What's it like working for NASA these days? What will it be like in 5-10 years? [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2007 - 21 answers

Security Clearance/Foreign Service-filter: I'm thinking of a career in the Foreign Service when I get out of college (T-minus 4 years), which I am just now entering. While metafilter has had questions about this before, but my situation is am bit different (so I'm hoping the Foreign Service mefites from those threads can chime in). The most important distinction is that I'm looking to be a Security Engineering Officer, or in some other sort of engineering related role (which falls under "Management" I believe) not a diplomat. Much more after the jump... [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2006 - 12 answers

How much autonomy do States in the United states in structuring their government? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2006 - 15 answers

As I understand it, the US election is won by winning areas and then counting up how many wins each person got. Give or take. It's not all that important to the question.

Does anyone know if/when the actual voter figures will be released? I'd love to compare this system to a true winner-takes-all system...
posted on Nov 3, 2004 - 4 answers

On the radio yesterday there was talk of forming a Spy Czar to oversee the 15 different intelligence agencies. I can name maybe 7 different intelligence agencies. What are all 15?
posted on Jul 21, 2004 - 8 answers