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Job Offers from the Heart
Last Friday, I asked your help in finding a Web design job for Erick Gonzalez, a former Navy corpsman who served two tours with the Marines in Iraq who ended up homeless in Washington, one of the 130,000 homeless veterans in this country.
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Rethinking Social Media
Current trends to restrict access to social networks like Facebook and Twitter at work need to be rethought in light of their business value, according to a new <a href="http://img.en25.com/Web/BusinessCom/BDC%202009%20Social%20Media%20Benchmark.pdf">survey</a> by Business.com.
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Bridging the Generation Gap
The New York Times has some <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/your-money/07shortcuts.html?pagewanted=1">advice</a> on how to bridge the generation gap at work, mostly by encouraging older workers to get up to speed, whether technologically or in other ways. The key, the article states, is not to try to look young or even to act it, but to be open to the fact that times have changed.
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Networx transition woes: Dual contracts or dueling contracts?
In part two of our look at Networx transition woes, we look at Enterprise and Universal, once thought to be complementary contracts, increasing are seen as interchangeable.
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Northrop's sale of business unit signals start of a divestiture trend
A law requiring Defense to restrict integrators from both developing and overseeing weapons systems work should force more sales.
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Insourcing can create synergy between missions and personnel
Federal Computer Week
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Military uses social media to share info on Fort Hood shootings
Federal Computer Week
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Homeless Vet Needs Web Design Job
Sometimes I have one of those human encounters that takes my breath away. It had just one of those encounters on Nov. 3 when I met Erick Gonzalez, a former Navy corpsman who served two tours with the Marines in Iraq. He now calls his car home.
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Federal Benefits on Facebook
The Office of Personnel Management has created a new page on Facebook to keep participants in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program informed of news and updates during the annual Open Season, which runs Nov. 9 through Dec. 14. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/fedbenefits#/fedbenefits?v=wall">Click here</a> to become a fan, or visit <a href="http://www.opm.gov/insure/openseason/">OPM's Open Season Web site</a> for more information on 2010 plan offerings and changes.
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