Girl Up Leadership Summit by United Nations Foundation

Hello Wonderful Moms & Dads: Great opportunity for your daughters to: sharpen their leadership skills connect with United Nations Foundation mentors help global girls from around the world DATE: 10-March-2012 VENUE: House of Sweden – 2900 K Street, NW – DC To Register Contact My Wonderful Daughter: [email protected] …..Please “SHARE” with your friends. http://coocooforcoco.net/girl-up-leadership-summit/

Guest post from Pia Waugh: Vivek Kundra and some lessons learnt about tech in gov

Today I am publishing a guest post from Pia Waugh, a well known open government and open source advocate who recently left Senator Lundy’s office as her IT Advisor to take on a mystery role in the APS. Pia attended the presentation and dinner with Vivek Kundra on Tuesday (which I also attended). Vivek isRead… Read more »

Who Was the Government Communicator of the Year for 2011?

Nominations are now open for the National Association of Government Communicators’ most prestigious award: “Communicator of the Year.” Each year, NAGC awards a government communicator who has helped instill public trust by effectively presenting accurate, timely and meaningful information, sometimes under exceptional circumstances. The award is presented at the annual NAGC Communications School, which willRead… Read more »

AFGE HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE TO DENOUNCE PROPOSED CUTS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PENSIONS

Colleen Kelley, left, and John Gage hold press conference with reporters AFGE National President John Gage conducted a press conference Feb. 15 at AFGE headquarters to denounce efforts to pay for an extension in unemployment benefits by cutting retirement benefits of federal employees. Joining him for the press conference was National Treasury Employees Union NationalRead… Read more »

AFGE ANALYSIS OF FLAWED CBO PAY COMPARISON STUDY

Jacqueline Simon, Public Policy Director at the American Federation of Government Employees, has written a detailed rebuke of the recent Congressional Budget Office study comparing the compensation of federal and private-sector employees. It’s a must-read. American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO CBO Study of Federal vs. Private Sector Pay Compensation – Many Flaws in AnalysisRead… Read more »

The Doer’s Theorem

When talking with a person in transition he said: While I was working, the world changed! Even before the recession this was too often the case – a shocking discovery for far too many people. Moore’s Law predicts processing speed of chips will double every 18 months, as a result the cost per computation dropsRead… Read more »