On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Feedback — it is so important to accomplishing your mission, but we all hate it… to give feedback… to get feedback. But there are ways to deliver that feedback effectively. Click here for the full recap. Click here for the full recap. Bone marrow — most of us don’t fully understandRead… Read more »
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Government standards support federal vendors in metropolitan DC and the nation
Government standards support federal vendors in metropolitan DC and the nation, Washington DC Government Business Examiner About one-third of metropolitan Washington DC’s economy is involved in or related to the federal government. Generally, the Nation’s Capital and surrounding suburbs are comprised of the following business sectors: Biotech – Washington DC is a biotechnology magnet, whichRead… Read more »
Federal Success — NIH scientist fights back against bone marrow failures
Bone marrow — most of us don’t fully understand what it is, let alone why it fails. But Dr. Neal Young does. He is the world’s leading expert in the field of bone marrow failure. His groundbreaking research at the National Institute for Health has led to life-saving treatments for a rare and deadly bloodRead… Read more »
9 Tips on Being Great at Work Email
What percentage of your day do you spend reading and writing email? Raise your hand if it’s over 10%? 25%? 50%? Short answer – we all spend way too much time in email – yet we are rarely given advice or training on how to do it well. Which honestly is weird – a StarbucksRead… Read more »
Congratulations to GovLoop’s Fall 2012 Mentor Pairings!
A couple weeks ago, GovLoop kicked off its Fall 2012 Mentors cohort and we wanted to say “congratulations” to the Finalists and their mentors! As many of you know, the GovLoop Mentors Program is a first-of-its-kind, government-wide initiative that connects public sector professionals across agencies and at every level (federal, state and local). This freeRead… Read more »
Depends on “Whose Life It Is Anyway” and Trainers Can Help
For some patients, it’s Hell and they’d rather be dead, and I was one of them. “Whose Life Is It Anyway,” is the title of a play by Brian Clark that I lifted from him with more information from good old Wikipedia complete with links to other respective sites. I remember the movie made fromRead… Read more »
Only A Few Are Champions
Rick ‘Doc’ Walker was the keynote speaker at a recent Comcast event I attended at Redskins’ FedEx Field. Fans may remember Walker as one the HOGS, or more recently as a champion for research and cure of Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic Fibrosis, Alzheimer’s, and Arthritis (he does an ESPN 980 radio show “2-4 weekdays” as heRead… Read more »
Federal Technology Experts to Follow on Twitter
CTOvision was once again named one of the top sources for government technology news and analysis. Fed Tech Magazine just published it’s list of “46 Federal Technology Experts to Follow on Twitter” which it later updated to include a 47th member, features CTOvision’s Twitter account, which you can follow for our CTO feed for theRead… Read more »
Mobile phone privacy — who cares? Reasons why 88% of you should
Why focus on mobile government? Well, here’s a pretty amazing number for you — 88 percent of American adults own a mobile phone. But there are real privacy concerns. A new report by Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that more than half of those people have uninstalled or avoided certain appsRead… Read more »
5 Tips for Job Seekers: What Recruiters Don’t Want You to Know
As originally seen on Exaqueo. As a talent strategy consultant and career coach, I tell clients all the time: “I get the other side of the equation.” Companies like that I am coaching job seekers, and job seekers like that I consult with talent acquisition teams at companies. Having a foot in both worlds meansRead… Read more »