Are you in your own contracting cubicle world? Feel isolated? Sad? Then you may be experiencing Customer Withdraw Syndrome (CWS). Take a weekly dose of your customer to fight it. Sit in the customer’s office for one day per week. Create the actual solicitation in the customer’s office. Don’t just go for a visit. GetRead… Read more »
Let’s start off with this — I have been blessed to work with wonderful small businesses. That being said, small business contracts can be among the toughest contracts. I think this is due to four areas. 1) New, inexperienced contract specialists are often assigned small business contracts. I hear this on both the civilian andRead… Read more »
Well, I’m enough of a nerd to be excited about this. I knew Wikipedia has a pretty comprehensive section on contract law. While you could read all the articles, a fast way to get summaries of it is using Qwiki, which reads aloud Wikipedia articles. The contract law section that Qwiki draws from isn’t perfect,Read… Read more »
We know federal government shutdowns are rare occasions. What we don’t know is every exact federal government service that we Americans can live with and without and what we may be better off with and without. So the shutdown, as much as I don’t like the idea of being furloughed, presents a rare opportunity forRead… Read more »
This is a common complaint I hear. Maybe this will help you in your agency or company. Original Post
I like regulations.gov. I think it’s a great, easy to navigate website. It serves it’s purpose well: it lets citizens comment on proposed changes to federal regulations. That being said, it leaves a lot to be desired for a mobile site. I get the desktop view on my smartphone. Considering how much the mobile webRead… Read more »
Well, like everything in real life, virtual teleconferences (VTCs) aren’t a panacea. It’s a wonderful tool, but it works best when you speak into and don’t mumble into the microphone. Hence this situation I’ve seen.
I’ve wanted to do cartoons for a while. I hear stories about this one all too often. Remember: talk with (not to) the end user. It will make all the difference. Original Post
This was posted in a workspace I saw. I can’t identity who said it, but it’s true. Permalink | Leave a comment » Original post
“Sterling, you are your own worst enemy,” my father told me. He was right. And it was one of the best lessons I’ve learned. I”ll spare you the exact details, but my life changed that day. That was December 28, 2008. I’ve made more mistakes in my young life than I care to remember, butRead… Read more »