I came across this gem via Peter Stoyko’s blog; it’s the Valve employee handbook. Before I share my thoughts, here is what Peter had this to say about it: Behold: the employee-orientation manual of the future; except, I hasten to add, this manual is for an extremely successful company from the here and now, theRead… Read more »
So it was with great interest that several weeks ago a reader emailed me this news article coming out of Michigan. Turns out the state recently approved a $2.5 million dollar innovation fund that will be dispersed in $100,000 to $300,000 chunks to fund about 10 projects. As Government Technology reports: The $2.5 million innovationRead… Read more »
The following guest post is written by Dr. Rani Whitfield – also known as the Tha Hip Hop Doc. This post chronicles his recent trip to Uganda to discuss telemedicine’s impact in Africa as well as other observations. It’s been just over six weeks since my return from Uganda and I can’t shake the country’sRead… Read more »
Signing up for our newsletters and tech reports means you will be alerted when we publish updates. You will also see summaries of our best reporting and reviews of tech trends. We would love to put you on distro. Here is more info: The Monthly CTOvision.com Tech Review provides a recap of the most significantRead… Read more »
Two years ago the residents of the village of Seneca Falls New York (population 6,600), voted to have the village absorbed by the town of Seneca Falls, New York, which had 2,500 people living outside of the village. The vote to dissolve the village passed in March 2010 by only 86 votes — 1,198 toRead… Read more »
I taught 9 classes in Bahrain to US Navy Sailors a few weeks ago. We discovered these 9 major problems with applying for a federal job online over and over again! If you have other problems with the automated application systems, please write comments here. I will forward your suggestions to our USAJOBS point ofRead… Read more »
Red Herring America’s is a conference starting on Monday 21 May (here is the agenda). This is an invitation only event. But if you are not going there should be plenty of information flowing out of the conference, it is widely attended by IT thought leaders and will be covered by Red Herring, of course.Read… Read more »
Last week, I attended the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds annual conference. I realize the theme for the conference was “Inspire the Future,” but an underlying theme I sensed was “Keeping up with the Future.” Our society and the technological changes are hitting us at an exponential rate. Like one of the attendees said toRead… Read more »
The Department of Defense Office of the Deputy Chief Management Officer has a long running history of seeking out the best ideas for improving DoD oversight and management of department financial management systems, operations and controls. The office has a mandate to transform the way DoD does business. Here is a bit more from theirRead… Read more »
Since 2002, Career Ladders Inc. has been providing workshops on a variety of job search and resume writing services. The focus of the business in assisting federal employees, professionals in different career fields, and veterans seeking career transition advice and guidance in finding a career goal. This dynamic corporation is now sharing and expanding theirRead… Read more »