This post originally appeared on my external blog, “Social Media Strategery.” What do you need from your job to succeed? Good salary? Short commute? Work/life balance? Everyone has their own dealbreakers and must-haves – what’s important to one person may not matter to another. These variables differ greatly from profession to profession too. I rememberRead… Read more »
An interesting article by John Foley in Information Week on Feb 15 … what do you think? Is this doable? The CEOs of IBM, Dell, and other tech companies say the U.S. government can reap huge savings from IT-driven initiatives, but their ambitious plan has virtually no chance of success. By John Foley, InformationWeek FebruaryRead… Read more »
Everybody keeps thinking that transparency and improved access to content is something that is only going to affect government, or, maybe some corporations. I’ve tried to argue differently in places like this blog post and in Taylor and I’s chapter in The New Journalist. Here’s a wonderful example of how new tools could start toRead… Read more »
I’m honored to be invited to do an interview every now and then, and a new one just came out. I’m “the guy who helps new project managers” so the questions and answers in these interviews are geared towards those topics. I realized this morning that I’ve never put a list of these together inRead… Read more »
As March 4 draws closer, the likelihood of a government shutdown increases as Republicans remain steadfast in their commitment to deep spending cuts. Their resolve was exemplified by the House passing a continuing resolution on Saturday for $61 billion in cuts for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. Senate Democrats responded yesterday with a proposalRead… Read more »
It sounds like predicting whether the government will shut down is about as productive as nailing Jello to a wall. Still, the Federal Continuity Directives have us thinking and planning what will happen in case of an outage or emergency. That said, the fiscal crisis is certainly a different kind of outage so I’m wonderingRead… Read more »
NOW YOU KNOW. Ever want to find out what happens at a Public Affairs Council National PAC Conference? Artistotle’s In the Know Blog provides a rare window into some of the proceedings here (discussing PACs run by Bridgepoint Education, LPL Financial, and Sanofi-Aventis) and here (discussing prior approval and the National Association of Mutual InsuranceRead… Read more »
I’m not sure that this is the best for forum for this, but I’m hoping that some community-service minded Washington area Federal employees will join me in volunteering in April. The first is during National Volunteer Week and is with Greater DC Cares, the same organization that President Obama and the First Lady volunteered withRead… Read more »
With the Victoria transport minister calling it “a mess,” Melbourne’s problem-plagued myki card may be running out of time. Original post
The Natural Resources Defense Council’s Smarter Cities project picked 15 U.S. metro areas that are demonstrating leadership in transportation innovation and smart transit. Original post