Since 1997 the House uses the World Net of Computers–Internet for popularization of your Legislative works. Being used of simple resources and of low cost, we got to transmit the Sessions Plenary, live, guaranteeing to the citizen the possibility to accompany him/it day by day of your parliamentarian. I Begin it: In a change inRead… Read more »
Recently the Office of the Law Revision Council released a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade their website. “The Office of the Law Revision Counsel prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.” We responded to thatRead… Read more »
A union representing postal supervisors, managers and postmasters wants President Obama to reconsider his recent comments that compared the Postal Service with UPS and FedEx. In a letter sent late last week to the White House, National Association of Postal Supervisors President Ted Keating informed Obama of his union’s “collective disappointment that you chose theRead… Read more »
Guest blog by Dr. Carl Buising, Executive Director of Healthcare, Microsoft, US Public Sector Originally posted on Bright Side of Government Washington and the nation are struggling right now to improve the efficiency, quality, cost, and outcomes of healthcare. There are a multitude of interrelated issues and challenges, and many valid priorities to acknowledge andRead… Read more »
Public Financial Publications (PFP), the publisher of Public Budgeting & Finance (PB&F), is pleased to announce a program of financial support for new, strong academic research in the federal budget and the federal budget process. Unprecedented challenges face the federal government in the next several years as it confronts extraordinary fiscal challenges. In that environment,Read… Read more »
Useful links I have found on GovLoop and elsewhere: Leadership Four Star Management – General Bill Creech (1927-2003) orchestrated an extraordinary turnaround of the Tactical Air Command that ultimately swept through the rest of the Air Force and many other parts of the U.S. Armed Forces. Grassroots Leadership – Inspirational FastCompany article about Mike Abrashoff,Read… Read more »
By: Ted Kelly-Ventresca The World’s Largest Collection of Robots and Other Unmanned Systems Hardware at Washington Convention Center, 10-13 August 2009 was an overwhelming success. The AUVSI (www.auvsi.org)allowed me unprecedented access to talk to the creative minds and companies responsible for the Information Technology that drives the future of battlefield, battle space and homeland securityRead… Read more »
As the health care reform debate continues, some close observers have noticed President Obama’s increased use of the word “bureaucrat” when assuring audiences that the government will not intervene in future health care decisions. In Sunday’s New York Times, Obama stated, “If you have health insurance, we will make sure that no insurance company orRead… Read more »
Tradewinds and Lloyds List report authorities have arrested up to eight suspects related to the missing Russian ship, Arctic Sea. The missing ship was located off the coast of West Africa on Monday. According to news reports the suspects included Russians, Estonians, and Latvians. The Russian Navy has transferred the suspects from the Arctic SeaRead… Read more »
Happy Tuesday! The Obama administration will triple the number of workers processing cash-for-clunkers transactions as some auto dealerships complain the government has been slow to reimburse them for the incentives of up to $4,500 a vehicle. The AP reports that “the Transportation Department hoped to have 1,100 public and private sector workers processing the vouchersRead… Read more »