The U.S. EEOC Is Seeking A “Summer Intern” Overview: Applicant will work at the U.S. EEOC within the Office of Information Technology (OIT) as a Web Designer Qualifications: Applicant must currently be enrolled in an accredited college with the intent of obtaining a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in the computer or journalism fields. Applicant mustRead… Read more »
I’ve long admired Gary Locke for his commitment to results-oriented government. He pioneered new approaches in Washington State both as the chief executive of King County and as governor. But I’d never met him until last week at a Partnership for Public Service event where he summed up his tenure as Commerce Secretary, before departingRead… Read more »
According to recent Microsoft report Work Without Walls, Atlanta is the most telework-friendly city in America. Organizations are increasingly giving workers the option of teleworking, but employees in Atlanta teleworked five days a month on average. That’s one more day a month than the national average. Dallas, Phoenix, Seattle, and Denver also topped the listRead… Read more »
mLearnCon is coming up in two weeks! June 21-23, we’ll be doing some intensive deep dives into how mobile devices can (and are) transforming learning across a lot of domains (corporate, government, medical, military, academia, edu, etc). I’m going to (try to) give you a sneak preview of what’s happening on the mLearning Future ZoneRead… Read more »
It really is quite simple. If you wouldn’t have said it before there were social media, don’t say it now just because there are. If you work for an organisation, don’t be rude about its leaders, products or policies in public. Don’t imagine that online anonymity is an invisibility cloak. If you work in theRead… Read more »
Check out the first part of a three-part interview with Adobe’s Alec Chalmers, Vice President of National Government Solutions, on the challenges facing government agencies seeking to interact better with citizens, customers, and other constituents: http://adobe.ly/m0CKZ7
Last week, AOL hosted the National Capital Area Google Technical User Group. In AOL’s lobby, they had HiDef video presentations, the kind AOL has been perfecting since the 1990s. They are getting sharper with new technology and better production values, but the use of post-TV video has been an AOL feature for as long asRead… Read more »
The idea of a solar road seems, at first, as nearly impossible. Sure, roads could be a great way to gather solar energy, but the question of how to make it feasible remained to be answered. About the same time that Scott Brusaw of Solar Roadways was thinking about solar roads, The Department of TransportationRead… Read more »
This week’s guest blogger is Ernie Beltz Jr. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and has managed the veteran recruitment program for the Department of the Treasury and IRS for a year and a half. Below, he offers some suggestions to consider – or consider sharing – when your organization is looking to fillRead… Read more »
This is truly, truly fantastic. If you haven’t already read this stunning story from the Guardian: How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico’s murderous drug gangs. This is, in essence a chronicle how the dark and sordid side of banking and about how one US bank – Wachovia – essentially allowed Mexican drugRead… Read more »