Space Program Mavens Comment on the Future of Space Exploration: Joint NASA/Commercial Partnerships Coming to the Forefront; China to Play a Prominent Role SAN FRANCISCO, CA — July 21, 2011 – As space shuttle Atlantis lands today for the last time, marking the end of NASA’s space shuttle program, Maven, the Global Knowledge Marketplace, surveyed space […]

With 17 months left before the 2012 presidential election Maven, the global knowledge marketplace and microconsulting platform, tapped into its members’ expertise to ask the questions: “who will win in 2012 and why?” Those who answered the survey included many of Maven’s political experts, including political consultants, lobbyists, and government relations professionals.

With the recent news of the US raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan, we thought it would be interesting to hear from national security, intelligence, and counterterrorism Mavens about their impressions of the operation and the future of the War on Terror. Today we conducted an Electronic Survey to address the following questions:

Last Friday the US National Institute of Standards and Technology officially released their “National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace” (NSTIC), a plan intended to help industry create a standard for online identity credentials. Our friend Jim Kinchley, CEO of Trufina, was invited to participate in the proceedings and present on the ways Trufina is