Transformation in the Department of Defense is nothing new. The Department of Defense is one of the most adaptable organizations on the planet – when it needs to be. If you think about it, this is an organization that has to not only perform, but it has to out-perform militaries from any country on theRead… Read more »
This is a revision of an email I sent to a colleague. Some names will be redacted because I’m not sure if they would like to be posted here. K, I’m sharing this with Mark Patrick at Joint Staff because he’s a smart guy and may have some good stuff to say. He lives ECMRead… Read more »
FederalNewsRadio’s 5 Fallacies of Government? series is officially underway. Each day this week, we’ll examine a commonly held belief about the federal government to determine if it holds any weight. Today’s topic: Is the government a terrible buyer? The $500 hammer. The $1,000 toilet seat. These are among the most criticized examples of government spending.Read… Read more »
For those that may be interested, October 19-23 will mark the first international Open Access Week. Open Access Week is an opportunity to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access to research, including access policies from all types of research funders, within the international higher education community and the general public. The latter includes accessRead… Read more »
We need creative people to help the Federal Wave program. We did put ourselves on Facebook to lay out things, since everyone can get there. If everyone would get on board – that would really help this program. What’s the link between the two; Fed Wave and creative people? And how is Fed Wave differentRead… Read more »
I’m a big fan of the “Redesigning the Government” project over at Sunlight Labs, especially their latest mock-ups for the FCC. One particular part of their post rang true to me, as I’m frequently tasked with developing information architecture for government websites: “In many discussions that we’ve had with people who develop these sites, they’veRead… Read more »
As if soliciting their cost-savings ideas wasn’t enough, the White House now wants federal employees to pitch proposals on how to make the federal government more environmentally sustainable. The GreenGov Challenge starts Monday and continues through Oct. 31. Run by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the online contest asks federal workers to suggestRead… Read more »
I had a conversation with some folks at my shop on Thursday afternoon as the great ‘balloon boy’ fiasco unfolded about why it was such compelling watching. We all kind of felt stupid about being sucked into such a strange story and the conversation made me realize just why it was such a powerful newsRead… Read more »
Hi everyone – It’s your govloop weekly dose of TSP Talk. This market commentary is updated daily on www.tsptalk.com. Stocks ended a good week on a sour note Friday as the major indices and TSP stock funds were down about 1% across the board on the day, while the F-fund picked up 0.16%. For theRead… Read more »
The Computer is an Intelligent Donkey ! With this definition we will approach one of the principal problems for the progress of the Technology of the Information in the current days. For being one it conspires that it simply assists to programming commands, they become necessary Analysts, Programmers and an entire range of professionals thatRead… Read more »