Although everyone is being challenged to some degree in today’s economy, I have noticed that some people are struggling more than others. Here are the folks, in particular, that I see struggling … The unconnected I’m not talking about online social networks and such. I’m talking about folks who have not spent the time orRead… Read more »
As I am spending time at the beautiful Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa in Arizona, getting inspiration and ideas from the international Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) conference, I got the idea for my next complimentary webinar – “Top 10 Proposal Mistakes – and How to Avoid Them.” The title is self-explanatory –Read… Read more »
Interested in how students of public policy can shape their experience and become fluent in Government 2.0? Check out new blog post at wethegoverati blog: http://wethegoverati.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/studyinggov20/ Most importantly, please comment and let us know what we are missing or should think about when shaping our time as Master of Public Policy students! Best, Yasmin www.twitter.com/yasminfodilRead… Read more »
My wife Kathy is a great arbiter of architectural tastes. She constantly laments why is it that when they tear down old buildings they always replace them with uglier ones? There was a particularly hideous building near K Street and Vermont Avenue in DC that looked like a stack of concrete chicken wire. Oddly, itRead… Read more »
Defense Systems Magazine is putting together the annual Defense Systems Seminar Series in the Boston Area. It’s a FREE seminar for Government and Military Attendees. Don’t miss your chance to attend this intensive half-day seminar. Explore the challenges of Information Assurance in an interactive forum. You will learn to: Engage with peers and expert facultyRead… Read more »
Yes, a catchy title in today’s op-ed section of the NY Times caught my eye. For anyone interested in the FDIC’s Legacy Loan Program, a good read on this humid, rainy D.C. morning. Having cut my teeth at a company that counted former FDIC chair Bill Seidman as a partner, the parallels between the 80’sRead… Read more »
by Rick Alcantara 1. List day and night media contacts 2. Include maps of your community 3. Include links to your codebook, council minutes, budget reports, and tax figures 4. Include links to bios of key personnel (e.g., mayor, council members) 5. Post media releases grouped in reverse chronological order 6. Archive editions of yourRead… Read more »
Open Government Discussions: Transparency Principles (Noveck) – Background – Discussion Transparency Governance (Noveck) – Background – Discussion Open Government Operations (Sturm) – Discussion Data Transparency via Data.gov (Kundra) – Discussion
Like this … Sample Twitter reaction ‘IT ROCKS!’ I am reminded of the Mac o/s interface though :] (which, woods’n’trees, apparently hadn’t crossed their minds). Immediately appealing, the just redesigned utah.gov site has very strong usability – this was the central aim of the redesign. Behind the scenes it makes use of – I thinkRead… Read more »
Time: 1:00 PM (ET) Free Registration Here The USMS Office will hold a webinar TODAY as part of an ongoing effort to help ensure that measurement technologies keep pace with and support important technological innovations in the energy arena. Topics will include a brief overview of the USMS, results of the Biomass Sector Specific Assessment,Read… Read more »