FREE WEBINAR: Top 10 low-cost, high-impact strategies for Federal Government Officials

Register for free webinar: Thursday, August 29, 2013 at 12:30 PM EDT. http://lnkd.in/t_dR2D Session will help you identify specific low-cost, high impact solutions to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government workforce today; including: • Attracting, on-boarding, retaining and developing highly skilled workforce • Developing leaders who can establish andRead… Read more »

Why Network Administrator is the Hot IT Job of the Future

Are you at a crossroads professionally or looking to start training for a new job? If so, you might want to consider pursuing network administration as a career. Network administrators are responsible for maintaining computer hardware and software systems that make up a computer network, including maintaining and monitoring active data networks, converged infrastructure networks,Read… Read more »

Cyber Security Information Sharing Gains Momentum

by Lloyd McCoy Jr., Senior Analyst Cyber security information sharing initiatives between government and industry took a major step forward recently with the appointment of Daniel Prieto to the Department of Defense (DOD) Chief of Information Office where he will be charged with enlarging information sharing between the Pentagon and the defense industrial base. Prieto,Read… Read more »

FERS Annuity Supplement Eligibility and Earnings Limitations + Annuity Projection Update

Many FERS annuitants that retire before age 62 are eligible for an annuity supplement that will end when they reach age 62. You may be eligible for a Special Retirement Supplement if you retire: After the Minimum Retirement Age (MRA) with 30 years of service; At age 60 with 20 years of service; or UponRead… Read more »

Moving Day#2 and my test bed Data Center: Part2

Taking a break from moving Dana’s office. Got her desk & printer stand in place, computer, phone and printers setup and working. Wireless connection fine, will have to troubleshoot hardline later. Filing Cabinets & corkboards next. Move going much faster than I expected. Guess I’m getting use to moving offices of late. Relaxing my backRead… Read more »

Ten Principles of Sound Public Policy

A VC in NY‘s Fred Wilson wondered how many of his readers had blogs. He set up a poll and a hackpad to put in blog, url and author, comma delimited There are hundreds listed. I put in my two. Browsing the list, I punched on Punctuated Equilibrium and got this. Couldn’t think of aRead… Read more »

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

After a one-week pullback and some early weakness this past week, U.S. stocks ended the week with modest gains. The Fed meeting minutes were released on Wednesday afternoon and investors went scurrying, but they came back aggressively on Thursday and Friday to salvage a positive week. Here are the up-to-date weekly, current month, and annualRead… Read more »