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History of July 4th as a Work Holiday

As I strolled to my local coffee shop and took in an uncharacteristically quiet morning in downtown Washington, DC, I began to wonder about the history of the fourth of July as a national work holiday. Thanks to James Heintze of American University for his extensive research on the topic. Enjoy your day today everyone [...]
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FedPitch – Exiting Stage Right

  (Don’t worry, I promise that this will be the last post on FedPitch…*grin*)  The first annual competition to improve federal workforce management was held last week on the National Mall in Washington, DC.  It was a hot and sunny day and the sixteen contestants looked strange in their dress clothes when compared to the thousands of tourists [...]
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