Once, I was visiting a clerk of the courts when very bad news came. An individual with an outstanding warrant was not arrested as the warrant ordered, and he had gone on to commit an additional and deadly crime. The sheriff’s deputies stored their warrants in the trunk of their vehicle. This individual’s warrant hadRead… Read more »
What does it mean to be a consumer and why should anyone bother? These are the first two questions that we, as Gov 2.0 advocates, should ask ourselves when exhorting our compatriots to take a more active role in their own governance. The first question is easily answered: to be a consumer is the leastRead… Read more »
In today’s column, Tom speaks with Ambassador Janice L. Jacobs, the Department of State’s assistant secretary for consular affairs. What do you believe are the most critical elements to success? Personal success, especially in jobs when you’re dealing with people, requires a lot of self-awareness, discipline, strong interpersonal skills, a good degree of resiliency, integrityRead… Read more »
Remember our project back in March, 2010? The GovLoop family donated $5,000 to help fellow member David Broadwell and wife Antonia move to Slovakia and build a home where Antonia could be close to her family while she dealt with cancer and raising triplet infants. David and Antonia are currently living in an apartment nearRead… Read more »
A call for papers — with extended submission deadline of 20 September 2010 — has been issued for JURISIN 2010: The 4th International Workshop on Juris-informatics, to be held 18-19 November 2010, at the Campus Innovation Center Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The workshop is collocated with JSAI-isAI 2010: The Second JSAI International Symposia on Artificial Intelligence.Read… Read more »
After sitting through yesterday’s session, I decided not to return for today’s. Gov 2.0, eh, with lots of transparency and participation? Speaker after speaker preaching at us, with no opportunity for anyone other than the speakers to participate? Sounds like Gov 1.0 to me.
The Missing Link of Government 2
When a gunman entered Discovery Channel headquarters with a list of demands, our attention shifted from a strengthening Hurricane Earl to the safety of those people inside the building. How many are still inside? Where are they? Are they safe? While we may be better prepared for building-wide crises after 9/11 and tragedies like VirginiaRead… Read more »
So, anyone who’s interested in federal government careers and who is pursuing a graduate degree will eventually (hopefully) hear about the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF, formerly known as PMI). If you are pursing a master’s or PhD and will graduate from Sept. 1, 2010 through Aug. 31, 2011, you should be aware of this mostRead… Read more »
Employers are constantly looking for fabulous employees. We all know they exist, but we aren’t quite sure what makes them fabulous … it just bugs some of us! Fabulous employees have some intangible, invisible quality that escapes us … some of us even try to keep our distance while we envy them. Are you aRead… Read more »