Best Quotes on GovLoop 2011 As we take this time to reflect on all that has happened in 2011, we can see what effect that it has had on the citizens of GovLoop. The following are the thoughts of community members that best encapsulate what 2011 has been about for us. In 2011… 1) “WeRead… Read more »
5. Elizabeth Warren – Former Chairman of the Congressional Oversight Panel; Former US Special Advisor to the President on Consumer Financial Protection; 2012 US Senate Democratic Candidate in Massachusetts After establishing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Harvard Law Professor returned to Massachusetts to run for the United States Senate. Pundits were unsure how theRead… Read more »
Happy Friday GovLoopers! Hope you have gotten your holiday shopping list under control! Here is your Fab Five for the week! Top Forum: Monday Morning Meetings…? Pass. by Michelle Rosenblum. Michelle contemplates the effectiveness of having a meeting first thing Monday morning. Are people really awake yet from the weekend to have this be productiveRead… Read more »
Happy Friday! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I went to NYC and saw the birthplace of the Occupy Movement, it was pretty interesting to see the people who were still there – since Mayor Bloomberg no longer allows them to camp out. I also saw the parade – it made me feel pretty old,Read… Read more »
Its Friday! The holidays are approaching and we have gotten our 50,000th member: Melanie Schoeppe an MPP student at the Goldman School for Public Policy at UC Berkeley. GO BEARS! To honor the event, Melanie is our Top Member this week. To read more from Mr. GovLoop, Steve Ressler, about this momentous occasion check outRead… Read more »
Hey Everyone! Happy Friday – most of you have the day off and I am very jealous. Today’s Fab Five is sort of a mixed bag. Quote of the Day: Comes from a discussion thread about the Worst Email Subject Line You Have Ever Received, which I wrote – and thought this response was great!Read… Read more »
GovExpert is a biweekly interview of high-level authorities on government and government practices. Dick Wall is a former Peace Corps Country Director for Chad, Zaire (Now the Republic of the Congo) and Mauritania (see full bio below). Some Thoughts on Training Below are some thoughts on what are common roadblocks to training in developing countries;Read… Read more »
There are few women in Government, who have carved out a harder path than Barbara Roberts. Oregon’s first (and to date only) woman Governor, Barbara Roberts is a woman of great integrity and commitment to public service, who has served in state and local government for over 25 years. Barbara Roberts was born Barbara KayRead… Read more »
Happy Friday GovLoopers! Hope you had a great Halloween! During the Presidential debates, one thing has stayed at the forefront of the discussion: jobs. How do we create more, where are jobs are going, what kinds of jobs are we prepared to handle. Every other issue comes back to this – healthcare, education, immigration –Read… Read more »
Happy Friday GovLoopers! I go to school with a lot of people that are quite a bit younger than me. And although are age difference is not visibly noticeable – it becomes clear at certain points in conversation that a lot of them are a different generation from me. They come at life from aRead… Read more »