Article on Barack Obama and Web 2.0
An interesting article about how President-Elect Obama is using web 2.0 to reach out ot the public. FCW.com J’
Making NASA Relevant Again
Making NASA Relevant Again, NASA Watch “… This is where the new Administration’s immediate priorities are going to focus: fixing the economy and the underlying infrastructure that keeps it going. Where NASA fits in this refocused political environment is not clear. If NASA can be seen as a player in the overall renewal of infrastructure,Read… Read more »
Visualizing the ADA in 3-D
Tired of trying to get a curb ramp built that meets the ADA? Instead of photos of your kids are you carrying around pictures of a compliant curb ramp to show the contractor? Join the club – ever since the curb ramp section of the ADA was finalized, sidewalk design and construction have never beenRead… Read more »
Iowa Community Education Association- Launch Date Set For Jan. 1, 2009
Hello everyone, As you all may know or may not know, I am interning with ICEA and am building a new website for the organization, the old one is way out of date. So with that being said, I thought I would post this discussion to see what some of the best practices are inRead… Read more »
The Difference
With today’s message, and the appointment of General Shinseki as VA Secretary, the differing views of government and governing are again made apparent. Shinseki said it all when he left in 2003: “You must love those you lead before you can be an effective leader,” he said. “You can certainly command without that sense ofRead… Read more »
Free and Open Source Software
At Seneca County DJFS we use a variety of free and open source software packages. Internal Web Site Software We have an internal web site for hosting a variety of programs and information for internal use. The web-site resides on the same server we use for document imaging (so there was no additional hardware weRead… Read more »
GovLoop’s Bureaucrat on Sports – AP Top 25 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision – Championship Week Picks
The Hokie Guru cannot overstate the importance of the Combined Federal Campaign; he addressed this effort last week. We have a lot to be thankful for during this holiday season and the Hokie Guru encourages everyone to contribute to the Combined Federal Campaign (or the charity of your choice). Everytime the Hokie Guru thinks heRead… Read more »
I Want to Help
To Whom It May Concern: You won’t believe the things I’ve seen. My ‘little’ in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program has parents that left him because of jail or drugs and a grandmother that has abandoned him. He gets suspended and sent home (to his wonderful 80-year-old great-grandmother) if so much as his peerRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Rhee Passes on Education Secretary
D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee – a darling of the school reform movement who recently graced the cover of Time magazine – today removed her name from consideration as the next secretary of education. “I do not want to be secretary of education. I love my job as the chancellor. I have the best bossRead… Read more »
A First @ the President’s Quality Awards
Loretta Lynn once mused — to paraphrase — while everyone wants to go to heaven, nobody wants to make the trip. It may not be everyone’s definition of heaven, but I carry around a punch list of my goals for 2008. It comprises ten numbered items. When a goal is reached, I punch a holeRead… Read more »