Yearly Archives: 2013

Are You Managing Your Money Or Is It Managing You?

“The number one problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy.” – Alan Greenspan Can you imagine not being able to read the words on this page? Sadly that is how many of us are when it comes to money management, it’s something we don’t fully comprehend. Most of us didRead… Read more »

New Report: Federal Ideation Program: Challenges and Best Practices

The IBM Center for The Business of Government, is pleased to present a new report, Federal Ideation Program: Challenges and Best Practices, by Professor Gwanhoo Lee, of the Kogod School of Business at American University. The focus of this report, “ideation platforms,” are modern tools predicated on an ancient axiom: “none of us as smartRead… Read more »

Don’t Let Detroit Happen To You

Fifty years ago, when someone spoke about the big three, they didn’t think of LeBron, Wade, and Bosh. They weren’t even born. But what did come to mind were GM, Ford and Chrysler. The big three cranked our nearly all the cars sold in America at that time. The 33rd President of the United States,Read… Read more »

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

The TSP stock funds were mixed last week as the C-fund was the only one that managed a gain. Bonds were down, the small caps lost ground, and because the dollar was up last week, the I-fund was the worst performing fund. Here are the weekly, monthly, and annual TSP fund returns through Friday, NovemberRead… Read more »

Realizations

About Talk And Accomplishment… Talk is usually the beginning, not the end. And… A group document is not a collaborative document. Do you know the difference? About Work – Some new perspective.

Mobile App for ADA Requirements in the Right of Way

Over the last week, we worked on setting up a basic mobile app to display the requirements from the 1991 ADA Law that relate to facilities in the right of way. For the content, we used the requirements and some of the graphics from Chapter 6 of the ADA Toolkit for Local Government. When itRead… Read more »

CFC Raises $4 Million !

The Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area is extremely delighted to announce that it has raised $4 million in donations with an average gift of $684 .Thank you, to all the federal employees who make it possible for so many charities to impact lives and our communities. To federal workers we send aRead… Read more »

Nearly $500M Up For Grabs Under Army Printer Contract

The U.S. Army has awarded positions on a potential $498 million contract to seven companies for commercial-off-the-shelf, multi-functional devices. Contractors will compete for task orders to supply the equipment and provide repair and maintenance services to the Army under firm-fixed-price, multiple-award contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. Equipment covered under the contract includes accessories andRead… Read more »

Fall Conference Recap and Sound Requirements Development

The Coalition was privileged to host speakers from across the federal enterprise at the Fall Training Conference this week for a discussion of key procurement issues, challenges and opportunities of the “New Federal Market.” Much of the discussion during both the morning plenary sessions and the afternoon breakout sessions was focused on strategies for achievingRead… Read more »