American Indian/Alaska Native peoples and governments have been an integral part of the North American landscape. Against tremendous odds, they have endured great hardship and tragedy and yet remain a viable cultural, political, social and moral presence. They have taught the world diversity and inclusion values that are now ingrained in the human spirit. Namely,Read… Read more »
Still don’t have a Halloween costume? That’s ok! We’ve come up with six costume ideas that you can probably pull from your own closet. The best part? Each of these costumes celebrates an accomplished woman in government. Pick your favorite and show your support for ladies in the public sector! Madeleine Albright If you happen toRead… Read more »
Next week starts an annual observance of American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage Month, a yearly ritual that claims to commemorate the first citizens of this country. Although most federal agencies do their best to educate the non-Indians on their staffs about the contemporary nature of Native people in this country, the following myths about our firstRead… Read more »
After low volume and tight trading the first three days of this week, buyers showed up Thursday and Friday and the S&P 500 saw some decent gains. Big cap technology companies seemed to be the driving force of the gap up at Friday’s open which becomes more apparent when comparing big cap indices to theRead… Read more »
Despite laws, like the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002 established to provide a work environment free of discrimination and retaliation, far too many U.S. federal officials continue to treat America’s returning service men and women of color unfairly. Black veterans often confront “race” discrimination in addition to militaryRead… Read more »
After the larger gains from the previous week, Monday had minimal action as the markets were running into resistance coupled with poor economic data and investors started taking some profit mid-week. However, investors remembered how they prefer the economy to look bad when the Fed is looking for a good time to raise interest rates.Read… Read more »
Stocks were up this week and all of the TSP stock funds were up more than 3%. Monday’s open for the S&P 500 gapped up from last Friday’s closing price of 1951.36, which I couldn’t fit on the weekly chart below, leaving an open gap between the weeks. Momentum was on the bulls side forRead… Read more »
The bears put the pressure on early this week but may have left the market oversold allowing buyers an opportunity to get a piece of undervalued stocks. The bulls and the bears battled back and forth forth over next couple of days. A disappointing jobs report had an interesting effect on Friday, initially it pushedRead… Read more »
When was the last time you needed to learn something new? Had a broken garbage disposal at home? Or maybe you wanted to master a new recipe for Thanksgiving? Or if you’re like someone I know, you needed to re-learn basic traffic laws according to the state of Maryland… Regardless of our specific reasons, weRead… Read more »
Developing healthy work habits isn’t easy but it is possible.