There are so many great resources on the web, on social networks, in person in life. Since today is Wednesday that means it is #workwednesday on Twitter. If you are not sure what this means, feel free to check out my video about this weekly job sharing fest. I wanted to quickly note, before IRead… Read more »
Twitter’s plan to hire a government liaison (its first DC employee) has set off a a tweetstorm from the U.S. Capitol to London to Tokyo, and likely a flood of resumes into the Web 2.0 firm’s SoMa offices. Some of the Gov 2.0 community’s brightest have already offered great suggestions for how this new TwitterRead… Read more »
The oil spill is the largest ecological catastrophe of my lifetime, yet it’s very different than most other disasters. We all care about it some, but it’s hard to care about it as much as other crises on this scale. In this post I will explain why I believe so, then provide my Top 3Read… Read more »
Two interesting articles about organizational culture in the latest issue of the “Journal of Organizational Change Management.” The first article is a cultural analysis of organizational memory and its role in organizational change while the second article describes how organizational memory can hinder learning a new technology. In the first article, McCabe gives a moreRead… Read more »
“In 2003, California resident Vee Vinhnee filed for bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. He owed American Express more than $40,000 on his credit cards. American Express (Amex) sued Vinhnee to recover the balances owed on the cards. In Vinhnee vs. American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc., Vinhnee won his case without a lawyer andRead… Read more »
Our CEO, Tom Erickson, announced right around the time of Drupalcon, that Heather James was joining Acquia (the Commercial Drupal support company) to fulfill goal of ours for some time – to provide Drupal education on a scalable, global basis. We’re very excited to announce an offering that we’ve been working on for some timeRead… Read more »
GovLoop’s Top 5 categories can often get people responding enthusiastically. I recall that the top places to have a Government Job fired up personal responses. Recently some of us have been thinking of the reasons that people cite for not starting or buying into Open Government. So we thought that sharing some Top 5 ExcusesRead… Read more »
WHO: AFGE National President John Gage WHAT: Will host a live Web chat to discuss TSA and AFGE’s involvement at the agency, including the union’s forward-thinking move to initiate an election at TSA WHERE: Online at www.tsaunion.net/townhall.cfm WHEN: Tuesday, June 8, 2010; 2-3 p.m. EDT On June 8, AFGE National President John Gage will holdRead… Read more »
Evan, I know you are busy but I wanted to congratulate you for recognizing the need for Twitter to make inroads in Washington, DC. Your new job posting, looking to hire a Government Liaison, will be someone’s dream job and give you a lot of bang for the buck. However, gaining traction at the governmentRead… Read more »
One year ago, I published a post entitled “Next Generation Government: Mobile, Measurable and Malleable.“ As the Next Generation of Government Summit fast approaches, I thought I’d dust off this blog post and play it again to spark discussion in advance of the event. I’m going to run it as a series – breaking itRead… Read more »