead… Read more »
Be Bipartisan
As the Presidential election heats up, I’ve noticed myself becoming increasingly drawn into a conversational topic that I try hard to avoid: politics. I highly encourage you to avoid it as well, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. If you do talk politics, make sure that it is out of the office first, and second, make sureRead… Read more »