Communications

Making Better Decisions: Leveraging Your Resources In Challenging Times

Often times it seems like the government’s answer to a problem is to add more regulations or requirements. To pile on the problem rather than really look for a solution. AGA and six national associations of government officials released a call-to-action guide designed to help promote trust in government by limiting government requirements to thoseRead… Read more »

Federal Government Marks Independence Day on Social Media

As America celebrates the Fourth of July this year, several federal agencies and the White House have released commemorative information via Twitter and other social media, including: USA.gov & OPM: “The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a federal holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. FindRead… Read more »

State of Indiana Leading the Way With Mobile Adoption

One of the most exciting trends in government is mobility. With the flood of consumer devices entering the workplace, the public sector has looked at ways to implement mobile to improve communications strategies, cut costs, increase employee productivity, and transform collaboration across government agencies. In this post I highlight a case study from the StateRead… Read more »

A New Era at OPM – 4 Things the New Director Should Focus On

President Obama nominated Katherine Archuleta to be the next director of the Office of Personnel Management, who took over for John Berry. Archuleta, who has previously served as the national political director for Obama’s re-election campaign and chief of staff at the Labor Department, is the first Latina to head the agency. But she hasRead… Read more »

Learn EEO: 16th Annual EEOC EXCEL Training, Aug. 27-29 in Denver

Experience EXCEL-lence in EEO! The EXCEL Training Conference is sponsored by the EEOC’s Training Institute. In its 16th year, EXCEL is the premier Federal training conference for EEO managers, suervisors, practitioners, HR professionals, attorneys and ADR specialists. EXCEL provides training in topics from ADR to MD-715 and much, much more. New to EXCEL 2013 isRead… Read more »

Gone Digital – How the Smithsonian Plans to Digitize 130 Million Objects

Only about 1% of the Smithsonian’s massive collection of archives is on display at any given time at the museums. That means that 99% of the archives are off limits to the public and scientists alike. “If people can’t access the archives they might as well not exist,” said Gunter Waibel. Waibel is is theRead… Read more »

How to Make Scientific Spokespeople

Last week, the American Geophysical Union hosted their Science Policy Conference in Washington, DC. They graciously invited me to participate in a panel, along with Susan Joy Hassol of Climate Communication and Erika Bickford from the Office of Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT). We opened up their workshop to help scientists hone their communications skills. OfRead… Read more »

Military Bases Cancel Fireworks due to Sequestration – Plus the 7 DorobekINSIDER Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The City of Tacoma was named one of the most polluted urban environments in North America in the early 80s. Since then, the city has striven to clean up its environment and provide a model for sustainable living. And they want your help to create a tool to streamline the process.Read… Read more »