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First Responders
Current Events: Instead my usual complaining about the government, how about well-deserved thanks and accolades.
The plane / helicopter crash tragedy is getting a lot of coverage on Baltimore’s local news.  Perhaps more than some of my friends see. I was very positively impressed by the job federal, state, and local government agencies and people did and are doing. Reagan National...
Better Democracy
Current Events:  A little less time on Trump bashing and a little more time on mitigating strategies?
  I see a lot of Trump bashing on social media, and that’s ok.  But I got thinking about the value of that.    Raising concerns about … and opposing … policies and programs is fine; that’s what the loyal opposition should do.  And in this time of declining mental health, maybe venting...
Contractors
Current Events: Convert Contractors to Govies and Save a Big, Big Number.
  One thing to be cognizant of.  (Isn’t that a pretty erudite word for a guy educated in small town Western Maryland?)   Congress has repeatedly and successfully tried to limit or reduce the number of federal government employees under the banner of smaller government.  But they...
Opererational Excellence
Current Events:  A case study of ... & appeal for ... operational excellence in our government -- Deporting Criminals:  Measure it, manage it, report on it … Show me the numbers.
  As I understood it, one of President Trump’s big campaign promises was deporting illegal immigrants, with a priority on criminals. Lots and lots of media coverage since the inauguration, most of which was just anecdotal and/or about policy issues.   As an operations hump and...