In his first term of office President Obama pledged to shed light upon the shadow of our veiled government. To bring transparency to the executive branch. He issued policies that added greater exposure of government documents though new mediums. Although initially successful, Obama’s Open Government is still far from complete and requires more attention fromRead… Read more »
Super Bowl commercials today seem to have just as much anticipation as the actual game does. Businesses are utilizing social media in different ways to engage users pre-game, during the game, and post-game to continue to drive their marketing efforts. This year, Anheuser-Busch has completely taken over a hotel in New Orleans turning it intoRead… Read more »
In just two months the government will be faced with sequestration. And that has everyone in and around government worried. But Michael Keating says there is some room to be optimistic about next year’s budgets across all levels of government. Keathing is the Senior Editor for Government Product News Magazine and publishes his annual KeatingRead… Read more »
A few years ago, I penned a post that explored some examples of government using social media for recruitment. Those examples (State, Coast Guard, UK Training and Development and State of Missouri) are still worth a look, but I thought it might be time to see what’s happening roughly four years later. To be honest,Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: RFP-EZ is one of the Presidential Innovation Fellows projects. It just wrapped up. So how did it go? Was it a success? How was it received? We talk to Clay Johnson. Click here for the full recap. But up front: Sequestration, yes, I know, we are all sick of it, but…Read… Read more »
The Postal Service has a money problem. A big one. And there aren’t simple solutions. The Government Accountability Office has looked at the problem and has made recommendations to Congress. Frank Todisco is the GAO’s Chief Actuary. He told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program what the real issue is for USPS. “USPS provides retireesRead… Read more »
Gmail is full of great and interesting “Labs” that allow you to do things that aren’t officially included in Gmail by default. My all time favorite add-ons are Superstars and Multiple Inboxes. The Google team has recently changed Superstars into a default setting, although you must enable it! I have 4 different email accounts, rangingRead… Read more »
With all of the talk and research that has been going on, it’s tough to ignore BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). Lists of organizational pros and cons have been popping up in newspapers, tech reports and blogs attempting to educate private and public employees before their agency dives head first into a BYOD program. WhileRead… Read more »
Next year, millennials will make up more than 35% of the federal workforce. That’s a staggering number of feds who will all have been born after 1976. So how can leaders really connect, train, manage and capitalize on their talents? Logan Harper is community manager for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s SchoolRead… Read more »
In our daily lives, we are confronted with numerous opportunities and requests for sharing all sorts of things: our yard tools, our time, specific types of information. And in our daily lives, whether we’re asked to share a rake or an apple pie recipe, we quickly perform a complex calculation to determine if we areRead… Read more »