Carol Waller Pope is the chairmanof the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), which is an independentfederal agency that administers the labor-management relations program for 1.6million federal employees worldwide. Pope is the first FLRA career employee toserve as chairman and has been with the agency since 1980. In this year’s Best Places to Work rankings,the FLRARead… Read more »
For the next few months I’ll be working with Community Matters to host a series of conference calls on Open Government. These calls will specifically focus on implementation of Open Government in cities and towns across the country, and the content of the calls will be driven by the participants. I’m hoping this series isRead… Read more »
I want to remind those of you who might be interested of a couple of opportunities to engage with us directly. Today, members of ADL and Rustici Software will participate in a #lrnchat focused on learning technology standards. #lrnchat happens at 11:30am ET & 8:30pm ET every Thursday. #lrnchat is an online chat over theRead… Read more »
(Project Performance Management Baseline Reporting) By Randy Tangco, PMP, CSM Abstract When I gave my first project status report, I had a shock. I proudly reported that my project is all green. However, the project sponsor responded by saying, “All green? Are you selling Christmas trees or running a project?” ”What does ‘all green’ mean?”Read… Read more »
Who Owns My Neighbourhood? is a cool new project from Kirklees Council. Supported by NESTA, according to the blurb it: …is a service that helps local people take responsibility for the land, buildings and activities where they live and work. Basically, you bung in a postcode from the Huddersfield area and it plots who ownsRead… Read more »
Late this afternoon the Coast Guard released the final report on the sinking of the Fishing Vessel Alaska Ranger that sank in the frigid waters north of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on 23 March 2008. Though “only” five of the 47 people on board were lost the fact remains that any loss of life is tragic.Read… Read more »
When discussing leadership, I am passionate about creating a robust and complete definition that allows everyone to lead, anytime, anywhere. In other words, leadership is about the choice to live the best of one’s talents and abilities and to put them to use in the world. Implicit in this definition is our responsibility to oneRead… Read more »
Did you know there are more than 19,000 biobased products commercially available? Created by legislation in 2002, expanded in 2008, and managed by the Department of Agriculture, the BioPreferred program promotes the use of biobased products. As designated by DOA, “biobased products” are commercial or industrial goods (other than food or feed) composed in wholeRead… Read more »
by Peter Berking (ADL) Peter has an M.A. in Education from UC Berkeley and has led Instructional Design efforts for over 15 years. Peter has designed and developed a wide range of training products ranging from technology-driven courseware and human performance design systems to instructor-led courses. He teaches classes in computer graphics at Northern VirginiaRead… Read more »
This week’s interview comes from Marcheta E. Gillespie, CPPO,CPPB,C.P.M.,CPM. As if all of those certifications weren’t enough, Marcheta is the Deputy Director for the City of Tucson’s Department of Procurement. With over 18 years of experience in public procurement, Marcheta is a passionate advocate for her profession. Her areas of expertise include public procurement management,Read… Read more »