State Department Revs up Mobile Website Diplomacy
By Judi Hasson | for gov.aol.com | July 13, 2011 The State Department’s public diplomacy mission is constantly evolving, seeking to reach foreign audiences in new and more creative ways. And for a variety of reasons, that has increasingly meant going mobile. Recognizing the potential of the mobile Web to reach vast audiences that are […]
A Young Grandson Steps Up to Care for Grandfather
By Judi Hasson | for Kiplinger’s Retirement Report | July 2013 Al Weaver was unhappy with his living situation, but he didn’t know what to do. A widower with Parkinson’s disease, Al was staying at an independent-living facility in Silver Spring, Md., and he didn’t like it one bit. He tried visiting his daughters, spending […]
Doctors on Reform—Many Voices, Many Views
By Judi Hasson | for AARP.org Peter Basch, M.D., a primary care doctor in Washington, knows about soaring health care costs. At his office, just minutes from the Capitol, where health care reform is Congress’ hottest topic, he once allowed some of his patients to pay him with homegrown produce instead of money—applying a 19th-century […]
NOAA Abandons BlackBerries for iPhones, iPads
By Judi Hasson | for Breakinggov.com The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will save thousands of dollars by trading its fleet of BlackBerries for iPhones and iPads in the next few months. CIO Joseph Klimavicz told Breaking Gov the change, expected to take place by June 1, would save substantial costs associated with managing BlackBerry […]
Women In Federal IT: Bringing Innovation To The Private Sector
By Judi Hasson | for Breakinggov.com | March 13, 2012 In honor of Women’s History Month, Breaking Gov highlights women’s relatively recent breakthrough in the growing and increasingly crucial world of federal IT. This is the second of a three-part series on women in federal IT that reveals who these leaders are and how they’re […]