Soundbytes: Net-Gens, Old Timers and Vets

A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.

A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.

On White House Heroes

This is like continuously reporting the height, weight, and 40m sprint times of your football team, not the score of the game. Read more from Richard Bejtlich

On Agencies urged to change workplace practices to attract young workers

Maybe someone should communicate to this "Net Generation" that part of public service is fiduciary responsibility, focus and self-discipline. Read more from Banger

Terrific, now, what can the organization expect from these workers? From Lisa

I can understand why you might feel this way, but please understand that this is quite the generalization. There are many young workers who fall under the "Net-Generation" that are focused, disciplined, and responsible, and furthermore already work with said older generations. Read more from Steve

I am not convinced that the current workforce has thrown in the towel, only that someone or an unnamed entity seems its authority stretches so far as to throw the towel in for them! Read more from Thomas

considering the treatment we "oldtimers" are getting from the "new management", i know i am counting down to MY retirement and will leave the second i qualify Read more from oldtimer too

On FAA urges airlines to be clear on personal tech use in cockpit

I still cannot understand how the pilots involved still have licenses to take other people's safety in their hands. Read more from Joe Lasko

On VA official says patient-controlled health records guard privacy better

Who is the one in charged any way. I thought the vets were the priority for care and not the beuracrats wanting to do there genios ideas and make believe that something great is being done. Read more from Joseph M Yarberry

On AHLTA and Drug Abuse

AHLTA probably can't do it with reliability, maybe DoD should try Vista. Then again the VAs system can digest the garbage spewed by AHLTA. Good luck. Read more from Joe Bloggs

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