Hey guys I’ll be typing my thought on my experience at Tech@State: Open Source here all day… got a great list of speakers so check back with me… 8:45: We are just kicking off right now! 9:00: First panel up: it’s Aneesh Chopra, Macon Phillips and Todd Parks… all massive gov’t ballers. They are talkingRead… Read more »
My latest “Backtalk” just posted over at Federal Computer Week. As always, it draws upon the insights of GovLoopers to tease out a trend in government. Here’s an excerpt: It’s Valentine’s Day, and I have to admit that I am getting a bit envious of the new kid in town. Everyone seems to be infatuatedRead… Read more »
**Register for GovLoop Online Training – How and Why to Bring Open Source to Your Agency – February 24th at 2pm – presented by RedHat/Carahsoft** 2010 was a banner year for open source in government. The growth of Open Source for America, the rise of Drupal as an open-source content management system with implementations fromRead… Read more »
The President seems to be pushing hard for high speed rail. His budget which he’ll send over to Congress next week (make sure to tune in Tuesday Feb 15 morning for the GovLoop Live Chat about it) has 8 billion set aside for high speed rail.Total it’s said that we are dumping 53 billion intoRead… Read more »
The awesomeChris Dorobek just posted the list of FCW Fed 100 winners on Scribd Winners include a number of folks active in social media (Twitter/GovLoop) such as GovLoop Fantasy Football champ Neil Bonner, GL Rockstar Mary Davie, NASA Linda Cureton, SSA Frank Baltman (prolific Twitterer), Alec Ross, Bev Godwin…More below Federal Computer Week’s 2011 FedRead… Read more »
1. Hire a passionate leader. A community manager who is passionate about the subject is critical (if not highly correlated) to the success of the community. If this is not in place, it is nearly impossible to succeed. 2. Focus on base camp at first, not the summit. When you first launch a community, spendRead… Read more »
I don’t know about you, but GovLoop really appreciates our interns. We try to give them meaningful (vs. menial) projects that enable them to learn something, expand their networks and advance their careers while they’re with us. We even call them Fellows vs. interns as it seems more distinguished…like the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program.Read… Read more »
Want to pick up a free valentine’s day gift? Well in the celebration of love we are giving away a free candle (cash value $35) to which ever GovLooper comes up with the best answer to this: What do you LOVE about your job? Not a hard question. We’ll pick the best answer this FridayRead… Read more »
Facebook & Social Media Tips for Feds Good tips from Federal Communicators Network newsletter Sarah Scruggs from GPO attended the L2 Social Graph Clinic. Here are her key take-aways. Figure out what you want your Facebook followers to do. They can do multiple things. View old pictures? Become contractors? Learn about your program? Come workRead… Read more »
Facebook turns 7 years old today. Yes, it was out of Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard dorm (probably wearing jeans and a sweatshirt), February 4, 2004 when it all started. Here are my top 7 thoughts on how it has revolutionized the world: 1. Gets your Grandparents using the internet. The fastest growing sector on Facebook isRead… Read more »