Today’s news that top officials at the Minerals Management Service ignored warnings from agency scientists is consistent with findings in last year’s survey of the best places to work in the federal government. The MMS scored a 63.8 out of 100 and ranked 111th of the 216 agencies, according to the 2009 Best Places toRead… Read more »
Are you looking for a federal job or internship? You’ll have an excellent opportunity to meet with representatives from dozens of federal agencies at the Public Service Career and Internship Fair on July 14 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the National Building Museum. The fair is sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service.Read… Read more »
I will spare you the pleasantries, and cut directly to the chase: social media behind the firewall does not present any new management challenges in the public sector. If you were a strong manager before the age of social media, you are a strong manager in the era of social media. Conversely, if you wereRead… Read more »
International postgraduate programme “Economics and Techniques for the Conservation of the Architectural and Environmental Heritage”, is the result of a joint effort with Universita IUAV di Venezia, Italy.
I realize this is a Canadian event taking place next week, but I can’t think of one reason why we in the US of A can’t join our North American neighbors and do our part. So what do you say, can’t you at least try?? Reasons why driving your car isn’t doing you any favors:Read… Read more »
I have blogged for a while now and have enjoyed every post, every comment, every interaction that has resulted from these written posts. Within the last couple of weeks I began my YouTube channel to add a more rich, complete, experience to my content. Please check it out and subscribe so I know it’s worthRead… Read more »
I’ve been unabashed about the high points of KDOT’s social media operation, so it’s only fair that I note our missteps–like this one, cross-posted from K-TOC. — Here’s a link to KDOT’s informational video discussing the four proposed alternatives for Kansas passenger rail expansion detailed in the recently released AMTRAK study. That’s the third iterationRead… Read more »
And if NPT RevCon and other acronyms mean anything to you, then you might be interested in the opinions gathered by the Foreign Office’s Amelia Bate as she monitors the conference in New York. She’s gathered the thoughts of some luminaries. We start with Susi Snyder, programme leader-Nuclear Disarmament, IKV Pax Christi Move on toRead… Read more »
Dr. Alexander Boer and Professor Dr. Tom van Engers, both of the Leibniz Center for Law at the University of Amsterdam, have published The Agile Project: Reconciling Agility and Legal Accountability, in ICT4JUSTICE 2009: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on ICT Solutions for Justice, Skopje, FYR Macedonia, September 24, 2009 41-49 (George Eleftherakis andRead… Read more »
After you get functionality right, what comes next? Aarron Walter http://carsonified.com/blog/design/emotional-interface-design-the-gateway-to-passionate-users/