HOW MY TOO-FARAWAY STORYTELLING BEGAN by greatgrandpa Mike I live in one city, my grandchildren in another almost a thousand miles distant. During one of my visits I took my, then, three-year-old granddaughter for a stroll. We paused to examine a spider’s web that spanned the space between two shrubs. A brief shower had passedRead… Read more »
I am new to GovLoop. I am very glad to have stumbled across your group and am looking forward to sharing, learning and possibly working with some of you in the near future. I am currently working for Army HQDA at Ft. Belvoir. I am a Continuity of Operations SME, Network Disaster Recovery and anRead… Read more »
Can an entrenched bureaucracy, encumbered by a rigid culture and public records compliance adapt open source ways to collaborate more effectively? Is it like pulling teeth just to get people to share ideas? Is that devil’s advocate bringing your team down? If you want results, try something different. Use open communications and transparency with yourRead… Read more »
This morning I attended the IDGA Social Media for Defense Summit in Alexandria. In case you missed it, these were the biggest points I took away from the speakers: 1. Social Media should be run like a spiderweb For social media, integration is the name of the game. You want to be able to integrateRead… Read more »
In general, there are three types of contracting officers — the procuring contracting officer, the termination contracting officer and the administrative contracting officer. It may be time to add a fourth type — the learning contracting officer (LCO). You see, contracts specialists train to become full-fledged contracting officers. Much of what we contracts specialists doRead… Read more »
Since I wrote my fist post on the virus affecting the drone fleet at Creech Air Force base, information has begun to trickle in and some interesting commentary has emerged. The Air Force has followed their official press release stating that the virus, which they say was a credential stealer, was merely a nuisance withRead… Read more »
President Obama put Vice President Biden in charge of the implementation of the $787 billion Recovery Act. Ed DeSeve had an eagle eye’s view of the interaction between agencies, states, localities, and non-profits. He shares his lessons learned from Recovery Act implementation, as well as advice for “the next big implementation challenge,” whatever that mightRead… Read more »
The 2011 Solar Jobs Census, recently released by The Solar Foundation, has found that solar energy provided a bright spot in the job market between 8/10 and 8/11, a time when the overall number of jobs increased only slightly. Visit CEILeadership.org and The Solar Foundation for more information. Original post
For the past few months I have been taking a 6 AM boot camp class before work. I feel mentally stronger when I workout before work. I feel like I can accomplish anything after a 1.5 hour workout session. In the past, I use to workout after work, but I felt more tired and sluggishRead… Read more »