• Tech unemployment ticked up slightly in January

    Tech unemployment ticked up slightly in January

    As we get ready to close out February, I am curious to see what the unemployment numbers will look like as January was moving in an upward direction vs. how 2024 closed out. With the disruptions in the federal government space, and its impact on the government contracting industry… How will that impacts the overall…

  • RTO is underway, in federal government and across the board

    RTO is underway, in federal government and across the board

    Interesting to see in the LinkedIn post and the related article at the link below about the state of folks returning to office work. The stats shared show that the return to office work as we ended January is at the highest level since 2020 with the number of people actually working in person is…

  • Trust in our government has been going down for some time… How is that influencing how folks feel today?

    Trust in our government has been going down for some time… How is that influencing how folks feel today?

    As we navigate ongoing disruptions in the federal government and contracting sectors, and hear various perspectives on the level of trust in our government, I wanted to seek a data-driven perspective on the issue. I searched for any recent research available, aiming for sources that are as unbiased and objective as possible. According to the…

  • Despite the disruption and cancellation of some contracts…RFPs and RFIs are still out there to pursue

    Despite the disruption and cancellation of some contracts…RFPs and RFIs are still out there to pursue

    As we approach the middle of Q1 for the calendar year, it feels like the ongoing change in the federal government space is influencing much of what would typically be considered business as usual for this time of year. There may not be as many events to attend, but the good news is that there…

  • How one extra degree can make a big difference

    How one extra degree can make a big difference

    Several years ago I attended a leadership offsite where part of the discussion was based on the themes within this book – 212 the extra degree. We were a great company that was looking for that extra edge to raise the bar on how we were performing internally and externally for our customers. I was…