Laurel A. Blatchford, chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since 2009, previously worked for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg first at City Hall and then at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). During her time in city government, Blatchford worked with agenciesRead… Read more »
Have you checked out the social media leader board yet? Where does your agency stack up? GovLoop developed the social media leader board by partnering with OhMyGov‘s analytics division. I was playing around with the rankings options, it’s a good comparison of agency to agency on some simple social media metrics. This post we areRead… Read more »
It’s easy to think of the trainer as the leader–at least in the moment, but he or she is a leader in other ways, too–keyed to the human factor that makes the company work and its people resource rewarded and fulfilled. The trainer/leader listens to his audience and works with them. He or she teachesRead… Read more »
From the Summer 2011 Stanford Social Innovation Review: “mPowering has created an app that awards goods and services to individuals facing extreme poverty when they make beneficial choices, such as attending school or seeking prenatal care.” Read more at this link. Original post
Nonprofit Organization (NPO) Executive Directors often enter an agency with one objective – a need to bring the organization to its full potential or to maintain the success of the organization. Executive Directors uphold their position for years; so when they decide to pursue other opportunities, the organization, its board members and key stakeholders mustRead… Read more »
Pretty fascinating refresh of energy.gov today. Some initial thoughts: -I’ve never seen the normal header not be the top most part of a gov’t website. Pretty innovative -What is even cooler is when you scroll down, the actual normal looking header becomes the header and stays there. pretty slick. -Love the interactive maps/data for topicsRead… Read more »
Verizon Wireless and Durham North Carolina have partnered to start a pilot that will allow residents to send a text message to 911. The pilot will last for six months and will allow 911 dispatch to handle text based calls in addition to voice. Durham is the first city in North Carolina to utilize theRead… Read more »
{Originally published at GovWin.com, a Deltek network.} Agencies are eliminating contractors to save their own employees. At last week’s State & Local IT Market Forecast for 2011-2016 webinar, Chris Dixon, Deltek Manager of State and Local Industry Analysis, encouraged contractors to “look for ways to help agencies understand the value of their contractors and theRead… Read more »
This is big news in federal HR community – check it out – http://www.opm.gov/HiringReform/Pathways/ Regulations will be announced in Federal Register tomorrow. More analysis forthcoming. Forum discussion – What do you think of OPM Pathways Programs? OPM Issues Proposed Regulations to Help Recruit and Train Students and Recent Graduates Proposed Pathways Programs Will Help BuildRead… Read more »
Did you know that just a few hours north on I-95 there is a major (and incredibly inventive) recycling company? We didn’t. But the Trenton, NJ-based TerraCycle is starting to make itself known. Now, calling TerraCycle a recycling company doesn’t do them justice. They just aren’t your traditional “sort and ship” recycling operation. TerraCycle actuallyRead… Read more »