When I grew up, Gaithersburg was the last outpost before entering the Maryland farm belt; and boasted the county fair as well as a State Roads Equipment Depot. It was a close community where people knew each other (if I got into minor mischief, my mother knew about it and would be waiting when IRead… Read more »
Europe trumps earnings Second quarter earnings have been pretty good so far and we hadn’t been seeing the typical mid-July “sell the news” reaction this year, but troubles in Europe with Spanish yields rising well above 7% on Friday, a new high in the euro era, and stocks backed off. Here are the TSP fundRead… Read more »
This morning in the chaotic hours after the #theatershooting in Denver, CO, the National Rifle Association‘s Twitter account @NRA_Rifleman tweeted a very cheerful tweet: sent 9:20 am EST: “@nra_rifleman: Good morning, shooters. Happy Friday! Weekend plans?— Edmund Lee (@edmundlee) July 20, 2012 The tweet was quickly retweeted and people responded in disbelief. Later this afternoonRead… Read more »
On 31 July 2012 at 1145, I will be doing a presentation on Managing Agile Projects, and tools and techniques that help Government organizations succeed with Agile. There is more information on the event here and here. The main topics will include an introduction of myself and VersionOne, an overview of the Agile Process andRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: President Obama urged lawmakers to pass the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 that would create a public-private partnership to set cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure. More here. The U.S. Census Bureau plans to launch an economic statistics app for iPhone and Android devices and is streaming dataRead… Read more »
Want to thank everyone who came to my session and who sent me wonderful feedback from both the keynote and the session. I was thrilled to see ZDnet wrote a piece about the keynote as well as have practioners, such as Sonya Barry, the Community Manager for Java write things like this about the longerRead… Read more »
Have you ever noticed how the best way to learn is to watch people who are really screwing up? Call it the Tool Man Phenomenon. I’ve been reminded recently that if you really want to destroy your chances of success on a project, the best thing you can do is neglect communication. Specifically in thisRead… Read more »
In my continuing quest to ensure that local governments are recognized for the services they provide to the public, I bring you the first of several profiles of local government CIOs. With limited budgets, constraints from the county and state and under the unending watch of citizens, local technology departments are tasked with providing consistentlyRead… Read more »
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With hosts of new applications being created by the government, the Smithsonian has joined in with their new Google maps app. Now you can explore their 17 museums and the National Zoo on your smartphone, using Google maps technology to navigate from exhibit to exhibit. Each exhibit is clearly labeled, and navigation is made simpleRead… Read more »