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Countdown to Open Enrollment: Health Insurance Marketplace in 2014
Beginning on October 1, 2013, open enrollment will begin for individuals to purchase healthcare coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace also called Exchanges. Whether individuals are...
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Weekly Inspirations 6-3-13
We all have that one person that can tell us anything. Who is that person in your life? Take a minute and call them or write them a quick note letting them know that you appreciate their honesty and...
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Client Study: Weather Radio Improvement Program 2 (WRIP-2) Independent Cost...
Abstract The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) has a critical mission to provide weather watches and warnings, all hazards and other...
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How to Do System Analysis
Six Phases a System Study: John E. Gibson, William T. Scherer, & William F. Gibson Determine goals of system Establish criteria for ranking alternative candidates Develop alternative solutions...
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) Response to Comprehensive Immigration Reform.
Dear Mr. Norman, Thank you for contacting me regarding our nation’s immigration system. I appreciate hearing from you on such an important issue and I hope you will continue to share your perspective...
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Weekly Inspiration 06-10-13
Have you ever thought about the word “joy”? It carries a much more significant meaning than you might realize. According to http://www.dictionary.com, one definition of pleasure is “the state of...
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Acknowledging the Common Good of Agile: Praising the good of Agile and...
Introduction It’s a common misconception that Agile development methodology is a no-documentation-little-planning-and gun-ho-developers-on-the-loose Google style of project management compared to the...
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Weekly Inspirations 06-17-2013
Do you write down your goals? Writing down your goals can be a crucial step in achieving them. First, by writing them down you are sending a message to your brain that you are committed. Second, it...
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Weekly Inspirations 06-24-13
How often do you get involved in too many projects or take on too many responsibilities? If you are like most people, you might have a problem saying “no!” It is very difficult to stay on task and...
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Border Security and Enforcement Amendment Clears GOP Opposition
Yesterday’s vote in the United States Senate on “cloture”, which means to end a debate on a certain issue so that an up-or-down vote can be taken, cleared a major hurdle in favor and now moves to the...
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Without Congressional Action…. Double Trouble for Students
The rate that undergraduates pay for student loans will double on July 1 while U.S. senators have departed for a one-week break without an agreement on what to do about the automatic increase. The...
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What does the Supreme Court Decision on DOMA mean?
Just two years ago, gays and lesbians were prevented from serving openly in the military. Now, with the Supreme Court ruling this week, same-sex spouses of gay veterans and service members will be able...
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Weekly Inspiration 07-01-13
Are you able to find inner peace? This is a difficult task for many of us since the world is so busy and often frantic around us. In order to maintain good personal health it is necessary to think...
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U.S. Corporate Tax Policy (Part 1)
During the slow growth economic times, the near reality of a potential domestic fiscal cliff and the circular uncertain in Europe, if you were the CEO of a Fortune 500 company how would you manage to...
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Weekly Inspiration 07-08-13
Do you set aside time to use your imagination? Many people think that imagination is something you develop as a child. It is important to realize that creativity is an important aspect of being a...
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U.S. Corporate Tax Policy (Part 2): Outsourcing the Labor
People ask me on a regular basis why would a U.S. company want to take jobs from domestic citizens and ship them to foreign economies? Well like everything in this world, there are advantages and...
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Weekly Inspirations 07-15-13
Do you ever take time to listen to yourself? This may seem like a strange question, but most people don’t. Most people hear what they want, but don’t listen. Listening ca be a very different task...
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Senator Reid’s Finger on the “Nuclear Option”
Early this year I wrote a piece called “Fila-Nothing: Sold Majority Up the River” which was article about how Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid single handily failed to address the long-standing,...
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Weekly Inspirations 07-22-13
Are you following somebody blindly, agreeing with all they have to say without stopping to think about them yourself? Leaders are certainly not bad people, but the followers need to make sure they...
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Skepticism from Democrats Over Student Loan Bill
On July 1, the rate that undergraduates pay for federal student loans (subsidized Stafford) doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. Senate Democrats are increasingly divided over the bipartisan...
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