-41C and a cup of tea

I can’t remember where I found the video – it might have been on Facebook, I’m not sure. I still haven’t worked out the etiquette, actually, of crediting someone on Facebook who’s posted something awesome, but only on FB and chosen not to share on Twitter. Am I supposed to respect the fact they’ve decidedRead… Read more »

Business Sustainability and Personal Story

I cannot understand how one will fail if you can lead by high expectations but compassion. My father and his entire family were in business and dominated a line of business prior to the fall of the Republic of Vietnam. I watched and learned how my parents and my father’s siblings treated their employees. TheirRead… Read more »

TSP Talk – Weekly Wrap Up

Stocks finally took a little dive off of the fiscal cliff on Friday morning, but they hung in there and saw just modest losses of less than 1%, and ended the week with some respectable gains. Here are the TSP fund returns for the week of December 17 through December 21. The early weakness onRead… Read more »

Cloud Front Group Capabilities Featured in Geospatial Intelligence Forum

By BobGourley The Geospatial Intelligence Forum highlighted the capabilities of the Cloud Front Group in an assessment titled “Analysis for Action” This piece highlights the importance of well engineered systems to extract and move the right information. Cloud Front Group is known for their work with the best available American technologies including capabilities from SaratogaRead… Read more »

State Dept seeks USG talent to run Gov 2.0 web shop

State Department is looking for USG talent to run a cutting-edge web shop in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It’s a GS-2210-14 that heads up a team of web and social media experts who manage technology and provide expert advice in digital communications. Websites use adaptive and responsive design. It’s a Drupal shop.Read… Read more »

Thank You!

As I reflected on 2012 and the potential topic for this year’s forty-eighth blog post in 2012, it became obvious to me what I should write about. Thank you to our members for your support and participation in our collective effort to bring common sense to Government procurement. It has been an interesting and challengingRead… Read more »

NCDD Year in Review — and Request for Support!

This has been quite the year, for NCDD and all of us. Our tiny staff (me, Andy and Joy) and our amazing Board and volunteers do the best we can to support the dialogue and deliberation community. As always, we need your support to keep this work going – so please think us in yourRead… Read more »

Female Athletes and Social Expectations

The 2012 Olympics were important for female athletes everywhere. For the first time since, well, ever, every nation competing fielded at least one female athlete. Which was great. Of course, we also had Hairgate, where Twitter users got their collective panties in a bunch because Gabby Douglas was more concerned with winning two gold medalsRead… Read more »