Yearly Archives: 2012

Lessons of E-Filing – Government & IT

By Daniel Eisen The impact of technology on the federal government operations and the delivery of citizen-centric services are undeniable. Developing and implementing any technology is a complex undertaking. Developing and implementing technology for the federal government, can and usually does, increase this level of complexity. These efforts usually involve multiple stakeholders and interests suchRead… Read more »

The Challenges of Transparency for Government

“Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their government is doing. Information maintained by the Federal Government is a national asset.” – President Barack Obama An interesting discussion to have is what is driving government to be more open and transparent. Is being more open occurring out of necessity by government dueRead… Read more »

Feb 22 Hokies Helping Hokies Program

Sponsored by the Richmond Hokies: Wednesday, February 22nd at 7:15AM at the VT Richmond Center. For more information visit www.richmondhokies.org or email. About this program: “This is a BUSINESS as well as CAREER networking group for Richmond area Virginia Tech alumni who are interested in engaging other Hokies for business and employment opportunities. There isRead… Read more »

Fraud of the Day

What would your agency do with $100 million dollars or even tens of thousands more? Agency funds are lost to fraud every day. The Fraud of the Day forum highlights real stories and what you need to know to help fight fraud. Visit the FraudoftheDay.com forum to learn more and sign up to receive dailyRead… Read more »

Term limits for Government Employees

We had that in the old days and it was called to the victor go the spoils. instead of only 2.3% of college graduates applying for government jobs the percent would be .23%. One problem with america today is there is no corporate loyality anymore. The motto is get rid of older workers. If theRead… Read more »

Expectations

Earlier this week I met an ambitious functionary who had taken a decade to maneuver himself into full ROAD status. A new boss observed the situation for a couple of weeks, then said, “You can do what you want, but you can’t do it here.” Set the bar too low and you might trip overRead… Read more »

PMP Exam Prep video of the week: Three Ways To prepare For The PMP Exam

Hello Everyone, Once you have set the career goal of taking the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam you have to decide on your study approach. Your choice will depend on how much self-motivation you have, the schedule you set and (of course) your budget. This video: http://bit.ly/zZXXZw explores the three options that lie before you.Read… Read more »

Ideapad S205

For the last couple of months I’ve been playing around with a Lenovo Ideapad S205. It’s a slightly bigger than a netbook machine that runs Windows 7. I’ve been a pretty dedicated Mac user for the last five years or so, but have been tempted to switch back to Windows for a couple of reasons.Read… Read more »