Yearly Archives: 2013

DARPA Launches Brain Analysis Tech R&D Program

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking a technology to analyze and measure brain systems for a program to develop therapies for neuropsychological illnesses among veterans and active soldiers. DARPA wants to evaluate medical hardware, human neural system models, clinical neurology and animal researches for the Systems-Based Neurotechnology for Emerging Therapies program, the agencyRead… Read more »

The shutdown is over – resentments remain?

We’ve been away for some time now, so please don’t expect that we can return to normalcy in a day or even a week. We need each of you to take time, each hour, to check on your co workers and offer encouragement and comfort where necessary. We are one team, the best team inRead… Read more »

How an Outcome Driven Playbook for Government Programs Can Win the Game to Mission Success

By Tony Carr, Program Manager, Binary Group. One of the country’s most beloved pastimes is upon us – NFL football. While the winning and losing teams are being decided, I can’t help but think how Government agencies are a lot like football teams. The ones that win at mission success do it as a teamRead… Read more »

The Beauty of Learning to Say ‘No’ to Yourself

Quote: “Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.” – Elbert Hubbard Highly paid people have learned the word “no”. That is the reason they are paid more and promoted faster. When you truly want to do something, likeRead… Read more »

5 Post-Shutdown Silver Linings for the Federal Workforce

There’s been no shortage of negativity surrounding the government shutdown and near debt default – and for good reason. The federal family and the American people were badly hurt again for partisan political purposes. This shameful development should have never occurred in America, which prides itself on being the world’s role model for democratic governanceRead… Read more »

Why You Should Love Your Problems

Quote: “Problems are not stop signs they are guidelines.” – Robert Schuller Innately, we as humans don’t like problems. We like things to run smoothly, with no hiccups or bumps in the road. But therein lies the problem. Because we want so desperately to be problem-free, when they do come up, we are overwhelmed byRead… Read more »

TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

The week had its ups and downs but there seemed to be a floor on the S&P 500 in the low 1740’s and once it tested it again on Wednesday morning, it all the bulls needed to take charge again. The weekly gains were not large but we saw new record highs on several indicesRead… Read more »