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Recent Email from a problem that I needeed to fix.

Yes, this worked just fine. The problem graphics are all coming from the same source. Can you give me a technical description of what you believe to be the cause and what you had to do to correct it so I can let the people at the XXXXXXXXX Institute know? Thanks, Bill While I canRead… Read more »

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Federal Eye: Uncertified Guards Protected FDA Headquarters

At least 58 private contract security guards with improper credentials were reassigned from the Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Rockville this month after an inspection by the Federal Protective Service, according to two FPS officers familiar with the incident. The contractor, Chenega Integrated Services Inc., was also fined about $163,000 and ordered to reviewRead… Read more »

Common Sense Is Not So Common

Twelve years ago I was working for a rapidly growing technology provider who was preparing for one of their most important client meetings to date. The deal alone – if secured – would crush their revenue goals, so preparedness was key and professionalism paramount. Keep in mind that we were a “fun startup” in theRead… Read more »

Give & Get at the Cyber Security Seminar

Don’t miss your chance to attend this intensive half-day seminar exploring the challenges of Information Assurance. This interactive forum allows you to engage with Boston military leaders and industry experts in dialogue about IA and its critical role in DOD operations. You will learn firsthand how war fighters on the cyber security frontline have employedRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Events Media – Tim O’Reilly, Dr. Mark Drapeau & Dick O’Neill

A couple of media tidbits for your viewing and listening pleasure: Tim had a pair of great keynotes last week, first at the OGI Conference. His presentation on Government as a Platform presentation can be viewed here. Right after his keynote, Tim appeared on the Kojo Nnamdi Show’s ‘Tech Tuesday’ on WAMU 88.5. The audioRead… Read more »

IDEA: Open Gov Innovations Conference “TweetBook” – Will You Help Create It?

HERE ARE THE RAW TWEETS: OGI Conference Tweets.doc UPDATED GUIDE – What are your thoughts? Can you help bring it home? OGITweetBook – OverallMock-Up.doc UPDATE AS OF 4:20 PM ET, 7/28/09: Here’s a table with times, sessions and TweetBook “authors” – Appreciate your help! OGI TweetBook Outline.doc Hi Everyone, What if we created an OpenRead… Read more »

A Look Back to 2003

Good morning! It’s your weekly Monday morning dose of TSP Talk. Stocks are certainly due for some sort of a pullback, but that could just be a short-term bump in the road ahead. Looking at chart after chart suggests that this market may be for real, despite our fears about the economy. Buying at theRead… Read more »

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What if it works? ⎯ Vision Meets the Challenges of Gov 2.0.

One of the key fears inhibiting government adoption of Gov 2.0 strategies is simple: What if it works? We have to answer this question honestly. Otherwise Gov 2.0 will fail because it will be neither credible nor trusted by citizens or the agencies asked to implement Gov 2.0 practices. Vision forward What does a GovRead… Read more »

Some social media resources and a challenge/opportunity.

First, go read this critique of the recent Open Government & Innovations conference. I see this sort of thing regularly: people who have high hopes that aren’t met. As someone who enjoys teaching and leading, it’s hard to watch people who want to move out get frustrated. After reading her post and the comments, IRead… Read more »

Embedding recommended for Parliament video

Image via Wikipedia The House of Lords shows itself – again – to be the most thoughtful and progressive chamber in a new report ‘Are the Lords listening? Creating connections between people and Parliament’ from its Information Committee. Parliament has some really daft rules against use of video of proceedings, which it has been extremelyRead… Read more »