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Seeking governments that are celebrating Public Service Recognition Week or have innovative and successful workforce programs to nominate for the new Local Government Workforce Excellence Award.

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One of the interesting phenomena in the world of innovation is how something old can become new again. This is certainly the case with alternative work schedules. While technically not a new program, alternative work schedules, such as the four-ten hour workweek, have seen a recent resurgence. With the cost of motor fuels reaching new heights during the summer of 2008, many employees and organizations started to wonder if there were better ways to structure the workweek to lessen the economic impact of these rising energy costs. Additionally, the recent economic downturn has increased the

<p><strong>By Stacy L. Waters, The Waters Consulting Group, Inc.</strong</p>
<p>It’s strange how a change in one’s normal routine can alter an entire perspective.
These days I spend much of my free time learning to think like a “forensic accountant.” That is, to learn how to better utilize the information gleaned from financial statements in order to more quickly respond. In short, forensic accounting trains one to look beyond the numbers and deal with the business reality of the situation. </p>