“Welcome back. What you do is important & don’t let anybody else tell you different.” – President Barack Obama

Today, the Combined Federal Campaign would like to take a moment to say, “Welcome Back” to all of the federal workers. We want to thank you for the work you do; you make a difference in our community – locally, nationally, and internationally. We understand that the last 16 days has not been easy andRead… Read more »

HHS Biodefense Center Acquires Pentagon Tech

The Defense Department has supplied technologies to a national center funded by the Department of Health and Human Services that works to help defend the U.S. against diseases and threats, American Forces Press Service reported Wednesday. Cheryl Pellerin writes the HHS Texas A&M Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing aims to counter healthRead… Read more »

Army Directorate Asks Contractors for Third-Party ISR System Ideas

The U.S. Army’s intelligence and information warfare directorate is seeking information from potential vendors about third-party intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. An Oct. 1 request for information from the Army Contracting Command outlines the branch’s efforts to seek data on software-defined ISR technologies for the I2WD. The Army wants to learn about potential ground movingRead… Read more »

Combating Erosion of Trust AFTER the Government Shutdown

This weeks post was written by How Gov Leads author Amber Hansen. Read more about trust and leadership in the government at www.howgovleads.com. We’ll continue our series on Trust for two more weeks. With the government shutdown in its third week reopen, I keep finding myself thinking about the conflict government employees must experience inRead… Read more »

Baltimore’s Outcome Budgeting Approach

Budgets, and budget reform, are sensitive topics at the moment, but it might be worthwhile to take a longer view of the issue to see what might be possible in the future, given the experiences of states and cities that have undertaken significant reforms. The topic of performance budgeting has been talked about for decades.Read… Read more »

You Can Predict What Government Agencies Will Buy; For Real!

One of the most effective ways to predict procurement opportunities before they’re listed publicly is to learn from past spending. Two great free government-run websites that show how federal government agencies are spending their money are USASpending.gov and FedBizOpps.gov. Each site allows you to research how the government has spent its procurement dollars in theRead… Read more »

Is the Hype Hurricane Setting the Right Expectations for Employers and Data Scientists?

Recently, I was asked to speak about thoughts on the future of data science and data scientists to a government audience. Not being a data scientist myself, rather carving my niche in the world as a solution architect turned evangelist, I pondered on a number of alternative messages I could share with the audience. QuiteRead… Read more »

How to Successfully Justifying EAM Software/CMMS Software to Upper Management

Are you trying to switch to new equipment maintenance software because the system you’re currently using isn’t meeting your needs? Maintenance managers understand the benefits of EAM/CMMS software, realizing that it helps them control costs and better manage their equipment and assets. Nevertheless, few managers are capable of articulating and translating the benefits of equipmentRead… Read more »

Are You Linkedin For Success?

“Networking is an essential part of building wealth.” – Armstrong Williams If you were to leave your job today, how fast do you think you could you get another one? Well, if you knew the right people, it probably wouldn’t take you very long at all. The more contacts you have, the more likely youRead… Read more »