New Job Opportunity

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ——————————————————————————–NOTICE OF JOB OPPORTUNITY ——————————————————————————– CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (Inspector General’s Office) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field supplemented by five years of progressively responsible managerial experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. NOTE: RESIDENCYRead… Read more »

Last week to apply for Innovations in American Government Award

Do you have or do you know of a creative and effective government program or initiative? If so, there is only one week left to submit an application for the Innovations in American Government Award. Administered by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, the Innovations Award is given to programs that serve as examplesRead… Read more »

Roth TSP Contributions…Are They Right For You?

This May the Thrift Savings Plan is launching a new investment option that provides more flexibility for TSP participants. Federal employees and military members will be able to allocate their contributions between a Roth and the traditional plan shortly. The flexibility is in the tax treatment of the employee’s contributions and it may be beneficialRead… Read more »

Jennifer Pahlka at TED [Video]

It’s easy to get lost in particulars of CfA’s work: the apps, the code, etc. But at TED last month, our founder Jennifer Pahlka reminds us that it’s about much more than that, it’s about citizenship and how the internet is fundamentally reshaping the way government can work. As promised, here’s the video: Original post

Mark your Calendars: The EEOC Executive Leadership Conference is only two months away!

EEOC Executive Leadership ConferenceHyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MarylandMay 15 – 17, 2012 Early Bird Registration Fee: $995 (Available until March 15, 2012) The EEOC Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) is designed to meet the professional development needs of senior leaders in the EEO field. The ELC was developed by the EEOC to help ensure EEORead… Read more »

Acquisition Transformation FREE Webinar: Department of Veterans Affairs Supplier Relationship Transformation (SRT) FY2012 Webinar

VA is soliciting Supplier participation in this fiscal year’s SRT Webinar to be held on Monday, March 12 from 1-3 PM EST. The SRT initiative is a part of VA’s broader effort to transform the end-to-end acquisition process which will capitalize on industry expertise as an effort to improve the VA acquisition process as aRead… Read more »

Facebook – The New Personality Assessment Tool For Recruiters?

There’s been PLENTY of discussion about Recruiters and Facebook…seems the discussion isn’t about to wane by any means. As of last month, there’s a study from Northern Illinois University College of Business which found that by simply spending five to ten minutes reviewing a candidates’ Facebook profiles is a better predictor of future job performanceRead… Read more »

The Business of IT – Cloud’s Dirty Little Secret

The article linked below was published in the Winter 2012 edition of FedTech Magazine. Cloud computing has been a hot trend in computing over the last several years, and has been anointed a strategic initiative for the Federal government. Cloud holds great promise as a technology-based service offering that enables government to consolidate and saveRead… Read more »

GovBytes: Experts Suggest Dropouts could help Cybersecurity Efforts

In order to have a strong cyber-security team, government agencies need experts with the skills and education that are up to the task, right? Not so, said several panelists at the AFCEA Homeland Security Conference in Washington, D.C. Olivia Carroll, Director of the Cybercrime Lab for the U.S. Department of Justice said she believes thatRead… Read more »

What The Red Cross Learned From Dell In Setting Up New Social Media Monitoring Center

The debut yesterday of a new social media monitoring and command center at the American Red Cross provided an interesting glimpse into the current and prospective power at the disposal of organizations today to separate and discern meaning from amidst the noise of online chatter–and to be able respond in new and more proactive ways.Read… Read more »

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