I just watched this TEDTalk video called How to Learn? From Mistakes describing how we need to grow out of our old school roots of a “culture of one right answer.” In this talk, Diana Laufenberg explains that 100 years, we all went to a school house and learned from a school teacher because “thatRead… Read more »
Last week I had the opportunity to attend the AABPA Symposium which was held at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The theme of the symposium was “From the Budget Act to the Recovery Act: A Balancing Act.” Now, I’ve grown up in a family of financial gurus. Not only do my family membersRead… Read more »
Looks like your bunny slippers and bath robe are going to get a bit more use now that the Telework Enhancement Act was passed overwhelmingly in the Senate last Thursday. Ed O’Keefe, Federal Eye Columnist at the Washington Post, shared the news: Telework Legislation Passes A bit more about it from O’Keefe: The vote capsRead… Read more »
Business netbooks have become a growing trend during the economic recession because many firms are looking for cheaper alternatives to traditional business laptops. Business netbooks are less expensive and are being built with bells and whistles that are of value to users. On Monday, HP launched the Mini 1103, a business notebook that is aRead… Read more »
By now, you’ve heard the news about a proposal in Congress to slash Federal government jobs. In fact, we asked a question about the election impact a few weeks ago and we kept hearing the “f” word: furloughs. At face value, cutting back on government jobs appears to be a quick, easy fix in theRead… Read more »
Here’s the Christian Science Monitor article: “Government Workers: We Need Love, Too” Excerpt: Everyone knows the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington Saturday is a counterweight to Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally in the same venue back in August. But betcha didn’t know there was anotherRead… Read more »
So last night was the Austin GovUp. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it there in person but I just got off phone from GovLoop team and they said it was amazing. Manor CIO Dustin Haisler gave an amazing talk and the audience was riveting. And just lots of awesome folks. There was a pretty solid mixRead… Read more »
Our “Government Doesn’t Suck” rally is generating all kinds of attention, including a mention in the Washington Post and this appearance on Drudge Report: Favorite
Lovely ColoradoHad a blast at our Denver GovUp last week. It was a great mix of folks from local counties, City of Denver, MPA programs nearby, federal agencies like Interior, GAO, and GSA, and State of Colorado government. The awesome pound below says it all… A couple interesting observations from the night: 1. Help EachRead… Read more »
Ever since joining up with GovLoop in April I’ve continually heard gripes about .gov sites. The crazy thing is most of the complaints are uniform across the board: the search suck, it looks like crap, there is no user interface… ect. I think we are all in agreement that .gov sites as a whole aren’tRead… Read more »