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Looking in the Government Mirror
Top 25 think tanks were cited 17% less than last year. This is the third year of decline. Wish that meant something, but FAIR tracks this data by seeing how many times various tanks were referenced by the media. The … Continue reading
Bloated Census
Big worries for the nation’s first high-tech census should have been obvious when tests showed some of the door-to-door headcounters couldn’t figure out their fancy new handheld computers.Now, officials say, technology problems could add as much as $2 billion to … Continue reading
Internal Military Think Tanks
A comment by Andy on John’s site that resonates with me: Remember that this is an Army that took 6 years to produce a new Operations Field Manual despite being involved in two wars. This is an Army that shelved … Continue reading
Hemmoraging Captains
Many of the brightest and most experienced captains of my generation are being driven out of the Army by the prospect of a career filled with deployments every other year,” said Capt. Patrick Ryan, who added that he was certain … Continue reading
Staffing Firms
Not sure what the point is of hiring one of these firms if all they’re doing is replicating with your own employment ad on Monster. In essence, they’re competing with you. The real power of staffing firms is derived from … Continue reading