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VivekTV: CIO Kundra in Video
As our nation’s first federal Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra brought fresh ideas and innovative solutions to help tackle our nation’s aging IT infrastructure. With rising cost and increased vulnerability, Kundra played a key role in making sure our government was safe, secure, efficient and modern.
The American Infantry Soldier
Hunched down in an abandoned basement, an American soldier catches sight of an enemy tank barreling down a narrow lane. Outnumbered and outgunned, he can only pray that his bazooka will hit its intended target ...
An Ancient Culture
In his youth, Michael Ohnersorgen recalls spending his summers on his uncle’s ranch in Arizona. “I remember seeing a lot of pottery and arrowheads and things like that on the ground, and as a kid ...
The Power of Grasses
Over half of the world’s calories come from grasses, but imagine generating enough fuel from grass to run a car or even light up a house. Actually, the dream of turning a blade of grass into usable energy is not as far-fetched as it might seem.
Fill up the tank; we’re going to a baseball game!
Summertime means a car stocked with watermelon and lemonade, a seventh-inning stretch, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” and the crackle of fireworks after a home run.
The Power of Nonverbal Communication
As you walk down the street and are about to pass a fellow pedestrian, what is your first reaction? Do you completely ignore the pedestrian, or do you glance over and offer a smile or ...
A Working Woman
“It was a process of trial and error,” comments Sylvia Cook about her latest book, Working Women, Literary Ladies: The Industrial Revolution and Female Aspiration. (2007). “I had already written a couple of earlier books ...