House Democrats want to play with WIA too!

ASTD Staff

As many of you know, one of ASTD's top legislative priorities is the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). First passed in 1998, it's long overdue to be reworked. Over the past 6 months, ASTD has been on Hill conducting meetings with staff of the Senate... More »

Connecting Government to Improve It

ASTD Staff

The article below is from the April 2010 issue of T+D magazine. It has some intriguing info about the advances social media is making in the public sector and some of its implications for learning and development. I hope you enjoy it. Shawn Connecting Government to Impr... More »

Strategic Workplace Learning in the Public Sector - Part II

ASTD Staff

My last post on this blog highlighted two recent public sector training efforts that demonstrated strategic alignment with priority agency outcomes - both in the US Department of Defense (http://community.thepublicmanager.org/cs/blogs/agile_bureaucracy/archive/2010/03/2... More »

Strategic Workplace Learning in the Public Sector Part II

ASTD Staff

My last post on this blog highlighted two recent public sector training efforts that demonstrated strategic alignment with priority agency outcomes – both in the US Department of Defense (http://community.thepublicmanager.org/cs/blogs/agile_bureaucracy/archive... More »

IRS Code 127, Needs Congressional Attention Before the Year Ends

ASTD Staff

In 1978, Congress passed the Revenue Act; and as part of that Act, the employer-provided edcuational assistance was created. Prior to 1978, only specific "job-related" education was excluded from gross taxable income. So, what does the code do for you and your organizat... More »