You probably didn’t know that National Dog Bite Prevention Week exist (neither did I). More importantly you probably didn’t know that dog bites were costing the government big bucks. Seriously though, dogs biting postal workers is actually a problem… just ask the people in Houston. Postal Service Says Houston Dogs Bite Most Often USPS releasedRead… Read more »
Poof! It’s your lucky day you just rubbed some random object in your office and out popped a genie that will grant you one wish for Open Government. What are you wishing for? – An awesome data site? – A world class developer? – An agency that really gets the Open Gov concept? You canRead… Read more »
It’s Public Service Recognition Week but due to budget cuts there is no awesomeness on the Mall like previous years. BUT Gov’t leaders are stepping up in other ways to make public servants feel the love. This morning the Washington Post posted a video of First Lady Michelle Obama giving a shout out to publicRead… Read more »
Everyone is wondering who’s furloughed and who’s not well thanks to the awesome people over at GovExec we now have an agency by agency breakdown. Here’s some of the big agencies. For the full list please go to GovExec. Education: 4,150 workers out of 4,465 full- and part-time employees would be furloughed. Homeland Security: ApproximatelyRead… Read more »
Oh boy! Oh Boy! Frustrations are definitely running rampant as the fear of a government shutdown starts to shift it’s way into a reality. Yesterday the Post (along with a lot of other news outlets) broke the story that possible budget compromises are at a stand still and worse off then they were last week.Read… Read more »
When GovLoop team members head out to happy hours or conferences there’s always one thing that people want the green Gov’t Rockstar T-shirt. Yes we know they are awesome. (side note if you want to score a Gov’t Rockstar T-shirts you can here). BUT we like to try new things at GovLoop so we areRead… Read more »
I know in Government we are all on the same team but you’re crazy if you think that one agency doesn’t want to be better than it’s peers and the same goes for local gov. Well after 2 weeks we are down to 2 awesome cities and 2 awesome agencies and it’s time to giveRead… Read more »
There is an interesting trend happening in government social media circles… they are becoming less and less government and more and more social media. What am I talking about? It seems that social media giants and other private based tech companies are gobbling up government talent. According to the Washington Post Silicon Valley is becomingRead… Read more »
It’s Elite Eight Time in GovMadness and the cream is starting to rise to the top. With only 4 cities and 4 agencies left things are heating up as a coveted trip to the GovMadness Final Four is one game away. The sweet 16 provided some amazing match ups so let’s recap them. Unlike theRead… Read more »
Do you hit the road for your Government Gig? Well next time you travel (depending on where you go) you might be carrying a heavier purse/wallet. The Washington Post reported today that GSA will be upping the Per Diem rates for certain areas. Some Per Diem Rates For Feds Going Up And if you areRead… Read more »