I had the pleasure of attending yesterday’s AFFIRM luncheon which featured a panel of incredible government rockstars from GSA. The discussion took a look at GSA’s integrated technology services and what the future looks like. Government Rockstar, Marie Davie, GSA’s Assistant Commissioner for Integrated Technology Services and Federal Acquisition Services led a panel which consistedRead… Read more »
It’s time to “take 5” for the… Friday Fab 5! We had a busy week here on the site. Lots of great content and even more great comments! I wish we could recognize them all, but alas, we only have the time to highlight a few. So without further ado… Today’s Blog of the WeekRead… Read more »
What can I say – – last night’s Federal Technology Spring Fling was one to remember. With 350+ attendees, tons of good conversations, overall fun, spirit, and no thunderstorms. The enthusiasm reminded me of last year’s Next Generation of Government Summit. I CAN’T WAIT for this again this July 28 – 29. Here’s a sneakRead… Read more »
I am amazed. I just wrote a post yesterday about a few select companies that I love. I am impressed by their movement to interact with customers more as humans, and less like credit card transactions. They have identified the sucky experience that many customers face with other companies offering their same line of products,Read… Read more »
I had the pleasure of attending the IHRIM HRM Strategies conference yesterday and attended a great session on the Lifecycle of an HRIS Career. The speakers, Kevin Murphy, HRIP, Director SAID, NIH and Tim Newman, HRIP, Associate Director, HR Systems and Business Transformation, US Navy, offered great insight on what skill set and backgrounds translateRead… Read more »
Higher education faces many challenges. Economic struggle and tight national budgets have created hardship for both institutions as well as students. As a result, higher education has been forced to adapt. Deloitte education practitioners around the world have joined forces to Making the grade 2011: A study of the top 10 issues facing higher educationRead… Read more »
A couple weeks ago, I had the chance to participate in Gov 2.0a / CityCampOKC in Oklahoma City. While there, I met Derrick Silas of Enid, OK. I had heard from folks like Sid Burgess that Derrick was doing some innovative things in Enid, but I hadn’t spent any time on their website…until right afterRead… Read more »
I love conferences. No seriously, I do. They give you the chance to hear from amazing people, learn new things, and meet awesome people! In my short time working full time after college, I’ve attended my share of amazing conferences, but now there’s one for young people like me..and like you. Young Govie? Just startingRead… Read more »
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 »
I gave a talk last week at National Association of Government Communicators called “How to Increase Fans, Followers, and Subscribers” I’ve attached the presentation below. How to increase View more presentations from GovLoop. What’s your tip? How have you increase the # of email subscribers you have, Facebook fans, Twitter followers?