Federal Coach: John Berry on Revitalizing the Federal Workforce: Talking with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management

As Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), John Berry is the government’s “chief people person.” He is responsible for recruiting, hiring and setting benefits policies for 1.9 million civilian federal employees. He began his career in employment and retirement issues serving as Rep. Steny Hoyer’s legislative director for 10 years. Prior to hisRead… Read more »

Weekly Round-up: May 06, 2011

Gadi Ben-Yehuda This week, a lot of Social Media in Government stories came to my attention. The first two are older, but they set the stage: Take the Fear out of Using Social Media for Government, in which Sue Reynolds talks about the value of engaging people through social media, and reminds government leaders toRead… Read more »

Improving CBP’s Acquisition Workforce, Pt. 2: CBP’s Acquisition Structure

CBP’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI) was officially cancelled in January of 2011, but had already been re-organized at the beginning of the fiscal year as the Office of Technology Innovation and Acquisition (OTIA). As part of the transformation, our boss became the Component Acquisition Executive, or CAE, for all of Customs and Border Protection. WhatRead… Read more »

Project Gratitude Management

Every now and then it’s very healthy to stop what you are doing, take a deep breath, and think about how lucky you are. How much potential you have. How awesome people are. Now is one of those times for me. My Project Teams Are Awesome! I work with two teams of highly skilled, creative,Read… Read more »

Good morning, here are my political law links for today

NEWT NEWS. New developments here. “[Rick] Tyler wouldn’t say much, but Gingrich is scheduled to speak to Georgia Republicans at their state meeting on Friday, May 13. ‘By the time Newt speaks to the Georgia convention, he’ll be a candidate,’ Tyler said.” DANIELS MULLS. The Times. “He exhibits many qualities of a candidate: deep experienceRead… Read more »

YGL Govies Gettin Dirty For a Cause: Part II

They say a picture is worth a thousand words…but there are not enough words to describe how wonderful it was to run this race in the company of friends and for the benefit of so many who are facing great adversity. Well you met the team in “Govies Gettin Dirty for a Cause: Part I“.Read… Read more »

GovLoop Microlending Team on Kiva.org: Update

Note: everything I discuss below is from me as a private individual, not representing anything connected to EPA, the federal government, or anyone else.) Have you heard of microfinancing? The basic idea is that by making very small loans to entrepreneurs (like $25) in developing areas, you help them help themselves and contribute to theRead… Read more »

New Research on Sites that Publish Legal Information for Free on the Web

Isabelle Moncion of the Chair in Legal Information of the University of Montreal, and Lexum, has posted Building Sustainable LIIs – or Free Access to Law as Seen Through the Eyes of a Newbie, on the VoxPopuLII Blog, published by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School. In this post, Ms. Moncion describesRead… Read more »

What if?

Trip Advisor happened for local gov. People rated things, kept eyes on things, fed back easily if there was an issue. Maybe not needed in smaller Council areas, maybe only in cities but still, what if? Public toilets. Takeaways and restaurants for cleanliness. Parks for upkeep, for plant choice, even? Rate us on everything. Why?Read… Read more »

Be Original

Nothing is free in life. If you copy someone else, or mimic an identity, words, or style, you won’t get a free ride, you’ll just look like a cheap rip off. Stop obsessing about what everyone else is doing, and find your own fire, burning in your own heart, and focus entirely on doing thatRead… Read more »

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