Free June 27 PACE Webinar: ‘Using Online Tools to Engage-and be Engaged by-the Public’

Sponsored by PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement “Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/549873707 Please join us for this PACE webinar featuring our friend and colleague Matt Leighninger of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium. How can online tools help you engage citizens in public decision-making and problem-solving? What are the most common mistakesRead… Read more »

New Accessibility Best Practice Library from the CIO Council

Robert Baker from SSA was recently a guest blogger on the Accessibility Forum 2.0 blog, talking about the new Accessibility Best Practice Library and encouraging agencies to contribute. You can see his post below. The CIO Council Accessibility Committee has just published the Accessibility Best Practices Library. The library is the first deliverable created byRead… Read more »

Open Data Job Posting at MaRS in Toronto

The following job posting can be found on the MaRS website here. So here’s a job for an open data advocate living in, or willing to move to, Toronto. For the right person with the right vision, this could be about getting a group of organizations to open up their data to drive innovation andRead… Read more »

Recession Proof Industries….

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MEP Attending the RecruitMilitary Veteran Opportunity Expo, June 23, in Columbus, OH

Mission Essential Personnel is attending the RecruitMilitary.com Veteran Opportunity Expo in Columbus, OH on Thursday, June 23, 2011, from 11:00am – 3:00pm. For more information about the Opportunity Expo (including driving directions), click here.

GovBytes: Ohio Police Using Electronic Bracelets to Find Missing Persons

Police in Rocky River, Ohio, are supplying its citizens with high-tech electronic bracelets that use cell phone technology to pinpoint the wearer’s location. Rocky River’s population is nearly one third senior citizens, making them the target audience for this new technology. The bracelets are tied into the 911 system, allowing police to rapidly respond ifRead… Read more »

Guidelines to Follow When Taking Government Work Home

Government work, as with work in the private sector, sometimes becomes quite taxing and you may find that you could benefit greatly if you could just take some of your work home with you and work on it there. Not so fast. Before you take anything home from your Government job you need to knowRead… Read more »

The Preston Social Media Toolkit

A bit of a flurry on Twitter about Preston City Council’s ‘Social Media Toolkit‘ which describes itself as a complete guide to joining the social media revolution It costs £199 (plus VAT). I wish them luck. I do this stuff for living and it’s very, very hard to make money from content. Apparently newspapers andRead… Read more »

The Fed Coach: How To Become a Great Federal Leader — Without Senior Leadership Support

What suggestions do you have for being an effective leader when you don’t have support from your leadership? – Federal manager (GS-15), U.S. Department of Homeland Security I commend you for wanting to grow as a leader and become more effective so that you can engage your team and have a positive effect on theirRead… Read more »

Seven Management Imperatives: Act with Strategic Intent

The United States federal government operates in a period rife with significant, seemingly intractable challenges, including an evergrowing federal deficit, economic uncertainty, unemployment, and an aging infrastructure. These challenges go to the core of effective public management. As Don Kettl notes in Reflections on 21st Century Government Management, many problems faced by government allow littleRead… Read more »

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