The Washington Post reported this week that President Obama issued an order to agencies, asking them to utilize digital record keeping systems. As of right now, much of the filing that is being done “is based on an outdated approach involving paper and filing cabinets,” but Obama wants to “move the process into the digitalRead… Read more »
Thanks to all who attended Developing Solutions Camp on Friday. We had an exciting day of interactive working with about 50 people in the room and 6 teams working on ideas that had been submitted under the first phase of the competition. Congratulations to the winners of the mobile application competition; the team who workedRead… Read more »
As the 2011 calendar year winds down, faint recollections of last year’s pay freeze dance in the minds of many Federal employees. Will it happen again this year? As the old 8-Ball says, “The answer points to ‘Yes’.” The Administration already proposed a 2-year pay freeze on Federal civlian salaries arguing that this was measureRead… Read more »
April may well be the cruellest month, but for me November was the busiest – and the illest (as in, I’ve been poorly. I’m not starting to talk “street”, you’ll be pleased to know*) as well. Kind of Digital seems to have had time to get settled in now, and we’ve so much work onRead… Read more »
Tri-Rail (FL) will build its first LEED-certified sustainable station at Pompano Beach thanks to a $5.7 million federal grant. Original post
Starting this week, passengers on California’s Capitol Corridor, San Joaquin, and Pacific Surfliner trains can access the Internet via AmtrakConnect. Original post
So a number of things have started to really come together for this Saturday Dec 3rd. I’ve noticed a number of new cities being tweeted about (hello Kuala Lumpur & Oakland!) and others adding themselves to the wiki. Indeed, we seem to be above 40 cities. It is hard to know how many people willRead… Read more »
Supervisory Human Resources Specialist, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education. Job Announcement # OIG-HQ-2012-0003. Closes 12/16/11. Address any questions to the contact provided in the announcement – I have no other information. Good luck!
A catchy tune. Congress > Science? Original post
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything here. Now that I’m getting back in the saddle, I’m starting with something simple… When I was at UNC, I remember volunteering as a jury member in a mock trial for the law school. I sat and watched six law students argue a case and I helpedRead… Read more »