US mulls unusual tactic as Blackwater charges loom Halliburton, KBR sued for unsafe conditions at Iraq base (AFP) US cmdr spells out Iraq mission under new pact Three airlines drop self-reporting safety program (USAToday) Clinton…
Invest in Yourself No matter what kind of economy we’re in, it’s always good to strategize your career. Making yourself valuable to your organization is the most important thing you can do to fireproof your…
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was in India yesterday urging Pakistan to cooperate fully into the investigations regarding those terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Beverly Kirk is an anchor at News Channel Eight and has been…
The General Services Administration’s Office of Integrated Technology Services recently awarded a task order for a carbon footprint analysis. John Johnson is Assistant Commissioner in GSA’s Office of Integrated Technology Services and tells us more…
The Army is bringing recruiting into the 21st century with webcams in war zones. But how does this fit into their overall strategy for finding new talent? Since summer, they’ve been running a recruiting center…
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is going to hold a briefing on Equal Employment Opportunity and Small Business Programs next week. Corenthis Kelley is Director of the Office of Civil Rights and Small Business at the…
Experts’ Report Urges Changes in National Security System (WashingtonPost) Mukasey holds first news conference since collapse FDA to post information on WebMD (NextGov) Kansas picked for biodefense lab Greenhouse gas emissions increase in US Possible…
Jumping in the Deep End ClearOrbit has been in the Federal market for a number of years, but they are now going “all in.” Warren Sumner, ClearOrbit’s Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, talked about…
A bill that could make it easier for unions to organize has caused quite the debate on Capitol Hill. If passed, the Employee Free Choice Act would allow unions to be formed if a majority…
Everyone has a past, but not everyone is proud of it. For some people, their online past could hinder career advancement and certain private companies are starting to offer services to erase such information. Michael…
With all the talk about the presidential transition, the subject of leadership comes up quite often. The Office of Personnel Management is currently looking for a few good feds to participate in its LEAD program.…
As budgets tighten in the current economic climate, what green technologies and strategies could your agency or business be using to save money? Joe Cascio, U.S. Federal Environmental Executive, joins us to help answer these…
Look to the heavens today, but don’t be alarmed. You’ve heard that old Superman slogan: it’s a bird … it’s a plane … Well today, it’s “Falcon Virgo,” several planes in a training exercise from…
It’s official: Democrats will not get their super-majority in Congress. We’re learning this morning that Georgia Republican Saxby Chambliss has beat Democrat Jim Martin for in that hotly contested race there. It was Georgia’s first…
Executive order curtailing bargaining rights draws fire (GovExec) US soldiers re-enlisting because of poor economy Divorce rate increases in Marine Corps, Army GSA gets new congressional affairs leader (FCW) FDIC criticizes how banks charge overdraft…