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Federal Eye: ACORN Institute still eligible for CFC, despite concerns
Federal employees can continue to make charitable contributions to a nonprofit affiliate of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now through the government’s annual workplace charity campaign despite the concerns of a Republican lawmaker. As part of an investigation into ACORN’s activities, Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) in late September asked Office of PersonnelRead… Read more »
What does Investment Review do for Me?
It’s hard to imagine that a federal bureaucratic paperwork drill can actually be helpful to people dedicated to getting things done quickly, but that’s what I’m about to tell you. It’s sort of like medicine – it doesn’t taste good on the way down, but it sure makes you feel better in the long run.Read… Read more »
Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk
Hi everyone – It’s your govloop weekly dose of TSP Talk from www.tsptalk.com. Last week was a volatile week for the stock market as 4 of the 5 trading days ended with the Dow Jones being up or down 90 or more points; two of those were up, and two were down. We had aRead… Read more »
Lessons Learned From Rapid Acquisition of the MRAP
From The Acquisition Corner There has been some discussion recently on a case study of shortening the procurement cycle from the lessons learned of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. The MRAP is an armored all-terrain vehicle whose purchase and desire for rapid deployment was motivated by the continuing deaths of troops in IraqRead… Read more »
Embrace the bad news or lose the conversation
One of the first lessons I learned as a public affairs officer in Iraq is that there are some reporters who are going to dig up things you really don’t want the world to know about your organization. I quickly figured out that hiding under my desk with my fingers in my ears muttering “YouRead… Read more »
Leaders Lead, Writers Write
For the past eight months I have been part of a leadership program that emphasizes identifying and following your dreams. Since I was in elementary school I have wanted to be a writer. I was good at it. I loved seeing my ideas take form on a page. Writing papers, stories, articles all came easilyRead… Read more »
The myth of engaging with everyone
When I talk to people about the possibilities of engaging with people online, using social technology, I often get questioned about the numbers issue. Stuff like: How many people in our area actually use Twitter? What about people who don’t have web access? What do we do about people who don’t like using the internetRead… Read more »
Prologue – Social Media Policy Series
Over the past few months, I have been researching employee social media use policies. This post is the prologue to a series of posts to share that research. Hopefully, the information I provide will be helpful, but I also hope that you will provide feedback and guidance. What have you experienced? What should be inRead… Read more »
Federal Managers
As a long time Federal Manager, I am constantly amazed by the lack of recognition that our front line managers receive. Front line managers are charged with carrying out the policies and meeting the goals of their Executives and with directing, developing and evaluating their subordinates. But far too little effort is spent on providingRead… Read more »