Engage in Your Public Workforce System!

ASTD Staff

As I have mentioned many times in my blog posts, ASTD members who engage in the public workforce system have access and information to many opportunities for the organizations. There are many ways to get engaged. From serving on at local or state Workforce Board, involv... More »

Workplace diversity order is just the first step in effort

ASTD Staff

(From The Washington Post) -- For those hungry to increase diversity in the federal workplace, the executive order President Obama issued last week may leave even the vegetarians among them asking, "Where's the beef?" Think of Obama's order promoting "the Federal workpl... More »

HUD Chief of Staff Laurel Blatchford on risk taking and engaging employees

ASTD Staff

(From The Washington Post) -- Laurel A. Blatchford, chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since 2009, previously worked for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg first at City Hall and then at the New York City Department of Housin... More »

Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization—Status STALLED!

ASTD Staff

As many of you who follow my blog know, ASTD has been advocating and stressing to members of Congress and their staffs the past few years of the importance of reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). Originally passed in 1998 (pre-Google), it is in dire need of... More »