Monday’s President’s Day federal holiday will not be canceled, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry said Thursday during a washingtonpost.com live chat. Berry also said he does not consult President Obama on his decisions to close D.C.-area offices and that easy access to e-mail and the Internet means OPM will have to reconsider itsRead… Read more »
Happy Thursday! After four straight snow days, now seems as good a time as any to talk seriously about teleworking options for federal workers. “About one-third of the D.C. area employees at the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration logged on to their agencies’ mainframe computers, probably from their homes,” The Post’sRead… Read more »
Cross posted from my website: Streetsblog-Capitol Hill’s Elena Schor posted an interesting analysis a report titled Projects and Paychecks: a One Year Report on State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (and a website), released yesterday by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the trade group representing stateRead… Read more »
You’ve living history, Washington: Federal agencies across the nation’s capital will close on Thursday for a fourth straight day — taking the week-long shutdown of the government into uncharted territory. The decision means non-emergency federal workers will be granted excused absences, the Office of Personnel Management said. Emergency employees are expected to report for workRead… Read more »
As an executive coach, I have seen a number of my clients facing challenges related to the issue of delegation. These leaders often find that they don’t have enough time during the day to get everything done, and they can’t figure out what they might be doing wrong. They are often not doing the workRead… Read more »
As I read about the response to the closure of the federal government offices again, I wonder how fed employees will deal with the pressure of working from home on a day when their family is home too? The back up plan needs to transcend telecommuting. It has to include knowledge sharing, workforce management, andRead… Read more »
Federal government offices in the Washington region will close on Wednesday for a third straight day, the longest run of snow days for the region’s federal workers since 1996. The decision means non-emergency federal workers will be granted excused absences, the Office of Personnel Management said. Emergency employees are expected to report for work onRead… Read more »
A vocal and well-prepared team of aerospace professionals and backers in California is gaining momentum in its quest to enhance the region’s aerospace prowess. Influential members from myriad economic development, utility, education, government, military, and defense contractor groups have pooled their talent, assets, know-how, and hefty political backing to form the California Space Authority (CSA)Read… Read more »
So what would a new public servant look like in the States? Last weeks Public Sector Informant published an article by Terry Fewtrell on the implications of the work done by the Gov 2.0 Taskforce. Terry is principal consultant with Yellow Edge Consulting. The article New times demand a new public servant, highlights the fundamentalRead… Read more »