A Building Code with a Payback

On January 1, the State of Washington officially began using its new building code for new home and business construction. Though its implementation was delayed for two years, the research seems to point to significant savings for energy consumers, with a reasonable payback period for the additional up-front construction costs. The Online Code Environment andRead… Read more »

Congressman Hoyer’s Twitter account hacked or impersonated during State of the Union?

Take a look at the screenshot below; either Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer was blowing off some serious steam with a string of profanity-laden tweets during last night’s State of the Union address, or the Democratic Whip has had one of his Twitter IDs, @LeaderHoyer, hacked or otherwise compromised. Twitter’s government liaison Adam Sharp has beenRead… Read more »

Ilinois signs comprehensive state Medicaid reform into law

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed new legislation that will establish comprehensive Medicaid reform in Illinois. The new reforms are designed to allow the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) to expand coordinated care in Illinois, offer a more efficient prescription drug program and crackdown on waste, fraud and abuse. The reforms are expectedRead… Read more »

How would you reorganize the federal government?

President Obama said Tuesday night that he wants to dramatically overhaul the federal government by merging some agencies and departments together. “We live and do business in the Information Age, but the last major reorganization of the government happened in the age of black-and-white TV,” Obama said during his State of the Union address. HeRead… Read more »

Weekly Tip – Collision Checklist

Traffic collisions can be stressful and confusing. Take the time to be prepared ahead of time so that collecting information accurately and completely will be easy. Check with your insurance agent or a local body shop, sometimes they will supply you with a pre-printed check list that you can keep in your glove box. AnotherRead… Read more »

Where Is Your Focus?

One of my favorite clients had a breakthrough meeting last week. He was getting all caught up in scoring his work, and what his management thought of him, and how he should report his results. Finally he said, “I’m going to rant for just a minute, and then I’m going back to focusing on production.”Read… Read more »