For those of you that run official government Twitter accounts, do you also follow your employees’ personal twitter accounts from your official one? Some businesses in the private sector follow their own employees. This helps with the idea of being more transparent and open. However, with government accounts are there any downsides to do so?Read… Read more »
Did you know GovLoop has a group called “Budgeteers”? It was created by the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) to gather practitioners and academics in the fields of budget and program analysis. They held an event today at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC, under the theme, “Budgeting in a Changing Environment:Read… Read more »
(Originally post on on www.startgrowtransform.org, November 23, 2009) “We’re All Doing It” Last month the US Department of Labor (DOL) launched a Facebook page. Other federal agencies maintain them too, but DOL hasn’t really been out-front in implementing the Administration’s early commitment to communication, transparency, and participation. While Facebook is just one means of demonstratingRead… Read more »
I just read a post on GovLoop about having to find a balancing act between your work and home lives and it got me thinking more about this with my own life. Now, I’m not a financial planner/money guy, but when it comes to your investment portfolio, you’re often told to diversify in order toRead… Read more »
www.michaelvallez.com About two months ago I was minding my own business blogging when I received an email from PayPal, or at least I thought it was from PayPal. The email looked completely authentic down to the crappy little copyright information at the bottom of the email. The email was what appeared to be an officialRead… Read more »
I crusade for better online government service because I have seen what we can do, when we put our minds (and common sense) to it. Here are 5 examples of really great citizen services available right now. 1. Airport status and delays: I use this tool every time someone I know is flying. At aRead… Read more »
This is the time to be thankful, and let me please start by saying how thankful I am to be clear of the RAZR and Treo I was carying around. I have nothing but love for my new phone. But… Like most or many federal employees I have an ID card, technically known as anRead… Read more »
Coming out of last week’s Web 2.0 Expo in New York City, the industry buzz was focused on the usual – cloud computing, social networking, and what to do with the latest Google innovation. But one catchy hook caught the ears of a few reporters: dot-gov is the new dot-com. One project announced during theRead… Read more »
Those who follow us on Facebook and Twitter probably know that we are participating in Tweetsgiving. We have sponsored some great prizes for the Richmond celebration. What is Tweetsgiving? Check out the details on their website. Basically it is social media for social good. Last year all of the funds were donated to support aRead… Read more »
As I watch my boys, ages thirteen and eleven, grow up I wonder if I have balanced my time well between my work life and my personal life. Have I given them the parenting they need? My wife and I believe that we need to build our sons up to be well rounded individuals soRead… Read more »