Unemployment poses big challenges for governments and citizens worldwide. Its negative consequences don’t just stop at economies. In addition to lost wages and tax revenues, unemployment also results in negative societal consequences affecting citizen wellbeing and health. Rising rates of unemployment cited in a recent IBM report highlight the urgency of this issue. According toRead… Read more »
Of the original five “cleanest” cities from RD, only Portland and Columbus made my list. Sadly, two RD cities appeared on recent T+L/FORBES “dirty” lists and were excluded, as were most major California, Texas, Southern, Eastern and Midwestern cities.
This is my twice yearly public service blog about Restaurant Week in DC (August 17-23). Do you take advantage of this? Restaurant Week takes place twice a year, once in the frigid cold of the post-holidays and then again in the dog days of August. Times when diners are likely to be few. For allRead… Read more »
Bike commuters. We come in all shapes and sizes, in clothing ranging from business casual to spandex, and on a variety of bicycles. The logistics behind it aren’t always obvious to onlookers so questions come up. Hopefully providing answers will encourage more people to join us on the road. 1. Why do you bike toRead… Read more »
What fraction of your paycheck goes to you TSP? 23% say that they do not know. 41% of respondents do not know the maximum their employer will match.
“Nature gives us many free “gifts” we take for granted: clean air and water; beautiful surroundings. What do some of us give back in return? Intentional or not, our gift(s) may be …pollution!”
The IBM Center’s Weekly Round Up highlights articles and insights that we found interesting for the week ending July 31 Hope for the DATA Act. Hudson Hollister, the head of the Data Transparency Coalition, was interviewed by Federal News Radio on his take of the status of the implementation of the DATA Act, which requiresRead… Read more »
I won’t bury the lede: after five-and-a-half years, I have left the IBM Center for the Business of Government. Starting on Friday, I will be the Social Media Director for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. During this brief interregnum, I have jury duty, which I find very satisfying. One of the reasonsRead… Read more »
Federal Life Insurance = FEGLI. It is just that–Group Term Life Insurance. FEGLI pros and cons, but we must understand insurance basics by Gary Fouts
Time Magazine has their list of the most influential people. The Wall Street Journal chronicles titans of business. And the NextGen Summit has their list of best change agents in government – the NextGen 30. The NextGen 30 represents all that is great in government leadership, innovation, technology and collaboration. (All month long we introducedRead… Read more »