FAC-COR Level I II & III Traininig via online Distance Learning

COR DISTANCE LEARNING: OUR FAC-COR COURSES COR DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES ARE ACCEPTED BY FAITAS Call: (202) 280-7272 Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE TAI COR DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM. Federal employees working in remote areas of our nation require COR training credits, and some employees can’t always find courses easily available to them. Many employees just don’t likeRead… Read more »

Federal IT is poised to take a huge step into the future

A couple of developments in federal IT have me excited. The Federal IT Shared Services Strategy spells out a way that helps federal agencies to innovate without raising cost by adopting a shared approach to IT service delivery. Then came the Digital Government Strategy, which seeks to build a 21st-century digital government, creating an information-drivenRead… Read more »

Transcribe Australia’s archival records – earn points towards publications and posters

Late last year the National Archives of Australia launched a global first for national archives, allowing the public to collaborate in the digital transcription of Australian archival records. The system, at transcribe.naa.gov.au, basically allowed the public to register for an account, pick from hundreds of digitally scanned public records and correct any errors in theRead… Read more »

RFP from the National Institute for Civil Discourse

Here’s an important Request for Proposals from the National Institute for Civil Discourse (an NCDD organizational member, directed by Carolyn Lukensmeyer). The Institute is looking to create a collection of essays that they will make available that decide to convene discussions around gun violence, and we encourage NCDD members to think about what kinds ofRead… Read more »

Aphorism 76

Assume nobody else has any idea what they’re doing either Aaron Swartz Original post

THE MWR BUSINESS PLANNING PROCESS

This blog is for the U.S. Army Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Strategic Action Plan: –“Develop a Tool for Installation MWR Master Planning Which Describes Source Data for Environmental Analysis and Forecast; Program and Market Analysis; and the Methodology for Development of Alternatives to Be Used in the MWR Implementation Plan.” Here is the plan MWR-BusinessPlanningTemplateRead… Read more »

Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design issues RFP for rural communities facing design challenges

Here’s an announcement from CommunityMatters, a partnership that NCDD is involved in… The Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design (CIRD) is issuing a request for proposals to rural communities facing design challenges to host local workshops in 2013. Successful applicants will receive a $7,000 grant and in-kind design expertise and technical assistance valued at $35,000. TheRead… Read more »

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

After a huge first week in 2013, stocks followed through with some modest gains last week. Buyers stepped up each time the stock indices saw any kind of a dip and that might keep stocks buoyant for a while longer. Here are the TSP fund returns for the week of January 7 through January 11.Read… Read more »

The New Work Force in the New Economy

The new workforce in the new economy is telework/telecommuting. The new workforce requires a different organizational structure and different management and leadership mindset and skills. I see the economy of the future will be more community based than currently. Are organizations ready for this transformation? I am prepared and really look forward to becoming aRead… Read more »