Considering applying for the Code for America fellowship, but have some questions you’d like answered? Lingering doubts? Things you’d like clarified? Fret no more: the fellows are here to help! We’ll be holding a live Google Hangout with current CfA fellows on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific. Fellows will be be available toRead… Read more »
It was another good week for stocks and bonds as we saw gains in all of our TSP Funds. Earnings have been coming in and we did see some questionable reports, but investors still seem to be in the mood to buy every dip. With Ben Bernanke’s assurance that the Fed will continue to assistRead… Read more »
According to a Federal Computer Week article by Frank Konkel, The Department of Veterans Affairs terminated its five-year, $36 million cloud computing contract for email and calendaring services with HP Enterprise Services. Citing a material change in the agency’s requirements, VA officials declined to elaborate on the requirement changes that were actually made. Although IRead… Read more »
This Saturday, community members in Sacramento and Albuquerque are coming together to discuss mental health topics and identify priorities. Not in CA or NM? Follow @MentalHealthCCS or join the online dialogue at www.theciviccommons.com/mentalhealth. A bit about the project… An important component of the National Dialogue for Mental Health, “Creating Community Solutions” is a series ofRead… Read more »
Contract duplication increases bid and proposal, administration and management costs for government and industry. Last summer the Coalition issued a summary report highlighting the results of a survey conducted among our member firms regarding contract duplication costs. The report was subsequently provided to the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA) and theRead… Read more »
During the course of a month I go to several meeting and events which require advance registration (RSVP). I usually work the registration desk and find that between 20% to 40% are no shows – registered to come but do not make it. Several people have shared their disappointment in the number of people whoRead… Read more »
I admit I love to talk. Some people like talk about the “gift of gab.” Now I’m not sure if I have it but I do know that I definitely enjoy listening to myself talk. However, as I’ve gotten a little bit older I’ve slowly but surely come to the realization that there are otherRead… Read more »
To continue the discussion on diversity, the Department of the Interior hosted an event to elaborate on the tactical implementation of agency’s Inclusive Workplace Strategy. This event served as a follow-up to last week’s Diversity and Inclusion Leadership in the 21st Century put on by the Partnership for Public Service. The talk consisted of aRead… Read more »
Yes! I just returned from the Association of Government Accountant’s (AGA) annual Professional Development Conference (PDC). With all the scrutiny on conference spending, I thought it would be interesting to go through a quick run down of what’s new and what’s changed since the last AGA PDC in order to help address the question ofRead… Read more »
iCohere Education Series Webinar This webinar is free for government employees. Thursday, August 8, 11:00am to Noon Eastern Peer learning can be particularly effective for government agencies, where the need for expertise is strong, yet training and development resources are limited. In this live interactive webinar, participants will hear about the purpose and benefits ofRead… Read more »