Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

I guess if you go shopping in the mall right before the holidays, you're sure to run into some zany characters.  This guy, Tinker, did a...

If there's a construction site, then there can certainly be a destruction site.  Most of the time, it seems like more destruction than c...

Below are some key Federal Financial Management Terms: Authorization:  Act of Congress that permits Federal programs or activities to...

So no one can seem to believe that India made it into orbit around Mars for just $74M.   According to the Wall Street Journal  that co...

While it's good to improve government services through advances in information technology, we also need to do better with what we have...

Day #3 of the Federal Government Shutdown. I am reminded on the streets of D.C. that there are many others hurting and in need.  Pictu...

So today is Day #2 of the Federal Government Shutdown.  This is a picture from the local Starbucks that is typically billowing at lunch ...

Today was Day #1 of the Federal Government Shutdown. Pictured here is rush hour in Washington, D.C.  In terms of raising revenue ...

You may have seen this before--it is a great comic strip on how requirements can go awry.  When you look at how product or service requi...

We made it through he fiscal cliff--whew!  But the economic landscape remains a minefield.  In terms of our national debt ceiling, w...

This is a video that the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) sent to Congress to appeal to them not to cut funding to all t...

If you are interested in your chances of survival in the event of a nuclear blast, check out the website for Would I Survive a Nuke? ...

Recently there was some media interest in the government system of funding allocation, which essentially rests on one principle: “Use it o...

It’s long overdue. It’s time to get rid of the landline telephones from the office (and also from our homes, if you still have them). Wirele...

Should the CIO focus on day-to-day operational issues or on IT strategic planning and governance issues? From my experience many are focus...