Monthly Archives: August 2007
How to be a Good…
This went around and I thought it was often dead-on, sometimes insulting, and generally funny enough to hold some truths: How to be a good… …Democrat: …Republican: You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.You have to believe that the same teacher who can’t teach 4th-graders how … Continue reading
Spies Like Us – er – Them – er – Us
Government Executives’ Buzz Blog has some upsetting news about domestic spying and abuses: Of Wal-Mart’s data repository, he said: “If a [Joint Terrorism Task Force] comes to us and wants to look at it, I believe we would cooperate.” Cautionary Tales The Defense Department Office of General Counsel is hoping to scare employees straight with … Continue reading
Virtual Techniques
The Australian has an early article on vandalism and terrorism in Second Life and other apps. May seem silly now to some, but in the future, this will be an increasingly bigger deal. Success will be when it goes on all the time, plenty of people are employed in the background making it seem like … Continue reading
Back to Space in the Future
Great article, unexpected but appreciated, in the Sunday inserts! Close Window Why America Needs to Explore Space By Neil deGrasse TysonPublished: August 5, 2007 While China has announced an initiative to land humans on the moon by 2020, experts say that the limited funding of NASA will make it difficult for the U.S. to … Continue reading
Adapt or Die
Good Government Exec article about modern training methods: FEATURES Adapt Or Die By Greg Grant ggrant@govexec.com Government Executive August 1, 2007 Soldiers need a new set of skills and qualities to succeed at counterinsurgency. The Army remains too laden with tradition, too conservative, too hierarchical and rule-bound to cope effectively with its new enemy. … Continue reading
Pay No Attention to the Scientist Behind the Curtain
Bushworld at work: FDA bonuses go to high-paid officials rather than scientistsThe FDA has been giving cash bonuses to some of its top managers instead of to the scientists most attractive to the private sector, including pharmaceutical companies. The bonuses are intended to encourage FDA employees to stay at the agency instead of taking more-lucrative … Continue reading
