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Wish you A Very Happy New Year. Dr D.C.Misra
Wish you A Very Happy New Year. Dr D.C.Misra
GovLoop was launched to a few friends on Memorial Day weekend this year. It really got going around July and grew organically to over 4,000 members across all levels of government ranging from CXOs to entry-level folks from Alaska to DC to New Zealand. A great community has formed of government innovators and thought-leaders whoRead… Read more »
This post originally appeared on my external blog, “Social Media Strategery.” The Internet is filled with end of year reviews, highlight articles, and wrap-ups. Predictions for what will and won’t happen in 2009 are also a popular topic for bloggers this time of year. There’s plenty of nostalgia and speculation out there already – IRead… Read more »
In our third floor safety meeting yesterday, we drifted to the subject of change. The webmaster weighed in with the currently accepted conservative message regarding public input on the website. I was able to respond, “Change is like the bus. You can either get out of the way, stand in front of it to stopRead… Read more »
Good morning! Don’t forget to sign up for The Eye’s twitter feed, submit your questions about the Federal government for The Eye to answer and submit your news tips, comments and questions to [email protected]. Now to the news… • Chicago Schools a U.S. Model?: Barack Obama’s pick for education secretary, Arne Duncan will bring hisRead… Read more »
Since the beginning of the Internet, there have always been bad people waging cyberattacks against both the private and public sectors. While many security solutions have been put into place — and more developed each day — the bad guys often stay one step ahead. In addition, the Computer Emergency Readiness Team of the HomelandRead… Read more »
adrielhampton.com – Not long ago, I blogged about the need for the traditional media (I won’t call them “mainstream” anymore, because they are slipping so badly) to tap into what the federal government is doing in terms of embracing Web 2.0 tools and culture. Sadly, the legacy media is showing itself to be even moreRead… Read more »
In the last GovLoop poll, we asked “Where did you find your mentor?” The response was: 10.3% Agency Assigned 23.1% Current/Past Boss 2.6% Rotation Program 25.6% Self-Selected 38.5% I Still Need a Mentor My take-away from the poll is that a lot of people still need mentors. I think it is always tricky to connectRead… Read more »
Most of us cannot wait to wash our hands of 2008 – It was a tumultuous, emotional, surprising and bitter year for so many. But scrub as we might, it’s going to be difficult to remove the stains of fear, uncertainty and doubt from our collective conscious. So perhaps it’s foolhardy to continue with theRead… Read more »
Stocks put in another typical holiday trading session on Friday as the major indices moved higher on very light volume. The TSP stock funds gained 0.5% to 1.2%, with all funds, including bonds, moving higher. The S&P 500 is still unable to climb above the overhead resistance and this would be a negative except thatRead… Read more »