The U.S. Postal Service ended its second quarter with a $1.9 billion net loss thanks to the national economic contraction and increased use of faster, cheaper alternatives to traditional mail. Despite deep cuts in costs and work hours, the service still expects a $1.5 billion cash shortfall by the end of its fiscal year inRead… Read more »
Cindy here. Before I look at all the professional blogs and all the job related mish-mash, I submit the following for your listening and viewing pleasure. Take a break, get some coffee, and spend 5 minutes with the world. http://www.playingforchange.com/episodes/2/Stand_by_Me
ElectWomen Magazine Announces Job Bank and Consultants Page In further support of women candidates, ElectWomen Magazine is creating a job bank and consultants page to connect job seekers and consulting resources with female political campaigns. ElectWomen Magazine is an online media site dedicated to providing resources and information for women candidates and their supporters, asRead… Read more »
Pardon The Interruption… for the PTI (Public Technology Institute)… Celebrating its 35th year of providing technology leadership, the PTI, lead by GovLoop member Dr. Alan Shark, is a not-for-profit, member supported organization. PTI is the only technology organization created by and for cities and counties. Its core network of local government officials work to identifyRead… Read more »
Down in Miami at the NRHA conference. Lots of good people and idea sharing.
This is an interesting article on the power of community, which has some interesting references and citations from the US Army. Worth a read: http://www.workforce.com/section/11/feature/26/21/70/
Many public and private organizations are already using social media tools as part of their communications planning to advance their missions and reach target audiences. For organizations still relying primarily on traditional media to get their messages out, curiosity about how to incorporate social media tools are high. Facebook, Twitter, Wikis, YouTube, blogs, podcasts, forums,Read… Read more »
The FedPitch 2009 competition will take place on May 7th during Public Service Recognition Week starting at 1:30pm in the main tent. The event, designed to involve citizens in helping to find new approaches to lead and manage the federal workforce, will be moderated by Tim Clark, the editor-in-chief of Government Executive magazine. During theRead… Read more »
When people join GovLoop, I always ask them who their favorite public servant is. I’ve done a visualization of this information with wordle. It’s pretty interesting – lots of presidents with Barack Obama leading the way.