The Office of Personnel Management recently released a report on the representation of women in the federal service. As with most things fed, there was some good, some bad and some ugly. Good The federal government is running circles around the private sector when it comes to executive female representation. According to a March 2014Read… Read more »
Top executives require advice about their leadership styles and operating environs – in government as well as in the private sector. How do they get it? Suzanne de Janasz and Maury Peiperl interviewed dozens of corporate executives over the past two years to understand how “new CEOs in large organizations gain access to seasoned counselRead… Read more »
On March 27, 2015, OMB posted a job announcement for the first-ever Information Technology Category Manager. Category management is the Federal Government’s approach to rationalizing and streamlining acquisitions. The IT Category Manager (ITCM) will be responsible for managing IT acquisition as a category, for the first time. Kudos to OMB, OFPP, the Federal CIO, GSA,Read… Read more »
What I am saying about all of this is that while there is plenty in the news about some negative things going in the VA, I think that there is plenty good that has been going on with the likes of Allison Hickey and Dr. Carolyn Clancy at their respective helms to make progress for… Read more »
The Partnership for Public Service, Deloitte and the Hay Group, as part of an analysis of the 2014 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government data looked at innovation trends from the eyes of federal employees. The results released in April 2015, were not surprising. Innovation is a dirty word in the federal sector.Read… Read more »
The glass ceiling remains impenetrable for the majority of women in the Federal service. The SES continues to be dominated by men.
Instead of worrying about what to do with the accumulated wealth into old age, take care of that now so that you can see your loved ones enjoying the fruits of your labor.
A few days ago I had the honor to witness the unfolding of a history-making event in Arlington (TX), and that event got me thinking. On Monday 30th, 2015 the Arlington Independent School District (AISD hereafter) board met at the Fielder’s Baptist Church to name four schools after six honorable people, among them former State RepresentativeRead… Read more »
A FERS employee asked me whether or not they should buy an annuity as they reach their FERS retirement age?
Do you really want to learn something quickly? Try teaching it to someone else. Consulting work often puts you in the position of augmenting the expertise you may have in a one particular area with deep knowledge of a subject matter you may be relatively new to working in. Our team is often in theRead… Read more »