How many times have you had to fill out a government form, only to find yourself struggling to fit all the required information in impossibly small boxes? These processes illustrate a broken workflow, but not how you might think.
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Joblessness is still high, labor costs are down, and unemployment claims are up. When times are tough, businesses must do more with less.
Controversy over a recent photograph displaying a conversation between President Obama and Vice President Biden has become the newest battle of interpretation. Turns out, a picture may not be worth a thousand words but instead a thousand different points of view.
A survey of 4,000 office workers in India revealed something everybody already knew: employees spend about an hour a day on social networking websites like Facebook.
The big political news this week is from the previous administration. Computer technicians have found 22 million lost emails from the Bush White House.
The administration at Central Michigan University has managed to reduce water consumption by nearly 10%. But to make up for lost revenue, the city of Mount Pleasant may need to raise water fees for everyone.
In recent White House news, the Obama’s first state house dinner was a success. That is, of course, except for one minor detail: insufficient guest security.
As Congress debates the future of the American healthcare system, a common point of discussion is the benefit of computerized medical records. But a new study suggests that the cost savings will be “nonexistent.”
Over at the Lean Blog, Mark Graban reports on a Wired story about former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. Apparently when he ordered secure numeric codes to be placed on the weapons nuclear arsenal, the Strategic Air Command set the passwords to all zeros.
As the swine flu continues to creep up in many homes, schools, workplaces and public areas throughout our nation, people are starting to fret about securing an H1N1 shot before they run out. To make matters worse, there is a new controversy on who qualifies as “high risk.”