Today marks the beginning of the last month of the year, but it also is a reminder for us about the importance of bringing HIV/AIDS to an end. Today is World AIDS Day. A time for education and action regarding the disease that still is affecting many worldwide. Phil Wilson, CEO of the Black AIDSRead… Read more »
It used to take years for revolutions to organize. The American Revolution took seven years; the Greek Revolution took eight years, and the French Revolution took ten years. Today, revolutions take only a few days. Consider the 82 day Orange Revolution; the 28 day Tunisian Revolution; and the 18 day Egyptian Revolution. In early November,Read… Read more »
The White House on Records Management: ‘We Can’t Wait’ “Records management can’t wait,” President Barack Obama told the federal government agencies yesterday, via presidential memorandum. It’s likely the federal government could learn a lot from state and local government agencies who have already embraced records management. Maybe you can, too. The president hopes to transformRead… Read more »
Starting today, Thursday 1st December until Friday 16th December, we will be giving at least one gift a day away to members of the Learning Pool community as part of our annual 12 days of Christmas festivities. We’re celebrating how lovely learning can be and giving away a range of free resources to help youRead… Read more »
Communication is an imprecise process – no matter how much effort and innovation we may put into choice of words, method of delivery, and focus on key points. Try as we will, the full transfer of knowledge from our mind to the listener happens only in the Vulcan Mind Meld. Typically a just a portionRead… Read more »
The NAGC Board will conduct its annual retreat on Friday in Falls Church, VA. We’re going to spend the day discussing the past, present and future of NAGC. The agenda includes: Revising board positions 2012 NAGC Communications School Blue Pencil/Gold Screen Awards A new mentoring program Educational opportunities for members Partnerships NAGC Website redesign WhatRead… Read more »
The Phone Tips & Tricks series is supported by the Sprint Federal Employee Discount Program. To find awesome discounts visit the Sprint Federal Employee Discount resource center today. Today, some members of the GovLoop team headed to a DC lunch hot-spot for a special treat. They say there’s no such thing as a free lunch,Read… Read more »
HootSuite, which gained prominence as a Twitter dashboard/management tool, launched a new App Directory last month. HootSuite had already added social media channel integration as they grew; their dashboard currently allows you to manage your Facebook, LinkedIn, Ping.fm, WordPress, MySpace, Foursquare and mixi pages/accounts (along with Twitter). And now they’ve expanded their reach again withRead… Read more »
Attention all GovLoopers with GEICO policies! Are you the next face of GEICO? As a proud supporter of Federal employees, GEICO is inviting a few policyholders to GEICO’s headquarters for a day of food, fun and freebies on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm. GEICO also wants to hear your stories! Participants will beRead… Read more »
Have you heard that there is a class focused just on social media use in government agencies (as well as a discussion of e-government in general) that will be held online in January? It is through the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) and will run over 6 weeks from January until the endRead… Read more »