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As the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania heads into the 60th 65th day of its marathon state budget impasse, that’s no deterrent to some of the best and brightest minds in healthcare technology, military medicine, rural development and public policy. They’ll be converging on St. Francis University’s Center of Excellence for Remote and... [read more]
Sitting at Day Two of the inaugural Mil-OSS Working Group event at Georgia Tech Research Institute’s facilities. First day was good, but I can’t help but feel like we’ve not made much progress over the past few years. I suppose my attitude of “just do open source” hasn’t helped this much. But honestly, I’m not up for COTS vs OSS vs... [read more]
General John Handy is the just the kind of guy you want with you in a foxhole, if the foxhole were flying at 10,000 feet. Over a 39-year career in the U.S. armed services, he was a pilot, a wing commander, the Vice Chief of the Air Force and finally the guy who ran the equivalent of UPS and travel service for the Pentagon (U.S.... [read more]
According the the Commons Defense select committee, our troops lack enough helicopters in Afghanistan. What they don't say is that's in part due to the fact we blew the helicopter budget. On a £1 billion order with a favoured contractor for helicopters that won't be ready until 2013. At twice the price of proven alternatives.... [read more]
Air Force Times is reporting that the bacteria, Salmonella, has been found in milkshakes in certain MRE packages. The Defense Department has warned all military personnel not to drink these shakes. Salmonella can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. It was detected in late June during routine testing of a single lot of... [read more]
MIL-STD-2525B is a subset/cousin of a STANAG standard for military symbology. We’re interested in these symbols as map icons. There’s proprietary options – but, that forces a specific library/framework. Obviously, especially within the Mil/DoD space, not everything makes sense to be an Open Source Software project. But, then... [read more]
In a blatant piece of Russian Propaganda, Russia Today announced in dramatic fashion that the U.S. Military is (insert scary music) dunh, dunh, dunnnn. . . “Taking Over the World!” - “The World Wide Web That Is. Twitter - Facebook - Youtube. Service Members in Afghanistan are now posting images and reports from the battlefield to the... [read more]
US Pacific Fleet A couple weeks back I had the fortunate opportunity to talk with the folks at the US Pacific Fleet when Theresa Donnelly, their Public Affairs Community Relations Director, reached out to tell me about the command’s new Facebook page and Twitter feed. Theresa sparked my curiosity and I was soon begging them to open up... [read more]
Good media relations benefit the Civil Air Patrol. When CAP helps the media with the job of gathering and reporting the news, we are also helping communicate CAP’s story to the public. Through good media relations, CAP can strengthen community support and attract new members. Providing this kind of assistance also fulfills our... [read more]
Today is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have sacrificed their lives because we have asked them to. There are no words to express both the awe for and the profound loss of these brave men and women.Today also is a day to think about the many service men and women who have returned home. These vets are supported by the Veterans... [read more]
Four men were arrested last night in New York for attempting to use a car-bomb and shoot down military aircraft at an Air National Guard base. They conducted surveillance at the base and obtained a surface-to-air missile. The defendants, in their efforts to acquire weapons, dealt with an informant acting under law... [read more]
I recommend todays latest post from 2 Rifles Reservist and Ipswich Labour Councillor, Alasdair Ross. Alasdair is on active duty in a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Helmond province, Afghanistan. Today he describes the sadness over the loss of Rifleman Sheldon as well as continued fire fights with the Taliban. Who are launching... [read more]
Civil Air Patrol is a Congressionally chartered, federally supported, non-profit corporation that serves as the official auxiliary of the U. S. Air Force. For an overall look at CAP, please review the Civil Air Patrol Factsheet. Please review the Civil Air Patrol CAPabilities Handbook, a field operations guide that local, state and... [read more]
The Salute. Coming to attention when an officer enters a room. Shaking hands when meeting someone. These are all examples of customs and courtesies. They are small, but important expressions of politeness and mutual respect. Customs and courtesies are found throughout society at large, but Air Force-style customs and courtesies are... [read more]
Dean Halstead is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
John Kamensky is a Senior Fellow with the IBM Center for The Business of Government. More »
Steve Radick is a Lead Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton and serves on the Advisory Board for the SmartBrief on Social Media. More »
I understand that there's always a need to experiment for new design to make it better but they also keep in mind that the more they add details, the more they make it complicated. The CFPB, which opened up for business last summer, said Wednesday that it will next be going after loan providers ...
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Talking about transparency and actually doing it are two different things. It ...