I believe: everyone has a right to an education appropriate to their level of intelligence – some people want to learn and some people don’t, some people will learn and some people wont, some people need to learn and can’t. The latter is a damning indictment of our approach to learning. The former is aRead… Read more »
A post from Patra Frame, ClearedJobs.Net’s HR Strategist Many enlisted military and retiring federal workers who do not have a bachelors degree face a surprise in the civilian job world – the demand for a degree for jobs that they have held. Many federal contracts demand a degree for such jobs when contracted out. SomeRead… Read more »
Authored by Micheal Mullen Government’s long list of acronyms often comes with unintended (or perhaps intended) double meanings. While our first role is to help GovWin members find new opportunities that best suit their company’s specialties, here are a few program names that caught our eye as we were searching through the INPUT database. ForRead… Read more »
Click here for a link to the plan Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey today announced a major initiative to bring meaningful transparency reforms to Cook County. The Open Cook County Plan is aimed at making county government data and information publicly available so residents can more effectively understand,Read… Read more »
The USPS OIG has just released an interesting new paper today on positioning USPS for the digital world. Some of the key findings include the following: Although the digital option has grown as a channel for Americans to communicate, purchase, and store personal information, there are drawbacks that leave a significant portion of the populationRead… Read more »
Listening to the media discuss our debt can be exhausting. Every day we are bombarded with huge dollar figures to be dealt with: $14.3 trillion in debt, $38 billion cut this year, $4 trillion proposed cut for 2012. Is that really the discussion that we should be focusing on? Is the 50,000 foot discussion whereRead… Read more »
A well done project management is one of the keys to a projects success. Pretty sure every one of us manages projects using some kind of tools. But the right project management tool does not replace the knowledge and experience of a project manager. It only helps him in the process of managing a project.Read… Read more »
With the elections on May 5 just around the corner for both English and Scottish councils, Dave and I’ll will be holding a free webinar to showcase Learning Pool’s relaunched Modern Councillor service. Modern Councillor is the online learning and support destination for councillors, people considering standing for election, or indeed anyone with a passionRead… Read more »
Friday, April 22, is the date for this year’s Earth Day. Even if you missed EPA’s Earth Day on the Mall this past weekend, you can still participate in other Earth Day events. From parades in Birmingham, AL to the Mountain Air Earth Day Fair in Evergreen, CO, communities across the country are celebrating thisRead… Read more »
There are millions of government workers around the country, each with a different reason for seeking out a government job… and a different reason for staying. Government employees — whether local, state or federal — tend to have a sense of camaraderie with each other. This is especially prominent as public opinion toward government andRead… Read more »