NASA APPEL held the twelfth Masters Forum in Herndon, VA, on March 8-10, 2006 with a full line-up of NASA and industry veterans on hand to share stories and wisdom with approximately 67 current program/project managers and engineers. Bob Ward, biographer of the legendary MSFC Director Wernher von Braun, brought his subject to life in […]
One concern in the federal government is capturing the knowledge of employees who are eligible for retirement. Executive Director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council Kathryn Medina, voiced her concern about the potential for missed opportunities to transfer that valuable knowledge. Learn more about ELK events: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html
Jeri L. Buchholz, NASA Assistant Administrator for Human Capital Management, discusses the importance of leveraging resources across federal agencies during NASA’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event on February 28, 2013. “Necessity is the mother of invention, but poverty is the mother of collaboration,” remarked Buchholz. Learn more about ELK events: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html
According to Gurvais Clayton Grigg, Chief Knowledge Officer for the FBI, building a lasting organizational knowledge base hinges on project managers asking a single question: What have we learned? Grigg spoke at NASA’s Engaging Leaders in Knowledge (ELK) event on February 28, 2013. Learn more about ELK events: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/knowledge/forums/ELK_2_2013.html
This month marks 34 years since the close of NASA’s YF-12 Blackbird research program, which yielded a wealth of knowledge about supersonic flight.
A new Academy case study examines how the X-15 program provided a knowledge base that informed the development of the space shuttle.
Every successful Principal Investigator-led team stands on the shoulders of giants.
The Software Engineering Working Group has released NASA’s first-ever electronic handbook for agency practitioners.
Leaders from NASA, FBI, OPM, and abroad discuss the relationship between talent management and organizational success.
