Well, my good luck streak could only last so long I suppose. You see, I missed my flight out of San Jose, CA. That means I’m getting the next flight to an airport I won’t reveal, but I’ll be spending the night at. (Telling you would be too easy; you have to work for it.)Read… Read more »
I think it’s fair to say that DCMS’s plans for Local TV are mostly terrible. Luckily, people who know a lot more about it that I do are writing it all up. I enjoyed these three posts on the LSE blog on the subject, all by Sally Broughton Micova. They are well worth reading forRead… Read more »
Today’s IT departments need to deal with incredible amounts of machine data. Splunk collects, indexes and harnesses all the fast moving machine data generated by enterprise applications and devices. This is a Big Data challenges that others find intimidating, with terabytes of information in many formats and from many sources. Many large enterprises now generateRead… Read more »
Day 19 Another GIS day Today was another day primarily spent on tasks related to GIS. Several of us discussed the structure and vision of GIS for the city. This has been important not only because our city is working on a succession plan, but also because GIS is changing so much as it evolvesRead… Read more »
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration‘s new mobile product, the OSHA Heat Safety Tool, allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, display a risk level to outdoor workers. The app, which is available on Andriod devices, pulls data from the National Weather Service forRead… Read more »
Thousands of people are traveling to the Nation’s Capital this weekend to participate in the official dedication ceremony of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. Not many people can say they had the pleasure of being childhood friends with the late civil rights leader, but AFGE’s Women’s and Fair PracticesRead… Read more »
This is the pilot version of a new discussion guide from Everyday Democracy. Adapted from a 2006 guide created by LaGuardia Community College, One Nation, Many Beliefs helps people of different faith groups and secular groups develop relationships to work together in creating a community where everyone can thrive. Go to www.everyday-democracy.org//en/Resource.182.aspx to download theRead… Read more »
We recently had a great post by Patrick Fiorenza on whether the government should be run like a business. It created lots of good discussion about the pros and cons of each viewpoint. The general consesus seemed to be that the nature of goverment services to not lend itself to business management completely, but thatRead… Read more »
It’s almost that time of year again, folks. A couple of days ago, the PMF Program Office announced its anticipated application schedule for the 2012 cycle. Under current regulation, students must be completing a graduate degree between September 1, 2011, and August 31, 2012, to be eligible to apply. (This means, of course, that weRead… Read more »
Navy iPad? Apparently the Navy will allow iPhone, iPad and Android devices to be utilized on their unclassified networks. Not all that unusual in a normal private sector CIO’s world, but when it starts to hit parts of DoD, then folks have to call it a solid trend line. The consumerization of the ICT landscapeRead… Read more »