Miscellaneous

A piggy attitude about Swine Flu

Vice President Biden’s advice that during the flu epidemic people should avoid subways and planes earned criticism from a representative of the travel industry. Well, I say, good for you Mr. Vice President, and to the travel industry I say – sit down, shut up, and worry more about your fellow citizens and less aboutRead… Read more »

Important Report on Latest Trends in Federal Proposal Management

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 »

Dog years and the internet

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?

Kansas House

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.

The Run for the Roses

This coming weekend marks the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. My husband, Ed, and I have been following this famous race off and on for the past few years, sometimes watching at home and sometimes watching on the big screen televisions in a bar at Ocean City. Last year’s race was both dramatic andRead… Read more »

Project of Week – Open Forum Foundation

I met Wayne at Gov 2.0 Barcamp on one Sunday morning as a group of volunteers were planning the eventual conference. I was impressed with his ideas and thought processes and was wondering what he was up to. That day and at the actual Gov 2.0 Barcamp he told me about his group “Open ForumRead… Read more »

NASA Culture (2 of 2)

(originally posted at www.opennasa.com) The first time I ever thought of culture, I did so kicking and screaming. It was World Cultures class in ninth grade. Everyone had to take it. I didn’t know why I needed to take any kind of culture or history class at the time. My eyes were on the future,Read… Read more »

HUD

If you are a HUD employee and would like to share ideas, brainstorming, feedback about our mission and agency direction, with no fear of reprisal, let me know!