The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will not furlough any of its 12,000 employees after the Commerce Department reached an agreement late Friday night for additional budget flexibility, acting NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan wrote in a memo obtained by SpaceNews.com. Sullivan wrote the agency would have had to furlough some workers for up to 10Read… Read more »
By Bob Gourley Dear readers, You are savvy technology executives, decision-makers, leaders and users and you know better than others the nuances and complexities and promise of the multi-platform world we find ourselves in today. So we have a favor to ask. This favor will only take a moment, but will result in data weRead… Read more »
As some may have already read elsewhere, Tim Samaras, along with his son Paul Samaras and colleague Carl Young, were among the at least 13 confirmed fatalities of an EF-3 Tornado that struck El Reno, OK on Friday, May 31st. Tim was a well-respected member of the storm chasing community lauded for his outreach effortsRead… Read more »
Know Your Company, from 37 Signals, is a really interesting looking idea. As with all their products, from Basecamp to Highrise, it has resulted from scratching their own itch – in other words, solving a problem they had. 37 Signals CEO Jason Fried says that Know Your Company aims to meet the following outcomes: EveryRead… Read more »
Sometimes citizens don’t need a push before they jump into engagement. Sometimes they take matters into their own hands and organize to promote their cause. The key is for government to be right there next to them saying, “It’s ok. You can do this.” Admittedly, this balancing act can be tough to master but theRead… Read more »
Creswell city councilor A.J O’Connell is one week into his two-week attempt to live on a food stamp budget. His attempt was brought to our attention by this LaneToday article: City Councilor To Live On Food Stamp Budget For Two Weeks. We thought we better check up on him before the hunger pains and lackRead… Read more »
by Chris Wiedemann, Analyst If you’ve been following the progress of the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI), you might have seen a recent GAO report that contained some mixed messages about the program’s progress. First, the good news: according to the report, agencies have already closed around 420 data centers, with another 968 plannedRead… Read more »
This is the story of how four local government employees, on our own time, formed a team and participated in the National Day of Civic Hacking; what we accomplished and what we learned. I recently participated in the National Day of Civic Hacking by attending the Boulder Civic Hackfest in Boulder, Colorado. Together with threeRead… Read more »
Is FEGLI Option “B” a good value for healthy federal employees as they approach retirement? When our client, male age 55 in excellent health, contacted Allfeds.com, he was hoping to preserve his Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance, Option ”B”, into retirement and reduce the costs going forward. Little did he know he could save halfRead… Read more »
The City and County of San Francisco, Department of Public Works, is recruiting for the position of Deputy Director for Financial Management and Administration (DDFMA). The Department is seeking an outstanding individual to provide leadership, direction, and management for the Office of Financial Management and Administration (OFFMA), which is comprised of Finance, Budget and PerformanceRead… Read more »