State of the Union Address 2014: Myths and Facts

What You’ll See is Tradition, Not Law Every year, the president delivers his State of the Union address to a special joint session of Congress. President Obama will do so Tuesday night, January 28, at 9:00 PM. The usual fanfare will accompany the event. Maybe there will some surprises too. The U.S. Constitution divides ourRead… Read more »

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

Stocks tumbled toward the end of last week triggered by some weak data out of China and trouble with emerging markets. Add to that a Fed who is ready for another round of tapering of QE, and investors got a little spooked. Here are the weekly, monthly, and annual TSP fund returns through Friday, JanuaryRead… Read more »

Mentoring at DC Shorts

For the second year, I’m going to be a screenwriting mentor at DC Shorts Mentors. I’ve been a judge for the DC Shorts Screenwriting Competition, won the Film DC screenplay competition and interviewed filmmakers for On Tap, so I’m glad to share my knowledge with budding screenwriters. I’ll be speaking on a panel on MarchRead… Read more »

EVENT 1/28 Civic Innovation, Can It Save Our Democracy?

Civic Innovation, Can It Save Our Democracy? Tuesday, January 28, 2014 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. New America Foundation1899 L Street NW Suite 400 Washington DC, 20036 Civic innovation is a term that is being used to describe everything from grassroots movements to the shareable economy to open government. While some may argue that theRead… Read more »

Revisited: Impact of the Price Reduction Clause

Here in DC it has been cold and snowy—and parents across the region are wondering if school is going to last through July 4th given all the cancellations. It seems that everyone in DC has lost productive time due to our winter weather. The Coalition is no exception. Our “Fundamentals of Ethics and Compliance” webinarRead… Read more »

Work Place

The question of how we work in a digital world is occupying me quite a lot at the moment. Prompted in part by my involvement with the project to deliver technology good enough for work, I wrote a post here a few weeks back on whether offices are redundant, with a couple of follow upRead… Read more »

Are you planning to attend today’s FREE webinar? Top Challenges Facing CLO’s and other learning professionals

Join us for Free Webinar: Top Challenges Facing CLO’s and other learning professionals Friday, January 24: 11:00 – 11:45 AM EST During the session, I will share best practices from leading Fortune 1000 corporations and Federal agencies on how to build internal HR credibility and capacity To logon to session @ 11:00 AM EST, clickRead… Read more »

Link roundup

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Redefining the Digital Divide | @helenmilner The system is failing, hack the system – via @annemcx The Four Freedoms – wonderful piece on #opensource by @photomatt The dangerous appeal of the Silicon Valley narrative G+ Hangout: open source CMS for local government Interested in social leadership?Read… Read more »