President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden today launched Joining Forces, a national initiative to support and honor America’s service members and their families. Joining Forces is spearheaded by Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden, who created the initiative to address the unique challenges and needs of militaryRead… Read more »
We realize that government agencies are running on tight budgets these days. To help mitigate this, Granicus is offering a limited-time offer that will give you access to the most popular and most reliable array of government transparency, efficiency, and citizen collaboration solutions being used by over 850 government agencies—for less! Already, we offer theRead… Read more »
This week’s featured member is David Dejewski – check out his awesomeness! 1. What was your path to public service? Serving my community has seemed pretty important to me since I was a kid. I was 7 yrs old when I witnessed some “older” kids set fire to a field behind my house. I soundedRead… Read more »
The Russian internet is becoming more and more feminine. This does not mean there isn’t anything left for the men. The number of women using the internet has grown dramatically, crossing the 60% threshold. Besides personal goals, women are on the web to make money. Alena Popova, an angel-investor and the founder of Startup WomenRead… Read more »
INPUT Analyst Kate Tussey reports: If you hadn’t already heard, INPUT’s State and Local Information Services team is in the process of expanding our social media footprint. One of the possible outlets is utilizing Facebook for business purposes. Yes, you heard right, Facebook AND business in the same sentence. Although it may come as aRead… Read more »
Government Rockstar Mary Davie has been posting Projects of the Week for some time now…but this is the first time I’ve been able to catch up with her after she started her new role as GSA’s Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Integrated Technology Services (ITS). Below is a quick Q&A that highlights GSA’s effortsRead… Read more »
Join our Web Communications Division at USDA as a GS7/9 Web Content Specialist! Announcement is open through Thursday, April 28. Our Web team manages the USDA.gov website and oversees/coordinates the Department’s social media presence. It’s an exciting time at USDA as we’re soon launching a redesigned website and will be taking our web communications toRead… Read more »
INPUT Justice and Public Safety Analyst Kristin Howe reports on common dispatch technologies as part of a special blog series recognizing National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. The second installment of this week’s blog series on National Public Safety Telecommunications Week focuses on some of the most popular technology used by public safety answering points (PSAPs).Read… Read more »
“National County Government Month (NCGM) is celebrated each April by the nation’s counties to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of county government. The 2011 theme is ‘Serving Our Veterans, Armed Forces and Their Families.’ More than 1,000 counties participate in NCGM each year by hosting a variety community outreach eventsRead… Read more »
GAO revisited a report it did in 2004 on creating a comprehensive indicator system to track the progress of our nation’s economy, people’s health, social well-being, and the environment. GAO looks at 20 different system used by other countries and by states and localities and offers a road map on how to develop a nationalRead… Read more »