After being up for 5 of the last 6 weeks, stocks closed slightly lower last week as the market digested a slow week of mixed economic data, the newly announced QE3, the turmoil in the Middle East, and the upcoming election. Here are the TSP fund returns for the week of September 17 through SeptemberRead… Read more »
I’m fascinated by people who can tell when others aren’t doing their part. Defining fault is to them a higher value alternative to contributing. I go into a project figuring I’ll do it all, if it comes down to that. Now that’s a key decision criteria! Get more than half of the project team feelingRead… Read more »
We are happy to announce that the Code for America project LocalData was recently selected one of six Knight News Challenge winners in the data round! Support from Knight Foundation will allow our team to continue our work beyond the CfA fellowship — deploying LocalData into four new cities. Reflecting on the ways LocalData couldRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Proposed legislation would give federal chief information officers authority over their technology budgets. More here. The Army is investigating how the 3rd Infantry Division obtained free intelligence software from analytics company Palantir and has ordered the Palantir-provided training servers shut down. More here. The U.S. AirRead… Read more »
Citizen engagement is one of the most popular topics today in municipal government. There’s not a city out there that isn’t trying to figure out a way to get their citizens more involved and it’s understandable why. A new study came out that showed cities and states that have higher levels of citizen engagement, actuallyRead… Read more »
When you receive a proposal from a contractor, it typically includes a number of teaming partners all singing in unison that they are the only ones in world who understand your mission, can fulfill your requirements, etc. So what brings two or more companies together to pursue a federal contract opportunity? Well, there are aRead… Read more »
It is no surprise that Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney once again has found himself in hot water over comments he made at a fundraiser. As discussed in previous articles (http://leadershipconnection.net/blog/romneys-inauthenticity-doom-defeat-november/) Romney’s propensity to “misstate” his positions comes less from jumbled words and more from a value system that isn’t always in sync with theRead… Read more »
Kind of a dumb title. Maybe I should have said “Read Up!” but that sounds kinda boring, don’t you think? No matter what your favorite way of saying it, taking in and processing information is more important than ever. As a former GS-15 with a gift for planning and communications, I’ve spent a lot ofRead… Read more »
If you are looking to become engaged and involved with the Young AfCEANs of the DC Chapter then this is one event you will not want to miss! Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 4th from 5:30 pm – 8:30 at One Lounge in DC and come mingle with Board members, Senior Young AFCEAN leaders,Read… Read more »
I was hiking and touring the Manassas, VA battlefield recently, and came across something interesting. The congressional act of July 4, 1864 (13 Stat. 381-82), recognized the debt the Federal Government owed loyal citizens for property losses suffered during the Civil War. This act, like all such Government legislation until 1871, applied only to citizensRead… Read more »