Both presidential candidates are calling for cuts in government contractor spending. Get an idea of what Obama and McCain are calling for and how it will affect the greater-Washington market. What do all three of these recognizable writers have in common? Shannon Henry, Ellen McCarthy and Kim Hart? Well…        They are All women, all […] More

It’s the height of Presidential election season and you know what that means: an endless stream of inane campaign ads centered around themes about as relevant to one’s Presidential timber as the candidates’ average bowling score. And with barbs flying it is easy to forget that there are policy issues of tremendous importance to the […] More

It“™s no secret these are uncertain times for many in the government contracting space. With the upcoming U.S. presidential election, many companies are holding their breath, wondering how a change in administration will affect their budgets and staff. Weathering the uncertainty is no easy task. But many of the areas top CFOs and finance executives […] More

Some of you might recall when Time Magazine named YOU as their person of the year for 2006. My brother was applying for jobs at the time, and I suggested (partly in jest) that he should add to the resume that he was named Time’s person of the year for 2006. Sadly, the prospective employer […] More

You know him as the author of the E-Myth book series. For over 30 years, Michael Gerber has helped shatter preconceptions on what it takes to successfully run a business. As both the founder and chairman of E-Myth Worldwide, as well as the bestselling author of books such as E-Myth Mastery and Awakening the Entrepreneur […] More

Reston-based Daon has recently been awarded the Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy Leadership of the Year for their work in the biometrics field. Daon“™s CEO, Tom Grissen speaking about the announcement said, “This award further validates the selection that our customers around the globe have made in choosing Daon to provide the […] More

Anne Altman, former Managing Director of IBM“™s U.S. Federal Business, has moved to General Manager of the company“™s Mainframe Platform Group. Todd Ramsey has been tapped to head Altman“™s former federal slot. “The managerial changes are part of a yearlong general transformation within IBM, the biggest such realignment in 15 years,” said Lia Davis, an […] More

At times, entrepreneurs seeking funding through the traditional venture capital process can start to feel like Michael J. Fox’s character in “Secret of My Success.” As a newly-minted college graduate who leaps from small town, USA to the Big Apple, Fox’s character shuttles from one interview to another, only to hear the same refrain: “We […] More

At times, public and private sector organizations that fall under media scrutiny feel as if they are engaged in a bruising boxing match; withstanding a series of relentless jabs – some which inevitably land below the belt. And just when they are ready to launch a counterattack the bell dings and the round is over. […] More