The US Office of Personnel Management has decided that WE will become the federal governments “test bed” for a relatively new concept called ROWE Results Only Work Environment. News story from Gov Exec ….Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry announced at a White House forum on Wednesday that he is moving 400 agency employeesRead… Read more »
Last November, HP partnered with the Virginia based Telework Exchange to put on the inaugural Great Commuter Stress Out event in D.C.’s Woodrow Wilson Plaza. The event provided fun activities such as a free massages and a car-shaped piñata for attendees to strike as a means of releasing commuter tension. Additionally, Congressman Gerry Connolly, D-Read… Read more »
Original post from http://www.andrewdwelch.com at http://www.andrewdwelch.com/2010/03/proceedings-on-education-and-training.html Leaders, managers, and all those invested in the success of their people would do well to indulge themselves in last month’s (February 2010) “Education and Training” issue of Proceedings from the U.S. Naval Institute (on Twitter@navalinstitute). I make this recommendation broadly, as I find many of the lessons learnedRead… Read more »
What kind of tasks should be performed by federal workers and which ones can be handled by contractors? In other words, what are “inherently governmental” tasks? The Obama administration hopes to have answers by the fall and will start formally seeking input Wednesday from agencies, contractors, federal workers and their unions on when to useRead… Read more »
Original post at http://www.andrewdwelch.com/2010/03/service-leaders-in-community-nation-and.html. Six weeks ago I started a regular Monday segment at www.andrewdwelch.com that features personal thoughts and reflections on service, written (usually) by those who serve. I get a number of questions about the segment, so decided that I would discuss the idea a bit and recap the stories told since weRead… Read more »
This is the third blog in the series of 10 tips for winning government contracts and growing in the federal market. You can see the previous post here. Point 2. Because of the market size and a smorgasbord of opportunities, you have to make an extra effort to keep yourself focused, or you will wasteRead… Read more »
Federal Employees – Check out this TSP retirement application. It graphs my account value for every day the market has been open, allows me to see how I would have done in different funds, and provides a bunch of other information all with zero data entry. It even takes my most recent contribution amounts andRead… Read more »
The US Department of State has jumped into Facebook amid a growing number of federal agencies that are doing the same. Other federal agencies involved in social media are the National Security Agency, US Army, US Navy, US Coast Guard, The White House, and many others. The federal government is clearly becoming a leader inRead… Read more »
“How To Take Advantage of the Internet,” at the Arlington Business Council’s Spring Networking Lunch April 8th, 11:30 – 1:00 will be examining how to use the Internet to drive local business. You will learn how the Internet is becoming a potent force for directed, targeted business growth, and how business owners can take aRead… Read more »
I had the opportunity to speak with Savi Swick who works for the Health and Human Services Agency for the County of San Diego. She is deeply engaged in many county initiatives to better serve the community. I appreciate the time she took to discuss her role and ambitions. Thank you Savi! 1. What isRead… Read more »