In an effort to further trim the fat from the federal budget, the White House is capping the amount of money available for employee awards, according to the Washington Post. The new policy limits the total amount of money available for performance awards, not how much can be awarded to an individual. Specifically, the awardRead… Read more »
There’s a lot of talk about data center consolidation in government these days, including an interactive data center map announced by Federal CIO Vivek Kundra last week. With all of the proposed changes, we thought it would be useful to highlight the services being offered by GSA. Check out our interview below. 1. Provide aRead… Read more »
The keynote theme of our Open Government Canada webinar is how online technologies can make the system of Government itself inherently more democratic. This topic will be addressed by Sean McGrath, build director for KLISS. Read Sean’s blog here Read an in-depth white paper on the KLISS system here Re-inventing participative Democracy, one cloud atRead… Read more »
The White House has recently asked its Facebook fans and Twitter followers to provide feedback on their social media activities. As an example, Twitter users were asked to fill out a short survey (see article in InformationWeek). Follow @whitehouse@whitehouseThe White House We want your feedback. Take a short survey & tell us what you thinkRead… Read more »
The point of this post: participatory websites are leading to participatory organizations, which provide opportunities for a few core people to leverage the effort of a much broader community and accomplish substantial achievements. The emerging web I’ve been using the web since the beginning and building websites since 1993 or 1994. Back then, building aRead… Read more »
A couple years ago, I had a chance to present to some Department of Energy interns on the topic of “Understanding and Utilizing Your Network.” I borrowed ideas from two books: “Good in a Room” and “Never Eat Alone” to offer well over a dozen tips on how to build and leverage a professional networkRead… Read more »
This June, as we observe Father’s Day and National Men’s Health Week, remember that not smoking or quitting smoking is one of the best things a man can do for his health and the health of his family. In honor of Father’s Day, CDC created new e-cards, a button, and a feature article designed toRead… Read more »
Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this past week given the news about Rep. Anthony Weiner and his online liaisons. While this news can be enough to scare federal employees away from social media, digital communication is a potential tool that often times canRead… Read more »
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association NARFE is hosting two off site seminars, one in Alexandria, VA 8/24/2011 and 8/25/2011 and one in San Antonio, TX 8/23/2011 and 8/24/2011. Go to our website narfe.org/prs, click on pre retitrement seminars and get a overview of our program, you can register and pay for the seminarRead… Read more »
UPDATE: For those who weren’t able to attend Paul Culmsee’s seminar, you can check out video and slides here. He starts with a great comparison of Government 2.0 in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand and even riffs off a 2010 GovLoop discussion by Bill Brantley and Andrew Krzmarzick. Enjoy! /// Wanted to shareRead… Read more »