Please join the Partnership for Public Service, Public Employees Roundtable and agency leaders for a town hall discussion about the perceptions of government, the real value of vital public services and the importance of communicating that value to the American people. Date and TimeTuesday, May 3, 20118:30 a.m. – Registration9:00 – 10:30 a.m. – IntroductionRead… Read more »
The regular reader of these chunterings will have noticed a pattern. How you decipher that pattern is up to you. Where I see the ‘dissemination of relevant content through all available channels to established audiences across the digital sphere’, you might see ‘obsessive bandwagon jumping, ticking off social media trying to look trendy’. Either way,Read… Read more »
Guest post by Pamelia Brown As a project manager, it can be difficult to separate your work responsibilities and your family duties at home. Because of your stressful, demanding job as a project manager, you feel like you have to work late hours to finish up all your planning for upcoming days. After all, beingRead… Read more »
The UK is looking for someone to lead its social media efforts, leaving Government Technology to wonder whether US agencies could benefit from the same. Original post
A website designed by a Monash University student found mistakes in more than a third of myki statements that users uploaded for an accuracy check. Original post
OpenAustin is a member-driven organizantion that promotes open government, open data, and civic application development in Austin, TX. OpenAustin was originally formed by Austin residents interested in the City of Austin’s web strategy and approach. Presently, OpenAustin focuses on ensuring that all local public sector agencies embrace open data and open government principles, provide adequateRead… Read more »
Lost, expired, and unused MetroCards cost the MTA (NY) some $52 million a year and the agency wants to do something about it. Original post
Under the terms of a sweeping legislative package signed into law yesterday, Virginia will spend nearly $4 billion on transportation infrastructure over the next three years. The money is expected to fund more than 900 projects statewide without raising taxes. Projects are will range from road and bridge improvements to increased rail and transit services.Read… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: In this episode we begin what I hope is going to be a great journey here on the program. We are starting “The PM Podcast Project Leadership Series. The idea is that for the rest of 2011, we are going to return again and again to theRead… Read more »
I was recently in the market for a new pair of running shoes. Like most runners, I was looking for a way that would help me run faster and farther. I had been considering minimalist footwear for some time and was ready to make the leap to barefoot running – or at least the feelRead… Read more »