Career, Communications, Leadership, Tech
Kind of a dumb title. Maybe I should have said “Read Up!” but that sounds kinda boring, don’t you think? No matter what your favorite way of saying it, taking in and processing information is more important than ever. As a former GS-15 with a gift for planning and communications, I’ve spent a lot ofRead… Read more »
Acquisition, Career, Communications, Leadership, Tech
If you are looking to become engaged and involved with the Young AfCEANs of the DC Chapter then this is one event you will not want to miss! Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 4th from 5:30 pm – 8:30 at One Lounge in DC and come mingle with Board members, Senior Young AFCEAN leaders,Read… Read more »
I was hiking and touring the Manassas, VA battlefield recently, and came across something interesting. The congressional act of July 4, 1864 (13 Stat. 381-82), recognized the debt the Federal Government owed loyal citizens for property losses suffered during the Civil War. This act, like all such Government legislation until 1871, applied only to citizensRead… Read more »
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Gadi Ben-Yehuda Chicago inviting more input. Residents of Chicago can now open and track service requests tot he city using www.cityofchicago.org/311. The tool also accepts pictures, so both the city and other residents can see exactly what needs to be addressed. ENews Park Forest has the details. NPR seeks better input. In an interesting move,Read… Read more »
On the internet, as they say, no-one knows if you’re a dog – or a government agency. This can become a problem when Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, even websites, are set up that look like government accounts, but aren’t. We’ve seen this issue in the private sector, such as with fake Shell accounts that tookRead… Read more »
I had something else planned for today but I scrapped it in favour of simply sharing the following quotation from a Forbes article I read, its probably the most important thing I’ve read in a couple of weeks: On the people front, the behavior of leaders matters—big time. In our initial study on disruptive innovatorsRead… Read more »
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Today I noticed that Twitter had added the ability to add a header image to a Twitter profile. So I created a few headers out of some photos related to public works and posted them on the Public Works Group site. So if you would like to change out the header on your Twitter profileRead… Read more »
New female protective gear prototype, from the Washington DC Military Technology Examiner If you have ever had an opportunity to wear protective gear for military combat, you have a good idea just how much body protection in combat can actually conflict with the capability to defend and protect. The average soldier wears between 50 andRead… Read more »
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Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The White House is working with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and others to draft their cybersecurity executive order. More here. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved a non-binding resolution calling on the United States to prevent the United NationsRead… Read more »
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