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The Lectern: Summertime in academia
Blogger Steve Kelman shifts into summertime mode, which includes, among other things, casual clothes, more leisurely mornings and research on intergovernmental collaboration between England and Wales.
(Posted June 12, 2008)
Get a Life!: Vacation time
Blogger Judy Welles reminds us what to do before leaving for vacation and how to prepare for re-entry to the office when the time off ends.
(Posted June 11, 2008)
FCW Forum: Is Web 2.0 worth the risk?
What problems do you see arising when agencies allow employees to use blogs, wikis and other social-networking applications?
(Posted June 12, 2008)
Get a Life!: Teleworking away from home
Blogger Judy Welles writes that teleworking has a new twist as people seeking collaboration with others are working away from their homes. They say working alongside others at a coffee bar spurs productivity.
(Posted June 5, 2008)
Klossner: Don't ask, don't tell
FCW cartoonist John Klossner ponders the lack of talk on the campaign trail about the Homeland Security Department -- and works in a reference to Tiger Beat magazine in the process.
(Posted June 2, 2008)
Klossner: The Internet has let me down
FCW's cartoonist has an unlikely theory to explain why Lurita Doan had excluded Jim Williams from the blue-ribbon panel reviewing GSA schedule policies.
(Posted May 22, 2008)
Get a Life: Baseball, public service and retirement
The Washington Nationals and Partnership for Public Service are offering discounted tickets to express appreciation to federal employees, writes blogger Judy Welles. Plus: SSA to develop Retirement Estimator.
(Posted May 14, 2008)
The Lectern: Now THAT's procurement reform
A senior official battling corruption in Nigeria reminds blogger Steve Kelman how lucky the United States is to have a procurement system in which honesty often can be taken for granted.
(Posted May 13, 2008)
Get a Life!: More about telework
Blogger Judy Welles says the government's new telework is a good resource for current or prospective teleworkers and their managers.
(Posted April 30, 2008)
Klossner: IBM's double secret probation
The recent story about IBM's temporary suspension brings to mind a scene from the movie Animal House, writes FCW cartoonist John Klossner.
(Posted April 24, 2008)
Get a Life: Feds help food banks
Food banks are running short of food and more people are lining up for food these days. Some retired feds and other employees are pitching in to help and you can too.
(Posted April 21, 2008)
Klossner: The Good Old Days
FCW cartoonist John Klossner points out that the Census Bureau's decision to limit the use of technology in the 2010 count is part of larger cultural fascination with the 1980s.
(Posted April 14, 2008)
Get a Life: Airline misery
There may be no data on how many federal employees were stranded at airports last week, but certainly there must be stories to tell. Blogger Judy Welles knows your pain.
(Posted April 11, 2008)
Get a Life: How well do you get along?
A survey found that the Millennial Generation gives bosses and fellow employees the hardest time in the office, writes blogger Judy Welles. Which generation to you think is the hardest to manage?
(Posted April 9, 2008)
Klossner: Accidents happen?
FCW cartoonist John Klossner explains his thinking behind this week's cartoon about the loss of an NIH laptop on which data had not been encrypted.
(Posted April 8, 2008)
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