FedInsider: Intel Community Operative Builds Electronic Crystal Ball Deep in the intelligence community, a project seeks to build a model for detecting the future. Its goal is to someday give analysts a way of knowing what technologies are gestating in labs and research houses. If analysts knew which ones would emerge as successful products, suchRead… Read more »
MTA New York City Transit is installing induction loop technology to make it easier for its hearing-impaired riders to communicate with station agents. Original post
Starting today, Thursday 1st December until Friday 16th December, we will be giving at least one gift a day away to members of the Learning Pool community as part of our annual 12 days of Christmas festivities. We’re celebrating how lovely learning can be and giving away a range of free resources to help youRead… Read more »
There’s a fantastic article in Wired this month about The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin. It’s a great read and a well-written article, but reading it one gets the sense that Bitcoin failed, and all of the P2P currency experiment has failed with it. Paul Krugman dismisses it, a consultant calls it a pyramid scheme,Read… Read more »
I recently had a wake up call in how I manage my contracts. I won’t get into the catalyst, but the result has been amazing. See, I get distracted very easily. So I printed out a calendar, tape it to my desk, and put down a tally mark in the day whenever I find myselfRead… Read more »
On Friday, December 16th, 2011, FedCyber.com will host a webinar featuring one of the great champions of secure code, Mr. Michael Howard. For more information and to register for this event see: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/551297622 More on the webinar: FedCyber.com is pleased to announce a special opportunity to interact with Mr. Michael Howard, author of the SecurityRead… Read more »
Communication is an imprecise process – no matter how much effort and innovation we may put into choice of words, method of delivery, and focus on key points. Try as we will, the full transfer of knowledge from our mind to the listener happens only in the Vulcan Mind Meld. Typically a just a portionRead… Read more »
In my long career in government I have sat in traffic the most hours because of this event. 4:30pm on a week day? Really? Does it break some law to push it to a Saturday? Or how about at 7pm when the rush hour traffic has fled the city? If anyone here has some influenceRead… Read more »
Catch tomorrow’s session, Adapting to Climate Change: Governing in an Era of Uncertainty, right after the morning’s education! Visit GOVgreen for more info on tomorrow’s events. Original post
Like Samuel L. Jackson, I’m putting together an elite team of superheroes… an OpenGov team! This will be an internal team at the City of Reno, made up of existing staff. The team’s mission would be to identify and implement opportunities to share data & information, as well as develop policies and procedures related toRead… Read more »