By Bob Gourley There are dozens of technology related events every single week. Even with recent decisions aimed at cutting back on the number of events that the government is involved with, industry, academia and even government continues to have a strong need for bringing people together to work on hard problems. Which means thereRead… Read more »
Teamwork between different law enforcement agencies is one of the key concepts to keep children safe. This was perhaps the most discussed topic at a town hall meeting held by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office last night. By Lilia Bonilla The meeting was held at the North Campus of San Jacinto Community College. Representatives fromRead… Read more »
Several years ago in an interview with the original Commissioners of the US Election Assistance Commission, I made the assertion that there is no such thing as a “federal election.” After a few moments of stunned silence, Buster Soares, the Chair of the Commission, asked me to explain what I meant- which I did. LaterRead… Read more »
For the students and newer members of our profession, or even those looking to add to their resource directories we thought it might be time to mention some of the professional organizations that seasoned members of ELGL members use as resources. Since you are already looking at ELGL we will assume you are already onRead… Read more »
The action was very slow last week with very minimal swings in the market indices. Perhaps this long holiday weekend is what was needed, although the seasonality surrounding President’s Day is not all that impressive compared to other holidays. Small caps (S-fund) led the way with a 0.59% gain while the I-fund was down 0.5%Read… Read more »
After a busy week focused on transportation projects and tuition issues, lawmakers in Salem appear to be focused on the environment today. Here is the latest… http://earthfix.opb.org/water/article/kitzhaber-signs-water-eastern-oregon-water-plan/ http://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/oregon-wilderness-bills-introduced-in-senate/ Original post
This week “Thought No. 4” of the Thirteen Thoughts for 2013: Contract duplication. . . .hitting the delete button. The timing could not better for addressing this thought! Yesterday the Government Accountability Office (GAO) removed the High Risk Designation from “Management of Interagency Contracting.” GAO cited improvements in: (1) continued progress made by agencies inRead… Read more »
You hear all time about social media, the new social enterprise, and all of these different other words and phrases about the importance of being social and it got me thinking about how important it is to be social. One of the things that has really helped me over time, is having a lot ofRead… Read more »
I was looking in my spam folder yesterday and read a new offering Postmaster Undeliverable I shall wait for your answer. I have a pretty high opinion of spam-meisters. They pay attention to optimization, and iterate along profitable veins of babble. They are professionals. I just think we should take all we catch and bundleRead… Read more »
While you may very well be getting a small increase in pay as a result of President Obama’s recent executive order, it’s important to understand that within-grade increases (WGIs) are not automatic. As a matter of fact, you need a performance rating of at least level three (or “fully successful”) to qualify. You must alsoRead… Read more »