Kristin Hovde had some great marketing tips at the Duct Tape Marketing blog.  She recommends:

1. Have a Measurable Goal 2. Know Your Target Market 3. Get Involved in Networking Events 4. Grow Your Social Media Presence 5. Join Volunteering Groups or Start Your Own 6. Show Your Expertise in a Blog 7. Be Consistent in Your Marketing Campaigns 8. Keep Your Website Updated 9. Write a Press Release 10. Measure Your Results

Head over to the article to read her complete advice.

“We need to fundamentally rethink the workforce, to create a unified vision across government,” said Stan Soloway, president and CEO of the council, which represents 375 member companies. “It will affect everything from how we prosecute wars to how we operate our business systems. The time for incremental or tactical change has long passed.”

Charles Clark with the Executive Report, quoting from The Professional Services Council’s newest report, which will be formally submitted to the House and Senate Armed Services committees and the Office of Management and Budget.

Tom Hoffman brought a great article by Micah Solomon at Forbes to our attention that talks about the importance of "avoiding simple but critical language mistakes that often occur in customer service interactions."  Solomon had two great anecdotal additions to Solomon's points:

• Avoid easy mistakes like mispronouncing customer's names, take the time to remember them.
• Make them feel recognized in sometimes-cold places like doctor's offices

What are some easily correctable language mistakes that you've noticed?

This transition to a leaner federal government — and the ability to sustain it — requires technologies that facilitate the consolidation, integration and standardization necessary to develop uniform IT platforms known as Common Operating Environments

A Deltek report is projecting a decrease in IT contracting dollars. Read more here.

“Heart disease and stroke are two of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and there are many health-care providers who employ clinical decision support tools, like standardized treatment approaches or protocols to control hypertension among their patients. This challenge helps us find the best examples of those efforts and scale them up.”

Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, national coordinator for health information technology, has launched a challenge to improve hypertension utilizing health IT innovation.  For more information, go here.