Think IDEO, but for government

This entry may be last before the new year, and to be honest, has been a long time coming. You see, I’ve got this thought in my head and it seems to have taken up residence. I’m not sure how much you know about me, or how much you care to know, but I’ve spentRead… Read more »

Are you using capture software? Can you help AIIM find the best products?

Over the last few months, AIIM has gathered hundreds of product ratings from industry professionals and users of Capture software. We will make the results available in a report we are developing with well known industry analyst Harvey Spencer. Here’s the current issue if you are a capture vendor or partner or user — SomeRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: December 10, 2010

Gadi Ben-Yehuda Vivek Kundra proposes a slew of IT reforms for the federal government aimed at lowering operating costs while boosting productivity. As if on cue, the USDA has consolidated its email systems (as GSA did last week), and moved to the cloud. The future of citizen participation starts with ExpertNet. Federal CTO Aneesh ChopraRead… Read more »

Boehner will cut Hill budgets by 5 percent

For all those asking Congress to make the same sacrifices they are asking of others — Incoming Speaker John Boehner said he will propose to cut nearly every office budget by five percent as one of Congress’ first measures next year. In an interview set to air Sunday on CBS’s “60 Minutes,” the Ohio RepublicanRead… Read more »

Mobile Virtual Platforms – Possible sea change

(PingBack to original post on buzzfreezone.wordpress.com: http://wp.me/p1bJuJ-3b) There have been a few recent developments that have individually generated an aggregate reaction somewhat equivalent to “Meh” (although the specialty markets and analysts have been abuzz). However, taken together, I think they can form the platform basis for a Sea Change in mobile platforms. Of course, aRead… Read more »

Who’s using cloud storage?

We currently back-up essential grant data/documents to a thumb-drive. This is actually a back-up of a back-up, that would be accessed in case of emergencies. Because I’ve experienced losing everything from a thumb-drive malfunction, I don’t recommend storing anything extremely important on one. I’ve suggested we use cloud storage to back-up grant documents. I useRead… Read more »

Social Networking Analysis and Homeland Security

Cross-posted from my Posterous blog – The Army Major – a Military Intelligence officer – is monitoring that blog. If any of you are willing to comment publicly, please provide your responses there. If you desire to provide anonymous input for his thesis, either email me directly. All such responses will be considered for non-attributionRead… Read more »

New Surgeon General’s Report on Tobacco Use Released

Surgeon General’s Report provides new details about nicotine addiction and the harmful effects of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. On December 9, 2010, the Surgeon General, in collaboration with CDC, released How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease: A Report of the Surgeon General. This report describes inRead… Read more »