There are trends and drivers in government proposals that companies need to know about to acquire and maintain a winning edge. People have to either keep up with the trends in the fast-changing government contracting market, or get out of the game altogether because their chances of winning go down exponentially. I put together aRead… Read more »
OK, this doesn’t have anything to do with government work or Gov 2.0 or my other favorite topics, but I’m pretty proud of myself. I rode my bike in to work today for the first time this season. Don’t be too impressed, it’s less than 5 miles from my house to the Civic Center accordingRead… Read more »
I just wrote a 9-page article based on my interview with Ben Rowland, a Washington, DC virtual proposals expert, that I would like to share with you. This detailed article discusses the common challenges and provides tips, tricks, resources, and tools for managing virtual proposals. Virtual Proposals Secrets: Interview with Ben Rowland By Olessia Smotrova-TaylorRead… Read more »
The Department of Homeland Security has issued new interim guidelines to employees who may come in contact with travelers who have contracted swine flu. The instructions follow requests that DHS allow workers to wear protective masks made by the union that represents Customs and Border Protection and Transportation Security Administration employees . A memo obtainedRead… Read more »
Dogs age seven years for every year we age. It is estimated that the Internet evolves every month with new applications. How are you communicating differently with your clients today than you were a month ago? How will you communicate a month from now?
Random Government Fact for the Day: The Library of Congress receives 22,000 items each working day; approximately 10,000 items are added to the collections daily.
Apologies for errors in advance. Here are a few tweets from the tweet stream (have not clicked on any of the links) @WBEZWorldview Economics for the Soul: ethical values & public policymaking. #gov20 folks, take to heart pls http://bit.ly/18nblX @osrin: For those in the US don’t forget to add your 2 cents to www.thenationaldialogue.com thisRead… Read more »
From the CDC In response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5. on April 29, 2009. A Phase 5 alert is a “strong signal that a pandemic is imminent andRead… Read more »
The Kansas House is proposing a 5% pay cut for all state employees. PLUS a 7.5% increase in insurance premiums. Single parent with kids still covered by insurance….it’s getting scarey out there.