After three days of consuming the best of cuisine during Thanksgiving holiday, I have once again experienced my usual holiday epiphany to become inspired. It is usually around this time of year, that I personally and professionally aspire to take my goal setting to the next level. Honestly speaking, I am excited about expanded hopesRead… Read more »
GSA is giving a boost to telework efforts! In October 2010, the U.S. General Services Administration announced a significant step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They also expect to save millions of federal travel dollars in the process. Early in 2011, GSA will open “virtual meeting centers” in federal buildings across the country. When operational,Read… Read more »
In just a few weeks, our inaugural class of fellows will be coming together in San Francisco for the first time. These are folks from all kinds of different backgrounds and strengths, who will be spending a year putting their heads together to find creative solutions to civic problems. This is an exciting but challengingRead… Read more »
When Significant Capital Needs Precede Customer Payments on Government Contracts -by Richard Lewis, Financial Engineering Counselors, Ltd. The Good News: Your Company has landed a new Government contract, one that will result in a significant increase in revenues. The Challenge: In order to fulfill this contract, you must commit to additional people (payroll), training, materials,Read… Read more »
Part 1 in the series, Business Development is to Marketing, comprised of excerpts on Ms. Quesinberry’s Suite101 column of her upcoming business development book due for release in 2011. Whether in the throes of an initial business plan or evaluating a success-driven international enterprise, BD (business development) is the mechanism deployed to secure or maintainRead… Read more »
ATTEND THIS WEBINAR: P3 Method Helps Government Agencies Save (Earn 1 CLP Credit) $25 registration The Acquisition Institute Inc., McKennalong.com Link – http://www.prlog.org/11080004 (CLICK HERE) DATE: 1 DEC 1PM EST. (1-2PM) REGISTER AT: http://shop.acquisitioninstitute.com and for more info go to read about TBC at:http://www.AcquisitionInstitute.com under TBC Method EARN CREDIT: All attendees (even listeners) will earnRead… Read more »
By Dennis D. McDonald, Ph.D. Last year I published Are Federal Acquisition Practices Accelerating the Move of Government Computing to the Cloud? I wondered then if complexities in cumbersome government acquisition processes might have the unintended consequence of stimulating a move to “cloud computing” and a resulting shift in both IT infrastructure and application architectures.Read… Read more »
It’s obvious government rocks and I was able to see just how much govies are rocking it all over the country during GovLoop’s first ever GovUp tour presented by the General Services Administration/ Federal Acquisition Service. 15 airports, 1 train ride, 1 minivan adventure and 16,000+ miles later the GovUp Tour 2010 has come toRead… Read more »
Fallen soldiers of the DC region fall victim to treasonous activities by Donna L. Quesinberry Lance Corporeal Terry E. Honeycutt, Jr. (LCPL Terry E. Honeycutt) of Waldorf, Maryland died 27 October 2010 from combat wounds while serving our nation (United States of America) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th MarineRead… Read more »
http://www.casapronta.pt/CasaPronta/ On the spot house (or in portuguese «Casa Pronta») is a public service which allows to perform all the necessary formalities for the purchase and sale of home (buildings), with or without a mortgadge, the transfer of a bank loans to purchase house and other housing contracts, in a single window service. Buying aRead… Read more »