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How can employers prepare for an active shooter in the workplace?
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementRecent workplace shooting incidents across the country have caused many employers to realize that they need a contingency plan in case they have an active shooter situation at their work site. To protect your workforce and avoid liability under various laws, you should work with your management or security advisers to identify and develop an appropriate workplace critical incident protocol or plan.
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SeaPort-NxG: Major changes ahead require a revamped win strategy
Lisa Pafe Civil & GovernmentSeaPort-e is a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) that contractors either love or hate. For most of the 3,196 award holders, the Navy's flagship vehicle has generated little if any revenue. For the select few, such as Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, CSRA, BAE and General Dynamics, the $51 billion engineering professional services vehicle has been a reliable revenue generator. Less than 20 percent of prime contractors have received any awards (this is true for both the large and small business tracks).
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US tourism slumping as Trump issues new travel ban
Suzanne Mason Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementU.S. tourism is officially in a slump. After months of reassurances that the travel industry was as strong as ever, data shows that travel to the U.S. is in fact down. The U.S. Department of Commerce recently showed that international travel to the U.S. dropped 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to 2016.
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Sao Paolo: Can a bold urban vision survive political changes?
Lucy Wallwork Civil & GovernmentThe transformational power of urbanism has captured the imagination of policymakers around the world in recent years. In particular, the people-centered wave of "new urbanists" have proved seductive.
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Doing business in Europe? Get to know these new regulations
Ross Lancaster Civil & GovernmentA regulation that threatens to cost businesses up to 4 percent of their annual turnover, or up to 20 million euros, is usually the type of thing that raises eyebrows in a big way and spawns immediate action.
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Lack of support sinks Senate’s latest healthcare bill
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationSen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) dealt a fatal blow Monday evening to the Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. She joined fellow Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in opposing the measure, leaving the Republicans' 52-48 majority over the Democrats short of the required 50 votes for passage under procedures from the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution.
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IAC-MAC: Are you ready for one of the year’s biggest IDIQs?
Lisa Pafe Civil & GovernmentThe Department of Defense (DoD) will release the final RFP for the Information Analysis Center Multiple-Award Contract (IAC-MAC) on Oct. 3. This $28 billion IDIQ was one of our top 20 opportunities for FY17, but final RFP release slipped to the first quarter of FY18.
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Senate GOP’s last-gasp bill to undo Obamacare faces strong opposition
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationTime is running out in the Republican Party's quest to undo the Affordable Care Act, aka "Obamacare." A bill from Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) that needs 50 votes by Sept. 30 (end of the budget reconciliation process) is facing dissent across the U.S.
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Thinking spatially: How GIS changes the way we plan cities
Lucy Wallwork Science & Technology"Data is the new oil." That goes for how our cities work as much as any other industry. GIS data adds a new spatial dimension to data sets, helping us understand the importance of location in the meaning of the data around us. And it is set to become a key source of data for city planners.
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Senate Democrats’ support for single-payer healthcare grows
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationOn Sept. 13, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced his Medicare for All Act of 2017, which has the support of 16 Senate Democrats so far. His bill would extend Medicare — the health insurance program for Americans age 65 and up — to the entire U.S. population, phased in over a four-year period.
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