January 26, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
How many morons drive an 18-wheeler down a busy highway and tap out a text message at the same time? The answer: enough to prompt a federal ban on the practice.
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Tags: ban, driving, Federal, Ray LaHood, texting, U.S. Transportation Secretary
December 28, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Here’s a great cautionary tale for IT managers: Don’t pay employees to turn in electronic devices. Guess who does?
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Tags: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Federal, gift card, government, printers
October 5, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Every day, millions of people in the United States send text messages while driving. For many, the practice is coming to a screeching halt, because the country’s biggest employer has banned it.
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Tags: ban, cellphone, driving, employees, Federal, law, President Obama, texting, workers
January 12, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
U.S. companies who do business with the government got a short reprieve this week when the deadline for using the controversial E-Verify system was pushed back a month.
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Tags: Compliance, contracts, e-verify, Federal, hires, social security number
May 29, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Blogging on the job has become a national pastime, but for one Houston-based NASA worker, it was the ticket to a 180-day suspension.
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Tags: blogging, computer, e-mail, Federal, Hatch Act
May 23, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
The folks who make sure an organization’s taxes get paid on time (and, of course, in the right amount) have a lot to keep track of — but when the payments need to be made is top of the list.
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Tags: download, Federal, IRS, tax calendar, tax payments
