Bridging the Digital Divide at NASA

Citizen Engagement at NASA View more presentations from Nick Skytland. NASA Ames will be hosting a Tweetup February 11, 2011! The event will provide NASA Twitter followers the opportunity to speak with scientists and Center leadership. The Tweetup will include a “meet and greet” session to allow participants to mingle with fellow Tweeps and someRead… Read more »

Ella- NASA Dryden’s Therapy Dog

Workin’ for a Livin’ Posted on Dec 02, 2010 07:16:17 PM | Kevin J Rohrer | 1 Comments | There’s a new face in Dryden’s Employee Assistance Program office – a furry one. EAP manager Kathleen Christian has begun introducing a standard poodle named Ella into her work counseling employees and their families, and decidedRead… Read more »

Federal Pay

Interesting article from the San Diego Union: Federal paychecks top private in county Has some interesting numbers not only from the Federal sector but other sectors as well… Most of the numbers, that were of an interest to me, were the numbers of employees in the different categories. Because of the following quote … “TheRead… Read more »

Everybody Freeze: Total American wages dropped 3.2 percent in 2009

Pre-Governor Schwarzenegger prophetically takes us through the words of the day. Just something to think about for those expressing dissatisfaction over the pay freeze; according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (Shout out!), American wages actually dropped 3.2% in 2009. That would be the same 2009 in which we got a 3.9% COLA. This isRead… Read more »

South Africa improves addiction services

Behavioral Healthcare Issue Date: Online Exclusive South Africa improves addiction servicesThe government gets behind a national plan to vastly improve substance use treatment By Ron Manderscheid, PhD This is a story of achievement and success in a distant land. The key ingredients of quality improvement are all present—an overarching framework; focused political will by nationalRead… Read more »

2011 PMF In-Person Assessment: Open Thread

[Also posted here] Now that the 2011 Presidential Management Fellows semifinalists have been chosen and the PMF Program Office has posted the list, it’s time to think about the next hurdle, the in-person assessment. 1530 people (congratulations to you!) will convoke in four cities around the country between mid-January and late-February for a day-long assessmentRead… Read more »