3 Ways That We Can Honor Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a time for “reflection and rejoicing. It is a time for assessment, self-improvement and for planning the future.”
Posts Tagged: Holiday
Send a Free Holiday Gov Gift!
We’ve put together this awesome Holiday Gov Gift that you can send to all of your public sector friends this holiday season!
Feds Will Get Half-Day Off on Christmas Eve
If you’re still not feeling the Christmas spirit yet, maybe President Obama’s decision to give feds half-day off on Christmas Eve will get you in the mood. The president issued an executive order Friday afternoon announcing that all executive branch departments and agencies will close early Dec. 24, and employees will be excused from their duties forRead… Read more »
WHSR to Hold Industry Engagement Award Ceremony for Federal Agencies
The Washington Homeland Security Roundtable will honor federal officials from Department of Homeland Security component departments for work with industry partners at an upcoming Holiday Reception event. The Industry Engagement Awards aims to acknowledge agencies who maintain relationships with the industry segment, WHSR said Nov. 18. “Partnerships enable real collaboration between industry and government toRead… Read more »
How NORAD tracked Santa Around the Globe Christmas Eve
Now Playing: Avaya Tech Talk #002 – NORAD Santa – This week Guy covers the history of the 57 year old NORAD tradition of tracking Santa around the globe Christmas Eve. Please click arrow below to play: Share: Facebook Twitter Download Transcript: Good day all! Guy Clinch here, advocate for the government customer in Avaya’sRead… Read more »
5 Things the USA.gov Brand Learned from Launching Campaigns
By Leilani Martinez and Jessica Milcetich The USA.gov team is launching a series of interactive, multimedia campaigns that package the most useful and relevant government information around specific topics. The whole USA.gov family — including GobiernoUSA.gov,Kids.gov, social media outlets, email lists and more — is working in a coordinated fashion for these campaigns in orderRead… Read more »
NORAD’S Secret Santa Tracker
We all need a smile this time of the year, so for a bit of factual fun about a government agency with heart, read Tracking “Big Red”: NORAD’s Secret Santa Mission to learn how a typo led to a 56 years of NORAD tracking Santa and delighting kids around the world: http://wp.me/pRdY5-rs Happy Holidays, fellowRead… Read more »
Things Not to Do at Your Government Office Holiday Party
It’s that magical time of year, when lights are strewn, carols sang and way too many sugary treats are eaten. For most offices, it also means that some kind holiday party will be held. With cash short on hand in most government offices today, that means even more parties will be taking place right thereRead… Read more »
Holiday Stress Management 1.0 : Five Tips for Reducing or Alleviating Stress This Holiday Season!
How many dinners and parties and office engagements have you been invited to this holiday season? Are you really ready for this? Emotionally and physically? Try not to think about what you were doing last year! Have you decided not to attend most of them? Perhaps you”re alone(relationship) this year and would rather just getRead… Read more »
Government Books: Gifts You Can Open Again and Again
In this busy holiday season many are looking to simplify their lives and give more meaningful gifts. With many of us pitching in to buy retirement gifts for our fellow govies who are taking early out offers and the continued salary freeze for government salaries, our gift-giving budgets are tight. So if you are lookingRead… Read more »