Do Government Recognition Awards to Businesses Really Mean Anything?
Back office procedures to operate an awards program- are they based on politics or best practices?
Is Insourcing Good, Bad or Ugly?
How is insourcing affecting you?
If You Live in DC, Congratulations On Being the Worst…
for TRAFFIC! The average Washington, D.C., area driver loses 70 hours a year sitting and inching along in traffic. This ties with Chicago for the country’s worst road congestion. Los Angeles is ranked next with 63 hours lost on what I like to call the “interstate parking lot”. If you want to read more onRead… Read more »
Sourcing federal agencies in need of a small business conference
Joint Base Myer – Henderson Hall needed someone to organize a small business conference for them, so we did and started FederalAllies.org to facilitate the annual event. Anybody else need a small business conference?
Should You Disclose Your Security Clearance? http://bit.ly/SecurityClearance
Within the contracting community, the word on the street is that individuals should mention their clearances on their resumes to be more attractive to potential employers. In the context of the job market, this makes sense: a security clearance automatically makes an employee more valuable. Military.com claims that “an established security clearance can increase yourRead… Read more »
Participation, and participating
Recently I’ve been thinking a fair bit about the ‘participation deficit’ – the fact that too few people are contributing too much to society. It’s what informed my post about my view that we need more councillors. No even half baked views or ideas yet, I’m afraid, though I’m mulling over whether to have aRead… Read more »
Talent Management: When the Question Is, Should I Stay or Should I Go?
With the freeze of pay in the air, there are sure to be federal employees – particularly soon to be retirees- asking the question (or humming The Clash,) Should I stay or should I go? Managers should not give up hope. Today in their joint “Keeping Talent” report, the Partnership for Public Service and BoozRead… Read more »
2010 Tied for Hottest Year on Record
According to NOAA, 2010 was one of the hottest years on record, in fact it tied for the hottest. Here are a few of the 2010 US Climate Highlights from the NOAA release of the data: In the contiguous United States, 2010 was the 14th consecutive year with an annual temperature above the long-term average.Read… Read more »
My wish for 2011: Greater comfort with decline and death
Just before Christmas the always awesome Al Emanski asked me if I would write a short answer to a question he was asking a number of people he thought might have interesting answers: What would you like to become more visible in 2011? A number of us responded (there are a fair number of coolRead… Read more »
Which students succeed at online learning
Johnelle Bryson Welsh’s dissertation “IDENTIFYING FACTORS THAT PREDICT STUDENT SUCCESS IN ACOMMUNITY COLLEGE ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE” (2007) while researching US colleges, provides useful insights into students of e-learning courses generally. Demographic variables (such as age and gender) do not effect course results. The online students tend to older, married, worked full-time, and Original post