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Sterling Whitehead

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    Sterling Whitehead commented on the post, 5 Thoughts on the Trump Transition and the Federal Government, on the site GovLoop 3 years, 1 month ago

    I like the concept of moving certain departments to different cities. It decentralizes federal power, bringing government to the people; builds resiliency in case something bad happened to DC; and promotes telework. DC’s economy would suffer but it would spread wealth.

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic Federal Manager Asks: How Do I Trust My Teleworking Employees? in the forum Human Resources 6 years, 5 months ago

    The question shouldn’t be “How do you trust your employees to telework?”. Rather, it should be, “Why should you not trust your employees to telework?”. If you hired and trust your employees in the workplace, you should trust them enough to do the work outside the workplace. It’s a manager issue, not an employee issue.

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic CALL FOR TOPICS: NextGen Summit 7/25-26 in the forum Next Generation of Government Training Summit 6 years, 11 months ago

    A replacement or vast upgrade for DOD’s Standard Procurement System (SPS). It’s the DOD-wide contract writing system. It’s pretty ancient now (came out in 1999). While it gets upgrades, it wasn’t designed for the next-generation workspace — i.e., tablets using touch-screen interface.

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of National Contract Management AssociationNational Contract Management Association 6 years, 11 months ago

    We need to study Chinese procurement.

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic Contract lists…anyone? Bueller? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 6 years, 12 months ago

    Look at government sites open to the public like:
    1) fpds.gov
    2) fbo.gov

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of Acquisition2.0Acquisition2.0 7 years ago

    After using all three in a professional setting for a few years, I think these are some general notes that can help new government contract specialists. 3 Negotiation Methods

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of National Contract Management AssociationNational Contract Management Association 7 years ago

    After using all three in a professional setting for a few years, I think these are some general notes that can help new government contract specialists. 3 Negotiation Methods

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of Defense Acquisition UniversityDefense Acquisition University 7 years ago

    After using all three in a professional setting for a few years, I think these are some general notes that can help new government contract specialists. 3 Negotiation Methods

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of Rock Your Resume!Rock Your Resume! 7 years ago

    If you want to get a boost in the 1102 field, All Things Sterling has openings for guest bloggers.

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of Young Government LeadersYoung Government Leaders 7 years ago

    If you want a free copy of the Federal Resume Guidebook, enter to win. I’m paying for it, so you might as well. https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/giveaway-of-federal-resume-guidebook?xg_source=activity

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of Acquisition2.0Acquisition2.0 7 years ago

    If you want a free copy of the Federal Resume Guidebook, my contest is only going for 6 more hours. https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/giveaway-of-federal-resume-guidebook?xg_source=activity

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of Rock Your Resume!Rock Your Resume! 7 years ago

    If you want a free copy of the Federal Resume Guidebook, you have 6 hours left to enter. I’m paying. https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/giveaway-of-federal-resume-guidebook?xg_source=activity

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    Sterling Whitehead posted an update in the group Group logo of National Contract Management AssociationNational Contract Management Association 7 years ago

    Attention 1102s: Giveaway of Federal Resume Guidebook for 6 more hours. I’m covering shipping and purchase. https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/giveaway-of-federal-resume-guidebook?xg_source=activity

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic Should We Allow Advertising on .gov websites? in the forum Forum Discussions 7 years ago

    While it rubs me the wrong way to do this, I would support it with the restriction that all funding be directed at paying off the federal debt.

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic What Hiring Reform? The Federal Employment System from an Applicants Perspective in the forum Miscellaneous 7 years, 1 month ago

    Audrey, if it’s not too late, align you MPA electives with areas of growing (not shrinking) concern to the federal government. One area of growing concern are cyber (including technical skills and policy) through agencies like NSA and Homeland Security; expect lots of those jobs to be in Maryland. After Hurricane Sandy, you can bet disaster…[Read more]

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic What Hiring Reform? The Federal Employment System from an Applicants Perspective in the forum Miscellaneous 7 years, 1 month ago

    Brian, I sympathize with your situation. It’s not easy getting into the “system”. The best advice I ever received is stop bothering with online applications until you are told to apply. It’s demoralizing and most likely a waste of time. Even with more experience and education, you’re going up against possibly hundreds of applicants, many who are…[Read more]

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic Best Alternative Incomes for Govies? in the forum Career Advancement 7 years, 1 month ago

    Agreed — the conflict of interest issue is the big area. It’s where you’re trained and therefore where you income potential is, but you can’t use it. Clearly, there should be restrictions. However, it seems there should be some reasonable middle ground given there are no raises these days. The thing is, I just don’t see where the middle ground is.

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    Sterling Whitehead started the topic Best Alternative Incomes for Govies? in the forum Career Advancement 7 years, 1 month ago

    We haven’t had raises in a few years, so I’m wondering:

    What are the best alternate sources (part-time jobs, residual income, passive income, etc.) for federal employees?

    Sounds off below.

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic What’s Your #1, Must-Have, Can’t-Live-Without Project Management Tool? in the forum Program and Project Management 7 years, 2 months ago

    Remember The Milk. Hands down. Since I’ve used it, my procurements are far more likely to be under schedule.

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    Sterling Whitehead replied to the topic Should Gov’t Raise Credit Card (micropurchase) Limit? in the forum Acquisition, Contracting, Procurement 7 years, 2 months ago

    Yes, raise it to $5000 and have it automatically adjusted on an annual basis according to inflation. Take it a step further and increase the certified cost or pricing data threshold from $700,000 to at least $1M and it adjusted on an annual basis according to inflation as well. All contracting thresholds should be adjusted on a basis like this and…[Read more]

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