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By Phil Seckman, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in Sharp Electronics Corporation addresses a quandary familiar to federal supply schedule contractors regarding the proper contracting officer (CO) to whom the contractor must direct its contract claims to ensure jurisdiction. Sharp Corporation v. McHugh, 2013 WL 646330 (Fed. Cir. 2013).Read… Read more »

Since ELGL is not a big fan of icebreakers and since we would rather not know what animal you want to be, this blog feature will serve as a means of introducing new members. While you won’t learn about their favorite animal, you will learn about their ideal Sunday morning, which dead people would theyRead… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Have you been on the fence? There’s still time.Don’t Miss the National Association of Government Communicators 2013 Communications School!You can see the full agenda here: http://www.nagconline.com/CommunicationsSchool/documents/NAGC-Communication-School-Program2013.pdfRegistration is now open for the NAGC 2013 Communication School, “Government Communicators – Engaging Citizens in Democracy,” being held April 17-19, 2013,Read… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Having great relationships with others is vital to advancing your career. The relationship between you as a supervisor and those you supervise is one of the most important. But between long, busy workdays and stressful situations, that relationship can get ignored or thrown out the door entirely.Read… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Can government communicators influence their leaders toward greater transparency? That’s the goal of a major effort in South Eastern Europe. Having done away with their socialist past in the early 1990s following the break-up of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the nation states in the broader regionRead… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Don’t miss out on this in-depth look at successfully creating events accessible to all. From sign language interpreters to audio description, from restrooms to meetings rooms, presenter Betty Siegel of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will lead you through the steps. This willRead… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Small businesses have generated more than 60 percent of all new jobs in the past 17 years. Federal agencies play a major role helping small businesses succeed with government-backed loans, grants for cutting edge technologies, tax breaks, and training and counseling through SBA’s resource partners. Learn howRead… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Do you know how to change from passive to active voice? What exactly should you do to make your writing and web pages clean and powerful? Have you fallen into the jargon habits of your agency? Plain language uses specific word and format tools that give yourRead… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Every organization has them, the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), the go-to people for all things knowledge in your agency. But the person with the knowledge about your programs and services may not always have the skills to present the message to your constituents; and it becomes yourRead… Read more »

A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Today citizens expect to interact with their government and civic organizations in drastically new ways, and many municipalities are struggling to keep up. Self-proclaimed Community Engagement Evangelist Michael Ashford of CivicPlus teaches this session to equip communications leaders with the skills and ideas they need to dealRead… Read more »