DorobekINSIDER: 7 stories you need to know: Senate Punts on Appropriations Bills

The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Wednesday the 11th of July, 2012 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it’s unlikely that any of the 2012 appropriations bills will get passed before the November elections. The National Journal says Reid blames House Republicans for drafting appropriations bills under the overall spending cap agreed duringRead… Read more »

The rise of the Chief Innovation Officer and the grim outlook for federal contractors

On today’s edition of the DorobekINSIDER We have CIOs, CFOs — does there need to be a chief innovation officer? We’ll talk about what the position is and how it might work. Click here for the full story. The outlook for government contractors might be grim, but there are some areas of growth. We’ll takeRead… Read more »

Contracting Outlook — Is it the Worst of Times?

Budget cuts, steep competition and the economic downturn are hitting contractors hard. That means that the window of opportunity is getting harder smaller. So what is the outlook for government contracting? Lisa Dezzutti is the President and CEO of Market Connections. Market Connections conducted a national online survey of 272 federal government contractor business developmentRead… Read more »

DorobekINSIDER: 7 stories you need to know from the past 7 days

Typically, we’d have the seven stories that impact your life, but… today, given many people weren’t really paying attention during the holiday week, I’ve pulled together the SEVEN stories that impact your life for the past week! A virus could knock thousands of internet users offline today. The Daily Beast reports, the FBI has liftedRead… Read more »

Guide to Social Media Posting

Nice guide to social media posting – written for non-profits but I think fits gov’t as well. General agree although a couple tips I don’t necessarily agree with (like post every other day on FB) (download original at http://topnonprofits.com/posting-guide/) Favorite