From the Huffington Post Why Workplace Jargon Is A Big Problem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/work-words_n_5159868.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business When we replace a specific task with a vague expression, we grant the task more magnitude than it deserves. If we don't describe an activity plainly, it seems less like an easily achievable goal and more like a cloudy state of existence that fills unknowable amounts of time. A fog of fast and empty language has seeped into the workplace. I say it's time we air it out, making room for simple, concrete words, and, therefore, more deliberate actions. By striking the following 26 words from your speech, I think you'll find that you're not quite as overwhelmed as you thought you were. Count the number that LLNLs mangers use. touch base circle back bandwidth - impactful - utilize - table the discussion deep dive - engagement - viral value-add - one-sheet deliverable - work product - incentivise - take it to the ...
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When in comes the NNSA labs POGO has steadily lost credibility and influence over the years. My understanding is that no in Washington really takes them seriously anymore.
http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2011/07/19/part-iv-pogo-mastering-the-art-of-lap-dancing-for-mega-sugar-daddies/
February 6, 2016 at 8:38 AM
POGO is NOT taken seriously by Congress particularly when it comes the NNSA labs. POGO has had egg its face one too many times and people remember their claims about Tommy Hook, the nonexistence Mustang, and countless other things that never happened or where overblown. Reopening the case is a complete waste of time but I say go ahead and do it as it will only degrade POGO and along the these other nefarious characters.
February 6, 2016 at 11:47 AM
No, only POGO has something to lose, so please bring it on.
"As our nation celebrates the revelation of Deep Throat's identity, we
should be mindful that blowing the whistle on corruption is still
dangerous. Our thoughts and prayers are with Tommy Hook and his
family. We have grown to admire Tommy's courageousness and integrity
over the many months we have worked with him. This assault will only
steel the resolve of Tommy Hook, Chuck Montano, and others to tell the
truth." said Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project On Government
Oversight (POGO)." 2005
The weekend beating of a whistle-blower apparently had nothing to do with lap dances or laboratory troubles, Santa Fe police said Thursday.
After investigating Tommy Hook's claim that he was lured Saturday to a local topless club to meet a fellow Los Alamos National Laboratory auditor, police found no reason to believe it, according to a news release.
"The altercation involving Mr. Hook is an isolated incident and is in no way related to Mr. Hook's whistle-blower status at the Los Alamos National Laboratories," the release said.
Instead, the brutal beating was the result of an altercation in the parking lot of Cheeks topless bar, in which Hook allegedly backed his red Subaru sedan into a pedestrian while trying to leave.
"A verbal exchange of words occurred after Mr. Hook exited his vehicle at which time the confrontation escalated into a physical attack," the police department release states.