Yearly Archives: 2009

DorobekInsider: Watching the Networx transition — or lack there of — at AFFIRM on Wednesday

One of the more interesting stories of the year in government IT is the transition to the new Networx telecommunications contract — or lack of transition, to be honest. During the confirmation hearing of Martha Johnson to be the administrator of the General Services Administration, she said that Networx transition was going to be oneRead… Read more »

In the Navy: Another Accountability Model in the Age of Golden Parachutes

As commanding officer of a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, Captain David Dykhoff had one of the most prestigious jobs in the Navy. But despite his superlative record, it only took one incident to end his career. When one sailor aboard his ship lit a cigarette in an unauthorized area and caused a fire, Captain DykhoffRead… Read more »

EPP-Kansas City-Team Sprint Center

Team Sprint Center is now coming up with questions for tomorrows site visit. We are currently being assisted by Lou Taylor and Al Tyree. JaDa is looking online researching on AEG and their overall vision, mission, and product. We will be met by Brenda Tinnen, General Manager, and David Pulford, Director of Operations at theRead… Read more »

Typical Monday

It’s raining outside the window and we’re expecting snow, so I know winter is offically on the way. However, just because it’s dreary outside, doesn’t mean our prospects in Kansas City aren’t sunny. It’s been a typical Monday around the office. This involves the excruciatingly long (but necessary) Monday morning staff meeting. Today we talkedRead… Read more »

Thoughts from ELC

Thoughts from ELC A couple weeks back I went to the ACT/IAC Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg. It is arguably the premier federal IT conference of the year with over 800 people in attendance. I spoke on two different panels related to collaboration, Gov 2.0, and Gen Y. An interesting note from the questions wasRead… Read more »

EPP-Kansas City-Team Sprint Center

We are currently working on our Team Agreements. A few items that we have discussed are Open Communication, Flexibility, Meeting Management, Decision Making, Conflict Resolution, Developing Outline and Strategy/Vision for our Site Visit and Presentation. We plan to complete our site report before the Kansas City training ends. We will commit to complete required assignments.Read… Read more »

Career Advice

I have been working as a project engineer in the energy industry for a number of years and am looking to transition into energy policy. I have recently returned to school to aid in this transition, but am not sure other than DOE EERE where else to look for job opportunities. Also, how do IRead… Read more »

EPP-Kansas City-Group Sprint Center

We are well on our way with our EPP Training sessions. After hearing speakers from the Kansas City Convention Center and Mayor Mark Funkhouser we have now separated into our new teams. Team Sprint center is comprised of Debra Fisher, David Hohler, Kelly Lorick, Esteban Morales, Jon Nash, Jerry Pham, Jacqueline Rosier, and Jada Poindexter.Read… Read more »

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

Hi everyone – It’s your govloop weekly dose of TSP Talk from www.tsptalk.com. Last week was a volatile week for the stock market and a strong finish on Friday solidified some decent gains for both the major indices, and the TSP stock funds. The C-fund closed up 2.33% for the week. The S-fund gained 1.64%Read… Read more »