Major League Baseball’s opening day — one of the most American days there is. Another American past time: our government. Throwing the ball back to 2011 we can assess where the government is now. Is the government in the minor leagues in 2014? Originally Posted by Stephen Peteritas on March 29, 2011 There is anRead… Read more »
Using iMovie to Tell a Story One of the things organizations are often tasked with is getting the word out. Company’s get the word out about products, a government agency’s about programs and charitable organization’s reach out to their constituencies. Today that can seem easier than ever with so many tools available. Twitter, Facebook andRead… Read more »
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to celebrate failure. Not just the small I’ve-forgotten-to-put-the-bins out fail but the epic failures that really leave egg on your face. So, say it once say it proud, I’ve failed and I’m proud. Because he or she who really knows the bitter pill of underachieving is dealt a golden weightRead… Read more »
When Obama’s budget plan for fiscal 2015 was released, the plan had its fair share of supporters and naysayers. There are obviously many sections to the plan, but there is one specific portion that addresses the challenge that a plethora of articles have been written about and many agencies are challenged with lately…leadership, and specificallyRead… Read more »
http://www.psretirement.com/all-your-tsp-money/ Within your TSP.gov Account the money you invest in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the agency match is yours immediately and you are therefore vested. However, the agency’s automatic 1% contribution has a few strings attached. For individuals in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), this is not a concern. CSRS employees mayRead… Read more »
http://www.psretirement.com/windfall-elimination-reductions/ The Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) only impacts individuals who earned a pension in any job and did not pay Social Security taxes, but worked long enough in other jobs to be eligible for Social Security Retirement or benefits due to disability. The Windfall Elimination Provision impacts Social Security benefits when any of an employee’sRead… Read more »
The Project Management Institute (PMI®) has developed a set of criteria and credentials for recognizing project management professionals who use Agile methodologies in their project, the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification. The credentialing process is fairly rigorous, including: 2,000 hours or twelve months of general project management work experience, 1,500 hours or eight monthsRead… Read more »
Released by the IBM Center for the Business of Government, “The Persistence of Innovation in Government: A Guide for Innovative Public Servants,” mines data from the 28-year history of the Harvard University’s Kennedy School’s Innovations in American Government Awards (HKS Awards). The report author, University of Toronto Professor Dr. Sandy Borins, seeks to discern howRead… Read more »
As far back as I can remember, I’ve always been fascinated with what came before the “final result”. For instance, I was much more interested in HOW and WHY my toys worked than the fact that they did work. Over the years, my curious nature led to many a toy, including sophisticated toys, real automobiles,Read… Read more »
Do you remember back when you were a kid, how much fun we all had on April Fool’s Day? Pranks on parents, siblings, friends and teachers. Silly April Fool’s jokes, that if you were like me, you never tired of repeating. Jokes are funny things…not whether they make you laugh or not, but in howRead… Read more »