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Feb 2nd 2010
We told you last week about Operation Jump Start, the marvelous program that helps soldiers of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedomtransition to civilian careers...
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Jan 27th 2010
It’s just a few days away — and it is one of the most marvelous events of the year if you’re looking to help other people and have adramatic impact on somebody’s life — it is called Operation Jump Start...
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Jan 22nd 2010
The DorobekInsider has learned — and confirmed — that Energy Department CIO Tom Pyke notified his staff that he is retiring from that post...
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Jan 18th 2010
Today, of course, is a federal holiday celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. — technically his birthday was January 15 and he wouldbe 81 this year...
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Dec 30th 2009
I am sad to hear the news that Nick DeCarlo, the husband of Sara DeCarlo, the current chairwoman of the Industry Advisory Council and the executive vice president of strategic business development of the newly created Avaya Government Solutions, passed away on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer...
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Dec 18th 2009
Tyree Varnado, the deputy commission for the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, told FAS employees that he is retiring from GSA and government services after more than 35 39 years, Federal News Radio has confirmed...
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Dec 17th 2009
Input kicked off the holiday season, as they do every year, with the company’s 8th annual holiday party. There was a new location this year forthe first time — the Ritz in Tysons — but the event still benefits the U...
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Oct 28th 2009
GovLoop and GovDelivery, fresh off their new partnership, had a party — to celebrate that collaboration, but it was also a Happy Fiscal 2010 NewYear Party at Current in Washington, DC...
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Oct 9th 2009
I noted earlier that I am one of the judges tonight for the 14th annual Funniest Celebrity in Washington “charity” event.
Well, the Washington Post’s Reliable Sources column reported yesterday that the term charity apparently deserves to be in quotes...
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Sep 24th 2009
Santa Claus came to Federal News Radio 1500 AM this morning — yes, a bit early, but… it’s all for a good cause. For the past three years, Microsoft Federal the the USO of Metro DC have led a program called A Salute to Our Troops...
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Sep 15th 2009
Coming up in just a few weeks — a great benefit: The Funniest Celebrity in Washington Contest… and the great part about it — I get to be one of the judges...
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Sep 11th 2009
This day always has a somewhat odd feel to it. People walk around and remember where they were… and how things have changed. I would argue thatfew sectors have changed as much as government...
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Sep 3rd 2009
You’ve heard the song “Shake Your Groove Thing” by the group Peaches & Herb. But did you know that Herb — yes, the Herb ofPeaches & Herb — is a fed...
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Aug 2nd 2009
A very sad note… I just learned that Pat Knapp, the mother of Qwest’s Deirdre Murray, passed away suddenly over the weekend.
Murray had literally just returned last week after spending a week with her mother on a Southern California journey — they got to see Jay Leno perform in Hollywood and they traveled to Santa Barbara...
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Jul 30th 2009
I mentioned earlier that Qwest’s Deirdre Murray’s mother passed away suddenly over the weekend. Knapp’s obituary was posted in the San Diego newspaper yesterday:
KNAPP, RITA (Pat) RIEHLMANN Beloved wife, devoted mother of four, age 83, died peacefully on July 24, 2009, at her home in Solana Beach, CA...
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