You could call it Extreme Makeover: Courthouse Edition: The federal government’s landlord is building courthouses that are bigger than necessary, according to a preliminary report by government auditors. The Government Accountability Office revealed Tuesday that 27 of the 33 federal courthouses built by the General Services Administration since 2000 contain about 3.6 million square feetRead… Read more »
I recently ran across something really interesting movement and had to share it with the GovLoop community. It shows how important public service is and how people are rallying around the idea training individuals to be the best public servants they can be. “The U.S. Public Service Academy will be an undergraduate institution devoted toRead… Read more »
From The Acquisition Corner The insourcing debate seems to have heated up this month, as competing forces are all at play and all are trying to be satisfied. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) continues to provide guidance on inherently governmental functions, public comments continue on the proposed rules, and groups to help smallRead… Read more »
While countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, the UK, and others are making good strides around the use of social media and other collaborative solutions and strategies, countries like Spain are just getting started. I learned of an interesting effort underway in Madrid, an effort to make Madrid a Smarter City, and I hadRead… Read more »
Now, more than ever, we want to communicate to the entire federal community—not just law enforcement and management officials – that a professional liability policy is necessary to protect against administrative, disciplinary, civil and criminal exposure. With the changing landscape of the federal community, new workplace rules, new threats and technology, increased workloads and politicalRead… Read more »
Each year I try to put something together for Memorial Day. Please open the attachment MDay2010.ppt
Travis Kriplean of the University of Washington Department of Computer Science has posted a summary of Professor Peter Muhlberger’s panel entitled Information Technology and Public Deliberation: Research on Improving Public Input into Government, held at dg.o 2010: The 11th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, 17-20 May 2010 in Puebla, Mexico. The panel included:Read… Read more »
Republican senators on Tuesday unveiled two $60 billion proposals that cut government salaries and operational costs to help pay for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and earthquake relief for Haiti. Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) said they will not vote for the $59 billion war supplemental unless lawmakers come up withRead… Read more »
I love this news for 4 Reasons… Here’s the headline: Ford to add 170 jobs for hybrid and electric cars My four reasons for celebration: 1. Jobs being added here in the US – 170 blue collar workers AND Green Jobs, specifically 2. The product is Green – friendlier to the environment 3. Michigan hasRead… Read more »
does any one have a comment on what that means on some applications for employment. this is suppose to be one the competencies for some jobs but how does it apply? John at TxDOT