U.S. Broadband Technology (BTOP) Award Dates Pushed
NTIA has extended the review period for first round grants and is now targeting December 2009 to begin making awards. What about the second round?…http://tinyurl.com/yks65yf
Improper payments to U.S. Federal Contractors Rises Sharply. What will it mean for vendors?
Improper payments by U.S. federal agencies has increased 36% in the past year according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). What will the Obama administration do about it? http://tinyurl.com/yka7npm
The Virtual World is Flat- How social media is helping good ideas get heard
The Army is probably about as stratified and hierarchical an organization as you will find where everyone has a place in the system from Private to General. That system has existed for literally thousands of years but I believe the social media revolution is creating a virtual flattening like never seen before where anyone withRead… Read more »
Leading Amidst the Disruptive Innovation Storm
I read a report this morning on BusinessWeek about Singularity University that really got me thinking about our path forward amidst a technological revolution filled with disruptive innovations. How do you prepare for something you can’t see coming? Even if a few people can see it coming, how do we ensure that these voices getRead… Read more »
Do you love your job?
I sent this link to my son, knowing he would enjoy it: Cactus Flight 1549 Accident Reconstruction (US Airways) “The NTSB released the public docket for Flight 1549 on June 9, 2009. The docket contains a wealth of information that can be utilized in a full 3D reconstruction of the accident. Our work goes deepRead… Read more »
EPP TEAM L – Fort Leavenworth Army College Visit
Team L of the Graduate School Executive Potential visited United States Army Combined Arms College at Ft. Leavenworth yesterday, Nov. 17. We were hosted by retired Major General Ralph Doughty who is the Chair of Interagency and Multinational Studies. We spent the day in briefing and demos that were geared toward giving us a betterRead… Read more »
Building a Wiki Community: Gotta Love the Social Media
A significant difference between wikis created now and those created two-to-three years ago is the advent — and proliferation of — social media. Facebook is no longer used only by college kids, and Twitter results now show up on Google searches. What a change! In order to build a community, you must be able toRead… Read more »
Why Twitter? Why Now? Why Not?
NASA hosted our first tweet-up at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, corresponding with the STS-129 Space Shuttle launch. Tweeters from around the world attended — from as far away as the UK, Morocco, and New Zealand. We exposed them to speakers who shared their experiences on what it takes to launch a Shuttle toRead… Read more »
Could email be ‘extinct within a decade’ ?
Yes, if one goes by a report in Daily Mail. Read the report for details. Dr D.C.Misra