The following message was submitted by NCDD member Michael Baldwin of Libraries for Democracy via the Add-to-Blog form… Dear Friends and Colleagues, In 2011, I created Libraries For Democracy (LFD) for the purpose of providing factual, non-partisan, information and political tools citizens need to reclaim American democracy. LFD is a unique, free, information service thatRead… Read more »
For the past few years, Solar Roadways has been working on developing solar panels as surface materials for roadways. Today the company posted the video below on their Facebook page. In it Scott Brusaw summarizes their work to date and looks ahead to the future. In the past, the company seemed to primarily focus onRead… Read more »
If anyone ever tells you you’re too old to skateboard, maybe you should listen to them. Then again… that’s not exactly what I would do.. or what I did. So, on April 26, 2013, I hit a milestone on an epic journey that began almost five years before, with all the thinking that went intoRead… Read more »
We all need help from others in our job search. That’s a given. But what’s the best way to get that help and to present your questions to others so you get the help you need? Figure out who can help you and what you think you should specifically ask them for. Would you helpRead… Read more »
The Agile software development methodology has changed the way many software companies operate. The approach replaced production-line sequential and hierarchical ‘waterfall’ methods of developing code and services (based on the automobile production line), with iterative and responsive processes involving self-organising teams, continuous engagement and the division of bigger goals into short-term objectives – systems moreRead… Read more »
The Obama Administration has built on efforts from the Bush Administration to embed the use of evidence and evaluation in making funding decisions. There are now four different types of initiatives underway, or proposed, in a range of federal agencies. Within OMB, there is an active effort to catalyze agencies to develop and undertake aRead… Read more »
The other night I had the opportunity to go to the Inaugural Monumental Sports and Entertainment Business league event at Verizon center and I think it’s a really interesting and exciting concept. As happens in any medium to large city, you end up over time doing business with the same network of folks that youRead… Read more »
Experience EXCEL-lence in EEO! The EXCEL Training Conference is sponsored by the EEOC’s Training Institute. In its 16th year, EXCEL is the premier Federal training conference for EEO managers, suervisors, practitioners, HR professionals, attorneys and ADR specialists. EXCEL provides training in topics from ADR to MD-715 and much, much more. New to EXCEL 2013 isRead… Read more »
This article was originally posted by Dan Chenok at the IBM Center for the Business of Government Blog. Since the creation of the IBM Center for The Business of Government more than 15 years ago, we have sought to help public sector executives and managers address real-world problems by sponsoring independent, third-party research from topRead… Read more »
Having made two trips to Egypt since the Arab Spring to work with current and emerging political leaders, I closely follow its ever-changing political situation. In the past week, the protests that allowed the country to exercise its voice for democracy has turned into ugly battles between the right and left, between those feeling unempoweredRead… Read more »