Hi and welcome to the Young (Gov) Money blog! This blog will teach you, the young Fed, how to apply all that savvy knowhow to your personal finances. Whether you’re totally starting from scratch or are spreadsheet-happy, this blog will teach you to make the most of your financial opportunities as a Fed (Yes! YouRead… Read more »
Web 2.0 technologies (a.k.a. new media) provide opportunities for agencies to disseminate and collect information in new and exciting ways. Wikis, blogs and social networking sites are all examples of connecting people electronically. Agencies are already working on policies, regulations and guidance on the use of Web 2.0 media. But what about existing regulations –Read… Read more »
Led by the Danish Board of Technology, World Wide Views on Global Warming (2009) is considered the first in-depth global citizen consultancy on climate change. WWViews established a model for the future inclusion of the world’s citizens in global policymaking. The novel and practical project design made it potentially possible for all nations on theRead… Read more »
Earlier today I read a post by @loulouk titled “You’ve come a long way baby” – the post was well written and touched on something which is close to my heart which is feeling valued and qualified to do your job. Essentially not feeling out of your depth every single day of your working life.Read… Read more »
by Patrick Shane Gallagher, Ph.D. (ADL) Shane is the Senior Advisor for Instructional Technology to ADL. He is also a senior consultant to the NSF Supporting NSF research programs as an advisor in education and interoperability issues concerning Cyberlearning, Innovations in Education and Race to the Top. Dr. Gallagher’s prior research included assessing SCORM forRead… Read more »
As it turns out, Esperanza Spalding will be performing in concert in Frederick MD on March 4 at the Weinberg Theater, with good seats still available.. Already have my tickets.
Low voltage lighting, software that tracks and compiles lighting needs over time, energy efficient servers, electric vehicle charging stations, the list goes on and on. Watch this video and you’ll get a great tour of SAP labs in Palo Alto, CA. Share this article! Original post
I was looking at my RSS feeds earlier and came across an excellent post by Jeremiah Owyang – The Web Strategist. The post is called Spend wisely – finally an investment roadmap for social business buyers. The main thing I loved about the post was this one side maturity assessment, which could be used inRead… Read more »
I’d like to peel back the curtain a bit on how I do about producing ideas. As I tend to be a creature of habit, I tend to participate in certain rituals that result in new projects, new writing or new directions for existing efforts. I make the act of Ideation a pretty enjoyable habitRead… Read more »
Last nights game featured IBM’s “Watson” computer holding its own. I was floored by Watson answering complex questions not written in natural English. Many of the questions use words with a double meaning. So far we are safe. Our brains are less than 1/2 the volume of a single server, run quieter and require lessRead… Read more »