If you have read my blog before you know that I am a trainer and speech coach, and I have some professional acting and theatre experience. While trying to do the right thing for my talented daughter, Allie, who is dying to get into the business of being “discovered,” I found despicable marketing practices fromRead… Read more »
Communication technology encompasses a broad range of mediums, from the internet to radio to television to wireless signal providers. It is used in the business sphere, in personal relationships and also in public spaces that are neither primarily commercial or personal, such as a subway stop that uses televisions to broadcast schedule changes. Traditionally, communicationRead… Read more »
In May of this year, Code for America began accepting applications for our new Accelerator civic startup incubator program, designed to help startup ventures in the civic space. As my colleague Abhi Nemani mentioned in a recent blog post, the Accelerator program staff expected a couple of dozen applicants. We got a couple of hundred.Read… Read more »
AFGE activists and hundreds of supporters gathered in front of the United States Capitol on Tuesday to support the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women’s “Save the VAWA National Action Rally.” The rally was held to encourage Congress to pass S. 1925, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization (VAWA) Act ofRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: IBM and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are working together on the Vulcan supercomputer to analyze data for developing new technologies in applied energy, green energy, manufacturing, data management and other fields. More here. The Senate Commerce Committee is holding a hearing today on whether theRead… Read more »
GAO will be holding the third of our live streaming AskGAOLive video chats this Monday. TOPIC: Federal Efforts to Help Struggling Homeowners Keep Their Homes LINK: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/gaolive WHEN: Monday, July 2, at 12:30pm The chat will be based on a GAO report being released on this subject later today. You can submit questions for GAORead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE June 28, 2012 by Ron Manderscheid, PhD, Executive Director, NACBHDD 0 Comments Share on facebookShare on linkedinShare on twitterShare on google| More Sharing ServicesShare | Print ACA is Constitutional! Halleluiah! Halleluiah! Hall-e-lu-iah! The Court has affirmed the Individual Mandate as a tax! The Court has supported the Medicaid Expansion! Clearly, the Supreme CourtRead… Read more »
In both my private- and public-sector careers, I’ve been heavy SharePoint user. I really took it to the next level when I ran about a 20-person contract team at DHS. Basic things like Action Items And Issues Tracking were handled via SharePoint. On the more advanced end, we created a Project Dashboard with different healthRead… Read more »
WASHINGTON – American Federation of Government Employees National President John Gage today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming the Affordable Care Act: “The Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act is a victory for everyone who believes all Americans are entitled to affordable, quality health care. “MillionsRead… Read more »
Please take the time to read the Supreme Court’s opinions upholding the Federal health care reform law. Many will disagree but the uninsured and underinsured, including many many children whose future is in our hands, will certainly benefit.