Special interview with federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra – CNET Blogs

Back in April, President Obama announced that Aneesh Chopra, formerly Virginia’s secretary of technology, would be the United State’s first Chief Technology Officer.

“Aneesh will promote technological innovation to help achieve our most urgent priorities — from creating jobs and reducing health care costs to keeping our nation secure,” said Obama.

“Aneesh and Jeffrey [Zients, the newly appointed chief innovation officer] will work closely with our chief information officer, Vivek Kundra, who is responsible for setting technology policy across the government, and using technology to improve security, ensure transparency, and lower costs,” he added.

After hearing the news of Melissa Hathaway’s resignation I got to wondering how Mr. Chopra was holding up. I found this interview he gave on Buzz Out Loud just a couple of weeks ago.

BOL 1033: Special interview with federal CTO Aneesh Chopra | Buzz Out Loud Blog – CNET Blogs.

If you are interested in some background on Aneesh Chopra, Tim O’Rielly posted a comprehensive article on his O’Rielly Radar blog back in April entitled Why Aneesh Chopra is a Great Choice for Federal CTO.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-27

• Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there! Wishing you all a wonderful and relaxing day. #
• My little boy Spencer woke me up this morning with a home made card, we made corn muffins for breakfast and will be playing and then BBQ … #
• Raising a glass to our fathers for teaching us through their actions and their words! #
• RT @safetelework: “Why do you care if he walks his dog” if performance objectives are being met, do the details matter? http://bit.ly/puZd3 #
• RT @ManagementTip: Take Responsibility for Your Own Professional Development http://bit.ly/Yx86C << Have you learned anything new lately? #
• Build team-manship, even with a virtual team – by featuring one teammate a week in your team call. (via @DaveChurchville) << Great advice! # Read more

Thinking about starting your own business? Get some Free Expert Advice from the folks at Changing Course

If you’re like many people the current economy may have cost you your job – or has you concerned about the stability of your current workplace.  You’d love to start your own business but you are not sure if this is the right time.

Our colleagues over at ChangingCourse.com are offering a free 60-minute telephone seminar this Sunday on why this is the perfect time to start your own business and i wanted to tell you folks about it.

Here is their invitation describing the event:

Here’s why this is THE perfect Time to Start Your Own Business

Have you ever thought of simply putting out your shingle and starting your own business? Yet maybe your plans came to a screeching halt because of what’s going on in the economy. Well what if I told you now was THE perfect time to start your own business, would you believe me? Well, here’s the deal, it’s true, now is really the perfect time to start your business.

Did you know that some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies today were started in a down economy? This is just one of the many things you will discover when you sign up for Valerie Young’s call this Sunday, April 5 at 7pm. You’ll hear Valerie interview Tom Kennedy (a former consulting client of hers who took the ideas he got from our brainstorming session and ran with them) as well as two graduates of her Outside the Job Box Career Expert Training, Cheryl Young and Sherrie Porterfield – each with very different personalities, perspectives, and approaches!

All three of these individuals offer a unique perspective on why now is the perfect time to start your own home-based business. Read more

IRS Tax Extension Application

IRS Tax Extension Application.

I hate to feed anyone’s procrastination habit, because sometimes i get it bad (did someone say boomshine?), but the link above will take you to an IRS approved provider website that will file an income tax deadline extension for you FREE of charge if you do it before April 20th. The vast majority of extension requests are accepted and they postpone your tax filing deadline for 6 months, until October 15th.

Taxextension.com is basically an automated, online way to file a Form 4868. As far as i’m concerned, the ability to efile tax forms goes firmly in the ‘computers make my life better category’. The jury is still out on Boomshine…

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines – washingtonpost.com

Gas Shortage In the South Creates Panic, Long Lines – washingtonpost.com

I was emailing with my buddy Doug in Charlotte, NC yesterday and he said that people were sleeping in their cars to get gas. A situation like this, which he refered to as a ‘mini gas crisis’, really brings home just how precarious our daily routines can be. This gas shortage is exactly the type of circumstance that highlights the need for a business continuity plan. Don’t wait until you NEED remote work tools and strategies to implement them, because by then the damage has often already been done.

September is National Preparedness Month – get involved at http://www.ready.gov

Listen to the FREE audio recording of our teleseminar Riding the Storm Out for advice and tips from experts about how to establish a business continuity and/or disaster recovery plan.

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