www.homelandsecuritynet.com Leaders of more than 50 nations have reaffirmed their commitment to reducing the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons. U.S. President Barack Obama told attendees at the start of Tuesday’s final session of the two-day Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul that the international community must make “a serious and sustained effort” to reduce the world’sRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on health care centered on whether or not the hearing on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act could even take place. According to the Tax Anti-Injunction Act, the courts are exempt from hearing a suit to stop the government from imposing a tax until afterRead… Read more »
Although open to all, this blog post is dedicated to those mentoring partnerships who are part of the GovLoop Mentors Program! By now, most of you have completed your first meeting with your mentor/mentee. As Kathy Wentworth Drahosz outlined in her blog on the first meeting, you have broken the ice, and have set yourRead… Read more »
See the latest form GovWin editor Anthony Critelli: Contractor Pay Cap A bipartisan bill [PDF] has re-opened the contentious issue of the contractor pay cap. The previous rule capped pay for the top five executives of a contractor at $693,951. The Senate 2012 defense authorization bill capped defense contractors’ pay at $400,000 and applied theRead… Read more »
See the latest from GovWin web editor Lindley Ashline: Cost-reimbursement, or cost-plus, is a type of contract where a contractor is paid for all of its allowed expenses up to a set limit, plus additional payment to allow the company to make a profit. Cost-reimbursement contracts contrast with fixed-price contracts, in which the contractor isRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. It looks like Virginia is no longer taking a back seat in setting up a health insurance exchange. Between the Supreme Court ruling, which kicks off today, and the looming 2014 deadline, the state has been making moves toward setting up mandatory requirements under the health care law. Well awareRead… Read more »
Twitter is a popular way for federal agencies to share updates on their organization and to converse with inquiring citizens. Yet a healthy Twitter presence is about more than just an impressive band of followers. Various other factors impact how effective a given Twitter feed may be, including replies, mentions, and outgoing tweets. One ofRead… Read more »
In a 24/7 world that’s forever reorganizing, upgrading, and streamlining, employees and organizations are caught up in a cycle of change, loss of control, and uncertainty that may challenge mission and morale…but change and crisis also generate heightened energy, focus, and opportunity. However, many are not prepared to “let go and launch” because they areRead… Read more »
Here’s the question, right up front. How would Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce use social media to promote their clients’ products? (Before you say, “they would have no use for it, as advertisers in the 60s,” let’s just pretend.) Obviously, they’d use it. It’s a great marketing tool, and their clients would expect a great socialRead… Read more »
For the first time I was accused of being “Amero-centric.” This caught me off guard as I tend to see life as double-edged; the glass is frequently both half full and half empty. I’m trained to see the strengths and potentialities, vulnerabilities and faults of individuals, groups, and systems. I’m a big fan of F.Read… Read more »