TARP? Anybody out there working on TARP or in SIGTARP?
Anybody out there working on TARP or in SIGTARP?
Miscellaneous
Federal Eye: NASA’s Charlie Bolden Tears Up
Charlie Bolden likes to talk — and he’s also prone to choking up. Making his first major staff appearance as NASA administrator, Bolden spoke before agency employees Tuesday at Washington headquarters along with his deputy, Lori Garver. Over the course of 35 minutes of remarks — which he admitted should have lasted for about fiveRead… Read more »
Re-Branding, a Dangerous Strategy
A while ago, in the misty dawn of internet commerce, a government agency I know decided to change its web site address, dropping its parent department and just going by WWW.WHOZIT.GOV. Needless to say this caused a storm in the user community with suddenly invalid bookmarks, frantic e-mails that the website was down, etc. TheyRead… Read more »
GPO launches new page for Road Shows: FEEDBACK NEEDED!
Last week, we launched a page in our newly designed site so our customers can keep up with us on the road. Find out where we are, what we’re teaching, and how to get FREE stuff from our experts. Don’t be left out, hop online and find a location near you! http://www.gpo.gov/customers/roadshows/
Stimulus Is No Place For Pork!
* $2.5 million for sliced ham in California * $800,000 for a new, clean-air garbage truck in Phoenix * $1.4 million to repair the door of a building in San Antonio * $350,000 to replace and upgrade a dumbwaiter in Brooklyn These are examples of projects that have been reported on recovery.org as stimulus projects.Read… Read more »
New Gov 2.0 Guide – Principle #1 – Simplicity #OGI
Here’s a new guide to government 2.0, designed to offer success strategies for applying proven social networking principles within the government and military, just in time for the Open Government and Innovations starting tomorrow in DC. I’ll be speaking at the event tomorrow as a panelist in Session 4-1 Openness, Information Sharing, and the UseRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Fired IG Gerald Walpin Files Suit
The inspector general fired last month by President Obama has filed suit in federal court seeking reinstatement to his job as top watchdog at the Corporation for National and Community Service. In a suit filed late Friday at U.S. District Court in Washington, Gerald Walpin argued his removal was unlawful because it violated protections affordedRead… Read more »
Post Options Week Test
Good morning! It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. The Dow closed 32-points higher on Friday, the 5th consecutive daily close in positive territory for the major index, but the rest of the market was flat at best as all three TSP stock funds ended the day in the red. Bonds also ended the dayRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Eye Opener: Too Much Oversight of Homeland Security?
Happy Monday! Traveling back from his bachelor party weekend through airports, The Eye recalled a Center for Public Integrity report released late last week regarding Congressional oversight of the Department Homeland Security. Five years ago this week, the 9/11 Commission made 41 recommendations to Congress about how to track and combat terrorism. Commissioners told CPIRead… Read more »
Sweet GovTweets 07.19.2009
Hello! Good evening, Today’s tweets are very short. The weather here has been unseasonably cool (85) and we are just giddy. So, I am assuming, because I want to, that all of you are being blessed with the same wonderful weather! And I’m guessing everyone was outside playing today instead of posting. As I wentRead… Read more »