Me too. My apologies for the gap in my posting. I usually pump out 2-3 articles for you every week, but the last week and a half has been an exception. My Excuse It’s been one of those times when doing dual-duty as a Senior Systems Engineer and a Project Manager hit me all atRead… Read more »
The Phone Tips & Tricks series is supported by the Sprint Federal Employee Discount Program. To find awesome discounts visit the Sprint Federal Employee Discount resource center today. Have you ever received a cell phone bill and noticed a bundle of overage charges you weren’t anticipating? I know I have and then realized it wasRead… Read more »
The City of Chicago wants to launch a large-scale bicycle-sharing program, with a goal of 3,000 bikes by July 2012 and 2,000 more over the next two years. The Chicago Department of Transportation (IL) issued a request for proposals yesterday, seeking a company to operate the program. “We view this as a new transit systemRead… Read more »
This won’t work anymore The second interview for IDG on Monday, September 12, featured Andrzej Kawalec, HP‘s CTO of Enterprise Security along with Bob Gourley. The two first discussed changes in the enterprise threat environment, which have been dramatic. They agreed on three major emerging challenges in enterprise cybersecurity. The first is simply the natureRead… Read more »
My first post on GovLoop! I feel like one of those talk-radio listeners who finally calls in “first time, long time.” Here goes – President Obama remarked in the last State of the Union Address that the last time the federal government was restructured was in the age of black and white TV. You mayRead… Read more »
This article was originally posted by my coworker Anthony Critelli September 21 marks the maiden flight of three different U.S. military aircraft made by Boeing or firms now part of Boeing: the B-29 Superfortress in 1942, the CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter in 1961 and the XB-70 Valkyrie strategic bomber in 1964. The Enola Gay madeRead… Read more »
How can young leaders provide more support to their agencies without being in senior-level management positions? –Federal Supervisors (GS-14), Environmental Protection Agency This question reflects the can-do attitude and energetic approach that we need in government. Here’s the good news. Smart, senior leaders will be looking for people like you given the ever-expanding mission demands,Read… Read more »
Sandi Edwards’ article, Educated Workers Short On Skills Government Needs Most, published in the online publication, Aol Government, puts a new slant on the “why Johnny can’t read” debate. Only this time it has to do with the four Cs instead of the three Rs. In case, you’ve forgotten, here are the “The Four Cs:”Read… Read more »
In Appendix G, the PMBOK Guide discusses Interpersonal Skills for the project manager. We are currently reviewing these one by one in our weekly PMP exam tip. This week’s topic is influencing. If you want to become a successful project manager, it is important to be able to influence people. Just as critical is understandingRead… Read more »
*****GovLoop has partnered with CampusSplash for a series of Back to School Articles**** You were on the debate team. You’ve seen every episode of West Wing. You are shocked when people don’t know the current Chief of Staff of our fine country. Of course you want to work at the White House. So how doRead… Read more »