Diversity is getting a bad reputation. On Thursday, August 18, 2011 President Obama issued an executive order for diversity promotion. On August 22, 2011, the Washington Times newspaper issued the following articles “Obama Federal Workforce Diversity Initative Equals “Whites Need Not Apply” The article sited numbers based on race. So perpetuated is the misconception thatRead… Read more »
September 15, 2011 Instead of creating good jobs, Tea Party Republicans are wasting time and playing partisan politics. H.R. 2587 is an over-reaching, special interest bill that advances the interests of corporate donors while attacking working people, their rights and their jobs. It’s one more example of an anti-worker agenda that’s bad for America andRead… Read more »
I’m delighted to announce that we’ve just published our job opening to lead EPA’s social media efforts! The position is on my team. Many thanks to you govloopers who helped me think through the skills and experience needed to do this job well. For those of you not familiar with federal hiring: there’s one job.Read… Read more »
Last night I ran into a political science student who will be graduating this December, like I am. I asked her what she would do after graduation, and not surprisingly she overlooked the question, like I usually do when someone asks for my post-graduation plans “Do you know Ashley?” said my friend. “I envied herRead… Read more »
There is a terrible misconception that once a vendor obtains a government contract money will somehow come rolling in… FALSE. The time consuming process of obtaining the contract is not the hard the work, it is the post award process. To generate revenue for your business you need to have a strategy prior to obtainingRead… Read more »
Whether you are attending the ICMA conference or not, we want to make sure you have access to the vital tech-related information being covered at this event for City/County Managers all over the globe. Today, Granicus revealed this ICMA News Portal to keep you connected. Check out our schedule and get involved in the discussionRead… Read more »
Can we train every employee to be CEO one day? Of course, it would be a rare employee that ends in that lofty position, but shouldn’t it be possible? The idea isn’t to convince workers that becoming CEO is their career path, but to let them feel a part of the entire operation in aRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. At the core of the countless benefits electronic health records (EHR) provide is the enhanced communication between medical professionals and patients. An up-to-date, comprehensive and accurate patient record enables medical professionals to make quality decisions regarding patient care. EHRs also help eliminate health risks such as dangerous drug interactions andRead… Read more »
If any city knows about transit issues, it has to be Los Angeles. But it seems as though some clever people are thinking about ways to increase public transit use in the city, and they’ve put together a nice video … Continue reading → Original post
On August 30, 2011, Mr. Miszewski began work at salesforce.com as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, in the commercial sector for salesforce.com. Mr. Miszewski accepts this position after having reached an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to resolve all remaining issues in the lawsuit brought by Microsoft against him. Mr. Miszewski is pleased that thisRead… Read more »