AFGE’s EPA Council 238 held its annual legislative breakfast July 18 at the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington, D.C., where members gathered from across the United States to hear from lawmakers and update them on issues important to its members and the American people. “The main issue here is that the American people want cleanRead… Read more »
In what House Armed Services Committee Chairman, Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) called perhaps the most “important hearing I have ever attended,” the committee and four defense contractor leaders discussed the impacts of sequestration on industry. Five main themes emerged: Dramatic language and colorful metaphors to describe sequestration Lack of numerical specificity on impacts Complaints about theRead… Read more »
I highly recommend reading the book Race Against The Machine: How the Digital Revolution is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy. Only $3.99 on Kindle. Filed under: Change, Innovation, IT Tagged: Andrew McAfee Original post
I am inviting everyone to join and participate in the 2 new groups that have been “stood up” Group Name: BYOD: To Perhaps Centralize all the discussion(s) going on regarding the relative hot topic of “Bring Your Own Device” Discussions that have been posted include: The Next Level (Tablets) Hidden Costs of BYOD Enterprise AccessRead… Read more »
Global Impact, whose mission is to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people, announced Lieutenant Commander Michael Edwards and Mr. Edward Gingold received the CFC Hero Award from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for their efforts as campaign workers for the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA). Lieutenant CommanderRead… Read more »
Global Impact, whose mission is to assure help for the world’s most vulnerable people, announced the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O) has been awarded the National CFC Innovator Award and three of the campaign’s representatives have been awarded CFC Hero Awards from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is theRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: General Alexander says that he will develop his workforce at U.S. Cyber Command to be able to handle any threat by 2014. More here. Researchers at the National Academy of Sciences were able to predict insurgent activities in Afghanistan by analyzing logs released by WikiLeaks. MoreRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE July 18, 2012 by Ron Manderscheid 0 Comments Share on facebookShare on linkedinShare on twitterShare on google | More Sharing ServicesShare | Print Will the states recognize the financial benefits of the 2014 Medicaid Expansion? Like a most welcome cool breeze on a very hot summer day, the recent Supreme Court decision onRead… Read more »
(Cross-posted from Communities & Collaboration) I was recently asked to present at the Knowledge and Innovation Network (KIN) summer workshop on the topic of “Collaborative Behaviours”. The slides I used have been posted to Slideshare and embedded at the end of this blog post. This post is a summary of the key points I madeRead… Read more »
I received this e-mail yesterday and thought I’d share. I know that most of you are attending the NextGen conference, but for those who are not able to attend, this is also a great experience for DC area Feds and is sponsored by GovExec. You can request an invitation, by going to http://www.cvent.com/events/excellence-in-government/event-summary-3b91ffcb68b7446192ded2231f778f66.aspx. Excellence inRead… Read more »