FCW
The Lectern: High costs, courtesy of Congress
After reading a New York Times article, Steve Kelman wonders if the Senate will put a stop to bill the House passed that would allow competitive bids instead of a price-list system for medical equipment.
(Posted June 26, 2008)
FCW Forum: Do GSA schedules work for you?
How do you use the Multiple Award Schedules contracts -- and do they meet your needs? A GSA advisory panel wants to know -- and so does the FCW Forum.
(Posted July 1, 2008)
Get a Life!: Do not disturb
Blogger Judy Welles wonders whether technology can really help workers deal with the constant flood of e-mail messages, calls and interruptions -- or will the solution be as bad as the problem?
(Posted June 24, 2008)
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 19, 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 July 2, 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)
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