The short article below was meant for a Board of Directors of a non-profit organization. It bares a striking resemblance to joining any committee, commission, etc in order to get things done. It doesn’t matter how big the group or how important to the world is its decisions. It has more to do with establishingRead… Read more »
Whether you love it, hate it, or are leaving Facebook because of it, the Timeline is here to stay. As a former elementary school teacher, part of me is relieved that all of my old students will finally understand how a timeline works. As a former college student and early adopter of Facebook, another partRead… Read more »
I’ve blogged previously on the subject of the future of local government but some posts were very scattered and half-baked, like most of the posts I write however I have written two previous posts which I’d like to associate this one with: Part 1 – Future of Local Government Part 2 – Future of LocalRead… Read more »
This month, our elections team in Monmouthshire Council asked me along to Chepstow Comprehensive to talk to students about how people can get involved in community life using social media. This is a post about what this group of young people told me about how they use social media. A day of democracy in theRead… Read more »
At a recent writing workshop I attended, the speaker suggested one strategy to find your niche for writing: pick three things you’re passionate about, and imagine yourself in the space where those three things intersect. While I have imagined myself in the middle of many a three set Venn diagram, few sound more appealing thanRead… Read more »
By HudsonHollister In July, when the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee examined the need for better transparency in federal spending, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) told the committee he would introduce a new version of the DATA Act. Last Friday, with Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) on board as a cosponsor, he kept his promise.Read… Read more »
“Speak, she said, as you would write: as if your words were letters of lead, graven there for all time, for which you must take the consequences.” ― Dorothy Dunnett There are plenty of articles, blogs, and comments surrounding the propriety of the chain of emails exchanged between reporter, Michael Hastings, and State Department aideRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff The Ubislate 7Ci is here to fulfill your inexpensive tablet dreams. Here is yesterday’s top news and tech stories. Apple is using a chip to stop you from buying cheap cables – We’ve reported in the past that only Apple is selling their new lightning adapter for the next year, but now itRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff DISA’s technology needs can drive adoption in the DoD as a whole We covered DISA’s recently released Strategic plan for years 2013-2018 in this post here. However, part of their report includes a technology watchlist. Below we have analyzed the technologies that DISA is watching over the next 5 years. As providers toRead… Read more »
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