The Department of Homeland Security has issued new interim guidelines to employees who may come in contact with travelers who have contracted swine flu. The instructions follow requests that DHS allow workers to wear protective masks made by the union that represents Customs and Border Protection and Transportation Security Administration employees . A memo obtainedRead… Read more »
Dogs age seven years for every year we age. It is estimated that the Internet evolves every month with new applications. How are you communicating differently with your clients today than you were a month ago? How will you communicate a month from now?
Random Government Fact for the Day: The Library of Congress receives 22,000 items each working day; approximately 10,000 items are added to the collections daily.
Apologies for errors in advance. Here are a few tweets from the tweet stream (have not clicked on any of the links) @WBEZWorldview Economics for the Soul: ethical values & public policymaking. #gov20 folks, take to heart pls http://bit.ly/18nblX @osrin: For those in the US don’t forget to add your 2 cents to www.thenationaldialogue.com thisRead… Read more »
From the CDC In response to an intensifying outbreak in the United States and internationally caused by a new influenza virus of swine origin, the World Health Organization raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 5. on April 29, 2009. A Phase 5 alert is a “strong signal that a pandemic is imminent andRead… Read more »
The Kansas House is proposing a 5% pay cut for all state employees. PLUS a 7.5% increase in insurance premiums. Single parent with kids still covered by insurance….it’s getting scarey out there.
I just read an interesting article from the Washington Post. I encourage you to read it, especially those of you who may be responsible for hiring, or communications. Did you know that in the next four years, approximately 1/3 of government (Federal) jobs will need to be filled? With 3/4 of its workforce being overRead… Read more »
Pandemic planning experts are going to be at CPM WEST with the latest information on Swine Influenza. Learn what you can expect and what you can do to protect your employees and ensure the survival of your organization. Attend this free session on Tuesday, May 12th and then attend the CPM Exhibit Hall Grand OpeningRead… Read more »
It’s a good thing that social media is up and operating around the world because it is the best way to get the word out about swine flu. The federal government is jumping into action, using social media to get the word out and regular updates on their web pages to make sure the publicRead… Read more »
This coming weekend marks the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby. My husband, Ed, and I have been following this famous race off and on for the past few years, sometimes watching at home and sometimes watching on the big screen televisions in a bar at Ocean City. Last year’s race was both dramatic andRead… Read more »