Try something for me. Follow this link, take a look, and then come back. (Trust me.) Now ask youself: were you at a government website or were you at Bing? This confusion is understandable. The State of Utah today just rolled out a new website which borrows beautifully from the leading trends on the webRead… Read more »
Research Using Wikis in Government (05/23/2011) – A new IBM guide provides practical tips to help federal managers decide if a Wiki makes sense for their organization and how to best use this tool to improve collaboration. http://www.businessofgovernment.org/report/using-wikis-government-guide-public-managers Effective network builders (Spring 2011) –The Knight Foundation and Monitor Institute examined 70 networks and identified fiveRead… Read more »
Bloomberg has become serious about sustainability. The media company recently released its first comprehensive sustainability report. It’s a gold mine of information for sustainability professionals and enthusiasts alike. The most eye-catching claim is that for each dollar Bloomberg spent, they saved two. That’s a bold statement, but the chart above shows how this was possible.Read… Read more »
Earlier this year, the Obama Administration launched a regulatory reform effort. President Obama committed to a “look back” at existing regulations and asked agencies to identify “outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome” rules on the books. Here’s one example of what the review found: Since the 1970s, milk has been defined as an “oil” andRead… Read more »
As the cost of travel rises and Skype is becoming more and more commonly used, people are increasingly having long-distance interviews via Skype. An in-person interview is still probably preferable, but if your prospective employer can’t reimburse your travel costs, you are still at least able to be seriously under consideration if you can interviewRead… Read more »
I see a lot of veterans out there searching for jobs but what I typically find is that for veterans with the right skill set – and an active security clearance – it doesn’t take long to find a great job opportunity. That said there are some tips and tricks veterans need to know –Read… Read more »
As Andy Krzmarzick wrote in his post, the Utah.gov website re-launched today with a dramatic new look and new features. What do you think of their bold new focus on ‘Search’? They say that’s what most visitors did on their old site, so they took it to the extreme in this rendition. Another interesting elementRead… Read more »
Link to Sun-Times Article Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his administration continue to make great strides in making Chicago the next great digital city. However, as many GovLoopers know: no amount of tech will do us any good for the people across the digital divide. Yesterday, Mayor Emanuel announced a deal with Comcast to provide 330,000Read… Read more »
Sydney-area commuters will start seeing progress in the long-delayed project to introduce smart cards, as CityRail (NSW) takes the first steps toward installing new card readers at 260 ungated train stations. The government-owned Rail Corporation New South Wales, which operates CityRail and the regional CountryLink (serving destinations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and theRead… Read more »
It’s been a rough old seven months or so. Don’t let anyone ever tell you that navigating a major organisational restructure is a walk in the park. And no matter how much you were expecting it, seeing your job title on the list of deleted posts comes as visceral punch. I believe that I’ve doneRead… Read more »