Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk Looking for a buyable pullback The markets were on a bit of a roller coaster ride last week as we saw everything from the healthcare bill getting passed, to ongoing bailout talks for Greece, and a suspicious sinking of a South Korean naval ship, all affecting the direction ofRead… Read more »
This week I was the keynote speaker at the Forty Plus annual dinner (www.40plus-dc.org/), a volunteer-based, Washington, DC, career transition/support group. In general, members are white collar types, e.g., federal employees, managers, IT professionals, academics, even some entrepreneurs, who are “in between jobs.” With only 20 minutes of speaking time, my subject was definitely apt,Read… Read more »
Those who follow the “Web 2.0” hype know that the hype has moved on. People are talking now about “Web 3.0” or the “Semantic Web”. However, in government, we are behind the times. We’re still talking about “Gov 2.0”. The time has come for us to move on, too. Here in Canada (and in manyRead… Read more »
Providing great services and products is difficult for businesses, government agencies, everyone. It is easy to blame the customers, or the citizens, for not understanding the complexity of issues ranging from how to install your product to the need for building permits. While, to be honest, there a likely a couple of knowledge-challenged people amongRead… Read more »
Happy Monday! Almost half of the federal government’s human resources officials say they have not received adequate training on how to manage and retain employees with severe disabilities, according to the results of a survey by the Telework Exchange and the Federal Managers Association set for release Monday. Many of those officials are also unfamiliarRead… Read more »
Online Surveys & Market Research Has anyone not received their Census form yet? How do you feel about having to send in the Census form? To see poll results for week ending 03/28/10, click here.
Approximately one month has gone by since I became “participative” on GovLoop. I became a member almost a year ago, but it took me awhile start utilizing the great opportunities available here. My background includes county, city, airport and hospital based procurement and e-procurement blended with bidding some federally funded capital projects under federal rules.Read… Read more »
After getting out of Transparency Camp 2010, I wanted to post a summary of a talk I gave. While it is not acquisition related, I believe it is important enough to put here. There was a lot of feedback and talk on how to make this idea happen. The 2.0 version will be posted nextRead… Read more »
Last week during its weekly meeting, the NCOIC Cloud Computing Working Group (CCWG) examined some of the legal aspects surrounding electronically stored information. With government use of cloud computing expected to grow, the group reach out to Mr. Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation for the United States National Archives and Records Administration for someRead… Read more »