Dear Colleagues, Once again, we have an opportunity to give back to the community through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). This year’s CFC theme is the Compassion of Individuals and the Power of Community. It emphasizes how this large collective effort by the federal workforce ensures our donations will have greater impact on the qualityRead… Read more »
The other day I sat through seven presentations. That’s about ten hours. The sales guys uniformly wanted to drape their presentation around their process. The better presentations focused on providing cool nuggets of immediate value. The boring presentations all featured The One Right Way. The better presentations let me pick and choose. And after lookingRead… Read more »
This is all about YOU! You are an accomplished person. You have done some pretty amazing things in your life. There are individuals who know and respect you. Others who have benefited from your wisdom and/or labor. You are a valuable member of the community and of society. AND you are in transition. The latterRead… Read more »
The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) held its annual CFCNCA kickoff on Thursday, September 30, 2010 with a creative twist. Their 2010 CFCNCA theme was an innovative spin on an old familiar favorite as FCA employees transformed their kickoff into a theater rendition of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. Read more.
My friend Sid Burgess wrote this excellent guest post about gubernatorial Candidate Lincoln Chafee’s recent comments about open government. Sid does work with the team at SeeClickFix, so please keep this in mind as you read his post. Since I have a great deal of respect for the SeeClickFix team, and Sid, I do notRead… Read more »
A lot of news gets made about an event like the one that just happened yesterday in the Sidney Harmon Theater downtown DC. FedTalks by FedScoop featured some really high power speakers like Craig Newmark from Craig’s List, Arianna Huffington from the Huffington Post, Congressman Jim Moran, and others. The subject for the event “HowRead… Read more »
As many of you know, my wife and I had our first son back in March of this year. The guy is already crawling and chattering away…and he’s already picked up his first couple colds. So I installed a gate in our home this past weekend and we’re obviously looking for ways to minimize theRead… Read more »
Thanks everyone for the kind words As I turn 30 today, I wanted to take a title from the wonderful ESPN 30 on 30 series. And give 30 things I learned at 30 that I wished I would have known at 20 1 – Smile a lot and people will like you 2 – SometimesRead… Read more »
It’s hard to believe, but our favorite Rising Star, Young Government Leaders co-creator and GovLoop Founder has reached the BIG 3-0. I got to know Steve a couple years ago over a beer (or two)…like many of you, I’m sure! And it wasn’t just any beer…it had to be Yuengling – true to his UPennRead… Read more »
Dear OCE, The CFC annual campaign is off and running! Last year, one of our own very talented artisans, David Schnare, held an auction of his beautiful pottery. We were so happy with the auction that OECA has decided to expand the idea. WHAT: Arts and Crafts Fair Members of OECA donate something you createRead… Read more »