Total Cost Savings Key in Federal Network Connections
Improving and maintaining reliable and flexible basic connectivity continues to be important for government, including a focus on total cost of ownership savings.
The Lack of Health Insurance Mandates for the On-Demand Economy Will Cost Us
Today’s standard of employer-sponsored health insurance is a relic from the early 1940s. Although the employer-sponsored model worked well when employees stuck with one company their entire careers and healthcare costs were low, it has become increasingly dysfunctional.
Environmental Racism in Flint, Michigan
A poor, mostly people of color city that has been exposed to unhealthy levels of lead in their drinking water. Their experience is one of the most colossal failures of government at the local, state and federal levels.
Lessons Learned from the Big Bang Theory
We are all different and sometimes we don’t understand why what is second nature to us, doesn’t make sense to someone else.
Lessons Learned from Kung Fu Panda 3
The lessons are simple are simple and powerful: the energy that connects us is critical; you must be yourself to achieve your best; and help others be their best selves.
Social Conditioning of Bias
One of the biggest disappointments of my federal career has been my abject failure to improve the engagement numbers of my fellow American Indian/Alaska Native colleagues
Implementing Transparency in Financial and Performance Reporting
Learn more about how your government agency can meet financial transparency requirements and provide meaningful data through the latest technology.
Idea to Retire: A Federal Budget Process That Inhibits IT Innovation
Why the current federal budget process limits IT innovation.
4 Ways Our Good Intentions Go Wrong on Race and Poverty
When we intentionally create spaces to talk about racism, yes, someone will inevitably shift the conversation from race to poverty. This redirection does four important, counterproductive things.
Embracing FITARA: 5 Steps for HR Technology Acquisition
FITARA holds great promise for federal technology procurement, including HR technology. By assuring the communication lines between HR and IT remain open, the odds of FITARA success at your agency will greatly improve.