Yearly Archives: 2013

Tuesday’s C2D2 webinar on the current trajectory of citizen engagement

The Canadian Community for Dialogue and Deliberation, NCDD’s sister organization in Canada, invites the NCDD community to join them for the next installment in their Big Questions webinar series on THIS TUESDAY, February 12th, from 11:30am to 12:30pm Eastern. At their October 2012 face-to-face meeting, C2D2 Board members discussed some big questions about this fieldRead… Read more »

Guest Buzzer February 19: Mark Stotik

Greetings – I will be the Guest Buzzer for February 19 while the Wyatt’s take a well deserved break (I assume) in an undisclosed sunny location. Welcome to my introductory post – a test of sorts to see if I have the skills to do this in the future. I am the Labor and EmployeeRead… Read more »

TSP Talk – Weekly Wrap Up

The market had a little hangover earlier last week, after the big jobs report rally on Friday February 1. But a big reversal day on Thursday of last week, followed by a nice rally on Friday, and the market avoided its first losing week of the new year. Here are the TSP fund returns forRead… Read more »

A Quick Look Back – Public Works Group Blogging Statistics

This month marks the sixth anniversary of the start of this blog. With so many new readers visiting each year, I realize many might not know why this blog was started. So I thought I’d take a few moments to revisit the original reason the Public Works Group was formed and how it has evolved.Read… Read more »

Thought No. 3: ODCs in 2013!(?)

Thirteen Thoughts for 2013 continues this week with Thought No. 3: ODCs in 2013!(?) As you know, throughout the last year the Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement (the Coalition) has highlighted the fundamental value to customer agencies of the inclusion of ODCs and materials (at cost) in Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts. TheRead… Read more »

Webinar Recap: Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast

This past week we were lucky enough to have General Dale Meyerrose host a webinar about organizational transformation and leadership called “Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast.” General Meyerrose is the first Senate confirmed President appointed Chief Information Officer for the intelligence community and has years of experience dealing with change in the highest levelsRead… Read more »

Project Management Glossary Of Terms – A

Abstract Resource Abstraction Acceleration Acceptability Criteria Acceptable Quality Level (“AQL”) Acceptance Approval (of results) Acceptance Criteria Acceptance Letters Acceptance Number Acceptance Review Acceptance Test Acceptance Test Procedure (“ATP”) Acceptance Testing Access Accommodation Account Accountability Accountability/Responsibility Matrix Accountable Accountant Accounting Accounts Accrual Accrual Accounting Accrual Method Accrued Cost Accuracy Achievement Acquisition Acquisition Control Acquisition Evaluation AcquisitionRead… Read more »

Pinning in Government: The Pinterest Revolution takes hold? Plus Your Weekend Reads

Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days… and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead.Read… Read more »

Social Share the Love – Four Ways to Help Your Favorite Cause

It’s 2013, and non-profits are on – or getting on – social media platforms to promote their cause or service. That’s a lot of content, and a lot of time and energy put into creating that content. News summaries and action alerts from your favorite groups help keep you in the loop and offer youRead… Read more »