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Is employment in the public sector (particularly government) truly better than employment in the private sector?

For the past decade I have chased the buck for financial gain in the private sector. Now that I’ve finally caught it, I’m beginning to realize how much I’ve lost and suppressed along the way. Although I’m ready for change and I’m ready to follow my heart… I just have one concern: Is employment inRead… Read more »

How Serious Games Help You Learn

Learning by doing is one of the oldest ways that businesses, agencies and organizations train new staff and those promoting into new areas of responsibility. The problem with this traditional type of training is that it takes a lot of time, costs a lot of money and there will always be real world errors andRead… Read more »

Tech Review for November 2011

Dear friends, associates and CTOvision.com blog readers, This note provides a recap of writing and tech activities from October 2011. Please continue to interact with us via any path convenient to you. We welcome connections at Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. You can continue the dialog directly on our blog via the comments section of eachRead… Read more »

Social Security Administration Takes First Step in Rescinding Questionable Retirement Review

Rescission order creates gaping loophole for Social Security fraud, says union. The American Federation of Government Employees cried foul today on the Social Security Administration’s plans to rescind Social Security Rulings 66-1c and 91-1c, which allow the agency to question retirement allegations made by corporate officers and the self-employed. “Development of questionable retirement allegations haveRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up December 02, 2011

Gadi Ben-Yehuda On December 07, GSA is presenting a Webinar on social media metrics that I will be moderating. Here are some of the articles that I’m likely to touch on: Make it like a game. As the Apps for Healthy Kids site can attest, people are more likely to do the things they shouldRead… Read more »

Let the sunshine in

The MTA wants to make a long-abandoned parcel available for development and two architects hope technology can turn the space into an underground park. Original post

Post-Plenary Interviews from GOVgreen

We caught up with our Plenary Session participants yesterday to talk a bit more about sustainability in their respective companies. Visit the GOVgreen YouTube site for more interviews. Original post

Bullies and Victims Make Us All Losers

With approval ratings firmly ensconced in the single-digits, it is no surprise that Americans are fed-up with Congress. In the announcing of his retirement, long-time member Barney Frank of Massachusetts has become emblematic of the corrosive morass the People’s House has become and his persona a reflection of the daily battles in which our mediaRead… Read more »