National Social Worker Month – Child Welfare

Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. In this installment of Deltek’s month-long blog series honoring National Social Worker Month, we focus on one of social workers’ most consuming focus areas: child welfare. In 1998, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the first “Child Welfare Outcomes”report, which provides information on both national andRead… Read more »

7 Trending Topics in Federal Government Contracting! 03/15/12

This weekly blog pinpoints huge happenings in the world of Federal government contracting. Check out more on our Twitter account: @RIVA_Solutions. And search our new hashtag, #FedBuzz, for daily updates and join the conversation! Want to know what happened this week? Visit us at http://wp.me/p1v9sa-2B

Fraud of the Day

What would your agency do with $100 million dollars or even tens of thousands more? Agency funds are lost to fraud every day. The Fraud of the Day forum highlights real stories and what you need to know to help fight fraud. Visit the FraudoftheDay.com forum to learn more and sign up to receive dailyRead… Read more »

Texas releases e-filing RFP

Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. Earlier this month, Texas joined a myriad of states including Minnesota and Arkansas, as well as many localities by releasing a solicitation for an electronic filing of court records system. This system will allow court employees at all levels (Supreme, criminal appeals, appellate, district, justice, and Limited Jurisdiction Courts includingRead… Read more »

Should Governments Crowdsource Science Research Funding?

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Recently, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of social networks focused on scientific researchers. I painted a fairly dim picture. Some people disagreed with me at the Huffington Post and other places. Nevertheless, it is clear that there are those in the scientific community who are interested in disruptiveRead… Read more »

PMP Exam Tip – Always use the PMBOK Guides’s approach when answering PMP Exam sample questions

There is a bit of a disconnect that PMP Exam takers report as they are preparing for the exam. Because you must be an experienced project manager to take the exam, you bring years of experience in managing projects and using tools & techniques with you. Often, these are based on company internal project managementRead… Read more »

Government, Go Mobile in 2012. Do It Right 4

By Andreas Muno Last week we discussed how smaller mobile devices have made it cheaper and easier for public security and field services workers to do their jobs efficiently. And, how as an added benefit, citizens have become more engaged and are taking some of the burden off of governments. This week we are goingRead… Read more »