Those of us that work with the government as our customer may
not be thinking about the impact our employees can have on our
business when they are being social. We are in a new society where
people young and often times not so young are not thinking of the
impact of their communications in the social networking 'mind-
field' they may be playing in. As government contractors we must be
vigilant in reminding them of the art form called 'discretion'. It
may seem harmless that they go on a rant about their least favorite
customer or the frustration they had the previous week on a
particular contract incident. Sharing their thoughts with some of
their best 'buds' may not be the smartest thing when posting on
FACEBOOK or any other social means of communicating. A little
reminder in a roundtable lunch and learn may keep compliance and
discretion in the proper perspective. Encourage their communication
to remain social regarding work and not a tell-all therapy
session…online!