Pilot Program to Address the Unique Needs of Sick and Injured Guests at LAX

Pilot Program to Address the Unique Needs of Sick and Injured Guests at LAX

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) are teaming up to expedite medical care and assistance to injured and ill guests of the Los Angeles International Airport. The six-month trial program brings the Advanced Practitioner Response Unit and two teams of bike medics to the airport to help address everything from low acuity issues to critical medical emergencies suffered by travelers and the employees of LAX.

Remembering the Untold Story of Women Who Broke the Glass Ceiling

Remembering the Untold Story of Women Who Broke the Glass Ceiling

When I tell my story about recruiting women for high-level government jobs back in the 1970s, I often hear - from younger women - that they had no idea the hurdles we had to overcome to strive for equality for women in the workplace. I grew up in a world these young...

The BREXIT Dust Is Settling: 1 Month Later

The BREXIT Dust Is Settling: 1 Month Later

For the overwhelming majority of the IN/OUT campaign, polls pointed towards a Remain victory. Britain set to stay in EU were the claims widely accepted in the midst of the referendum race. But even then, even before 23rd June, we were all aware of how utterly...

Preparing for the Coming Millennial Workforce

Preparing for the Coming Millennial Workforce

The profile of employees are fundamentally changing with assimilation of a new generation into the workforce. Millennials refer to the generation born between 1982 and 1994. They will constitute up to 50 percent of the U.S. workforce by 2020 and 75 percent of the...

National Safety Month: Stay Safe Out There!

National Safety Month: Stay Safe Out There!

How many businesses and agencies have you visited where the “Days Without Injury” sign reads in the single digits? What about the sign at your organization? This is one instance where the greater the number, the greater the success at workplace safety, and June is the...

It’s National Foster Care Month!

It’s National Foster Care Month!

The month of May is a month for celebrating new beginnings.  Weather patterns are turning, and summer is just around the corner.  In the spirit of providing new beginnings for many children who need them, May also happens to be National Foster Care Month. National...

Municipal IT Director: 6 Must Have Qualities

Municipal IT Director: 6 Must Have Qualities

There’s nothing worse than that gut wrenching feeling of buyer’s remorse. You have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of your expensive, shiny new gadget and have high expectations. You open the box and find that it is beautifully wrapped. You unpack it, plug it in,...

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