Report: $20B Up for Grabs in Upcoming NIH IT Competition

Both technology manufacturers and resellers will compete under a potential 10-year, $20 billion government-wide information technology contract vehicle run by a National Institutes of Health office, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Marjorie Censer writes that NIH’s Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center intends to award 50 contracts under the Chief Information Officer-Commodities and Solutions programRead… Read more »

Dear Federal Agencies: It’s About Your Websites, Love, Tom.

The LII crew has been looking pretty closely at the world of regulatory information lately. We’re trying to build applications that make it easier for people to find and understand the regs, like searching the CFR by product or brand name. Want to know what regulations affect Nyquil? developing “legal-360” views of real world objects.Read… Read more »

SUCCESS RULE # 24 – Know Your Why

This rule is really only for those who, no kidding, are seeking extraordinary success in their lives, whether it be working out of the “C” suite in corporate America, being a successful entrepreneur, becoming a movie or music star, an SES in the government, a senior NCO or Officer in the military, a great momRead… Read more »

Structure in Threes: Process Value

About two decades ago I was fortunate enough to collaborate with several brilliant people in IBM working in manufacturing research. One of them Dr. Arno Schmachpfeffer had coauthored a paper in the IBM Journal of Research call Integrated Manufacturing Modeling System. One of the key aspects of the paper was a taxonomy of activities inRead… Read more »

PRIME Leadership – Trend 2: Risk

This article was originally posted by Dan Chenok on the IBM Center for the Business of Government blog. It is part of a series called “PRIME Leadership,”* examining six trends driving government. Given budget austerity and increasingly complex challenges facing government executives, managing risk in the public sector has increasingly taken on new significance. RisksRead… Read more »

A Veteran’s Day Message for Young People

I write one of these every year, but this year, I decided to do one for young people – live. I made this for my daughter’s middle school class after staff there asked me to come speak to these kids. Make good choices today and honor the men and women who gave you that right.

5 Ways to Avoid Federal Burnout

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn 5 Ways to Avoid Federal Burnout: Take on new projects…for instance, if you are interested in social media and you want to learn more about it, ask your boss if you can work on optimizing your company’s social media presence. That’s what IRead… Read more »

Veterans Day: Fighting for America Means Not Having to Fight for Jobs

This Veterans Day there’s good news on the job front for vets. As our nation comes together to honor the many sacrifices of our courageous veterans, OPM reports the following: “In Fiscal Year (FY) 2012, the Executive Branch of Government hired the highest percentage of military veterans in over 20 years, surpassing the previous highRead… Read more »

What Federal Employees Can Learn From the Failures of Abraham Lincoln

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln’s life story at a glance: Failed in Business – Bankruptcy, 1831 Defeated for Legislature, 1832 Sweetheart/Fiancee Dies, 1835 Nervous Breakdown, 1836 Defeated in Election, 1836 Defeated for U.S. Congress, 1843 Defeated againRead… Read more »

Coffeeneuring #5: Peregrine and the Perils of Grad School

Cappuccino at Peregrine on Capitol Hill #perfection After last week’s episode of bad coffee in Bethesda, for this week’s coffeeneuring adventure, I was determined to get a good cappuccino. I knew exactly where to bike to: Peregrine Espresso on Capitol Hill. And not only was it delicious, it was artistically perfect, as you can seeRead… Read more »

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