Blogging from ELC: On PowerPoint, tight budgets and innovation
Steve Kelman offers some initial observations on the scene at the Executive Leadership Conference in Williamsburg, Va.
ICF hires expert to strengthen clients' HR programs
ICF has hired a former DHS human resources executive to improve its clients' human capital and performance management programs.
BAE to lay off almost 3,000 in Britain
BAE Systems today announced nearly 3,000 potential job cuts in its Military Air and Information and Shared Services businesses and at its headquarters at Farnborough, England.
Former HUD CFO moves to Grant Thornton
Doug Criscitello, former HUD CFO, takes new director role at Grant Thornton LLC.
House passes funding bill, but shutdown still possible
The odds are against a government shutdown, one expert says, but the Senate still could block a resolution.
New ethics rules may limit contact with feds
A proposed ethics rule would bar feds from lobbyist-sponsored social events, but there are plenty of gray areas on what can and can't be done.
Taxes, war spending focus of first super committee session
Discussion for saving federal money centers on unemployment, taxes and wars.
Lockheed to cut 340 employees, 190 voluntarily
Lockheed Martin Corp. will reduce its human resources roles by some 340 employees, more than half of whom accepted a corporate buyout, the company announced Sept. 8.
Describe your job in 7 words or less ... or not
FCW cartoonist John Klossner guesses that many federal jobs defy short and sweet descriptions.
Want to be a good IT professional? Build good networks (social ones)
Steve Kelman learns the value of talking to people when faced with a difficult problem.
Want to be a good IT professional? Build good networks (social ones)
Steve Kelman learns the value of talking to people when faced with a difficult problem.
Ex-Booz Hamilton partner sues for sex discrimination
The suit asks that the court have Booz Allen reinstate her as a partner and award her back pay, benefits and damages for emotional distress.
Space shuttle contractors to shed 1,000 workers
Since the final space shuttle flight landed on July 21, about 1,000 employees will be cut from the program by the end of August.
Time to say goodbye to the employee suggestion box
Agencies should trash their employee suggestion boxes, unless all they want to hear is a bunch of complaints, says one consultant.
Potential debt limit fallout paints bleak picture for feds, contractors
If Congress fails to raise the government's debt limit before the Aug. 2 deadline, the federal government would face an unprecedented situation and federal employees are bound to be affected.
RIM to lay off 2,000 workers
In the face of floundering smart phone interest Research In Motion announces it is laying off more than 10 percent of it workforce.
Should contractors count when feds cut heads?
Readers of our sister publication, FCW, argue that contractor employees are a key part of the workforce equation.
Budget crunch makes GSA popular
GSA Administrator Martha Johnson is getting an unprecedented amount of phone calls from agency leaders who want money-saving options.
What can you learn from DRC's acquisition of HPTi?
Dynamics Research Corp.'s $143 million cash acquisition of High Performance Technologies Inc. in June was one of the largest M&A activities so far this year and it offers important insights for sellers and buyers.
How many contractors does it take to make the government work?
It won't be easy for Congress to count and possibly cut the number of contract employees -- for a variety of reasons.
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