Happy St Patrick’s Day
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Federal Eye: Eye Opener: How did IRS workers survive that plane crash?
Happy Wednesday and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Have you wondered how so many people safely escaped last month’s plane crash at Internal Revenue Service offices in Texas? The plane’s pilot and only one IRS worker were killed in the crash — thanks to quick-thinking employees who had regularly rehearsed fire and evacuation drills. National TreasuryRead… Read more »
Lessons to learn from usaspending.gov
The Government Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, came out with a report, discussed on Informationweek, which finds several faults with the USASpending.gov web site. The GAO nails the site in terms of both data quality and quantity. While the report is dead on in terms of those issues, lets take a minuteRead… Read more »
Support Your Local Heroes
Last week at the AlexChamber Government Contractors Forum, Monica Bell gave a textbook recipe for how to restart a company in this ugly economy. I read a lot and talk with many people and it was the first time I had heard the way she did it. Her solution had already worked and was somethingRead… Read more »
Local by social
This document refers to a publication which focuses on English local authorities (i.e. municipal government), but I think the same arguments hold and it also features a number of international examples. There are a lot of really good, really valid reasons why local government is not always an early adopter when it comes to newRead… Read more »
Recovering Fed writes on Personalized Work
This is a repost from by blog recoveringfed.com. David Warlick is a North Carolina-based educator and consultant who keeps a blog, 2 cents worth. His most recent posting describes the transition education is making, as a result of the information, communications, and technology revolution, to personalized learning. As someone who believes work itself will beRead… Read more »
Netflix Movie Recommendations: Secret to the Value of Social Networking?
Netflix is a subscription based DVD rental service that lets its customers browse thousands of movies online and then delivers them though the mail system. With so many movie choices available and to be competitive with brick and mortar rental establishments, Netflix has improved its customer satisfaction though numerous user interface improvements, movie distribution centers,Read… Read more »
Federal Eye: Government probing thousands of stimulus complaints
The Obama administration’s economic recovery program has triggered more than 1,700 fraud complaints since it launched last year, according to a new report. The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and federal inspectors general are investigating 147 of those allegations and federal prosecutors have opened investigations into 43 cases, the RAT Board said in its quarterlyRead… Read more »
Using Less Energy is Good for the Business of Government
For 40 years, Earth Day has helped us all realize that simple acts can make a big difference in using our resources more wisely! Saving energy is something we can all do, and it doesn’t require a lot of effort to make a difference. Which got us thinking… We all know that the federal governmentRead… Read more »
The Future of Federal IT Spending
(Note this Blog is written by Rick Marcotte, CEO of DLT Solutions and comes from blogs.dlt.com) A recently published and well-read blog in this sector recently disclosed that government contractors surveyed by Grant Thornton LLP experienced revenue boosts from federal business during the past year. Here are a couple of thoughts on why that mightRead… Read more »