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Ready to Hear the Gov’t Awesomeness?

***Register today for Next Generation of Gov’t Summit – Join 200+ gov’t rockstars – nextgengovt.com*** As you may know…we are big fans of awesome at GovLoop. Our charity is AwesomeGov.org. We have great bloggers that advocate awesomeness like Christopher DuFour. And generally it has always been my point that government CAN be AWESOME. Government hasRead… Read more »

Next Gen Summit Winners

Two weeks ago we launched a contest to see who could cook up the best video response to the question: Why are you the next generation of Government? Well ladies and gentlemen the results are in and five government rockstars have scored free tickets the Next Generation of Government Summit July 6th and 7th inRead… Read more »

Top 5 Gov’t Shows That Should Exist

Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks So there’s CSI and NCIS and 24 and Parks and Recreation and other government-related TV shows. But there should be more…Here’s my 5 ideas: Deadly Diseases – Think House but with a CDC twist. Responding to disease outbreaks all overRead… Read more »

Gov 2 Expo – Jeff Jonas on Data Context and Spear Phishing

Jeff Jonas notes from Gov 2.0 expo keynote Data will find data and relevance will find you-amazing ads tailored just for you-populations spear phised en masse Context accumulating systems used to deliver value in real-timeBetter understanding something by taking into account the things around it Data without context vs Data in context…so much more usefulRead… Read more »

Top 5 Worst Things To Say In A Meeting

Ever been to a meeting and someone just says something ridiculous. That makes you cringe. Here’s my list of Top 5 worst things to say at a meeting Anybody got any chew? I’d love to take a dip right now…Smokeless tobacco at a meeting…not cool Just one more thing – You know when the meetingRead… Read more »

In a Wordle: “I work for the government because…”

When members join GovLoop, they complete the statement “I work for the government because…” In honor of Public Service Recognition Week, I pulled your responses together in the Wordle below. What stands out to you? You can see similar responses in Steve’s “Why Do You Serve? Video Edition” based on videos we captured of peopleRead… Read more »