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Sunday, December 12, 2010

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Don't Let Your Online Information Keep You From a Good Job - ABC News

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Great advice on how to make sure what is online helps - rather than harms - your career from ABC News/Good Morning America Tech Advisor Becky Worley - watch:



Great advice for all - and for parents, DO take her advice on Facebook and Googling your kids names as well!

David

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Don't Let Your Online Information Keep You From a Good Job - ABC News


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Talk about your "Online Footprint" - College student Googles name, finds he's wanted for murder

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Well, those of you who know me know that I'm a huge advocate of making certain that you have a good "online footprint," and I spend a good bit of my time working with my students to make certain there's come up very well with their own publications. And yes, you should Google yourself - and this could be the all-time "Exhibit A" of why - Read:




Technolog - College student Googles name, finds he's wanted for murder


Great news story summarizing the situation from ABC News below:












David



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Commentary on a Great Commentary: Hey DoD, Try Reverse Auctions

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Well, a very good writing tip is to get right to the point! And here is a great example of it! However, the article we're featuring today is not just a must read from an academic perspective, as it should be a must read for all public sector leaders AND for all - for as taxpayers, we should back all efforts to spend tax dollars wisely.





Since my friend John Young formerly served as U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, he certainly brings all the "street cred" one could ever want to the table on the subject of procurement in the federal sector and the Department of Defense. Thus, I was thrilled to read his op-ed that just hit the Web in Defense News. With the direct title of "Hey DoD, Try Reverse Auctions," John makes a complete, compelling case for the DoD to shift much of its procurement of commodity goods and services to a reverse auction process not only to meet Defense Secretary Robert Gates' acquisition savings targets, but to instill greater transparency, efficiency, and integrity in the many billions of dollars of procurement spending in the military. He concluded with the following call to action:





There is constant debate about acquisition practices, with simple and obvious steps frequently overlooked. Reverse auctioning can save money, increase competition, cut contract officer workload, reduce procurement complexity, provide transparency, and help prevent fraud and graft. Reverse auction tools should be added to the DoD and defense industry acquisition tool kit and used whenever possible to get maximum value for each taxpayer dollar.





Game, set, match I'd say!!





Read the complete article below:




Hey DoD, Try Reverse Auctions - Defense News




David

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