The Federal Coach: When we don’t trust government

In today’s column I address the issue of declining public trust in government – and how building up that trust begins in your home agency. As a Toyota owner, I was disappointed when the company failed to recall its vehicles after large numbers of driver complaints about sticky gas pedals. However, I was not surprisedRead… Read more »

Extreme Job Search Makeover

Have you ever wondered what is going on with your Job Search and if you are doing everything you possibly need to do to get your next job? Well here is an opportunity to get a jump start to your job search. Our first ever Extreme Job Search Makeover will be a contest for twoRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: 6 Obama officials to lead public sector recognition

Six Obama administration officials will serve as the honorary co-chairs of this year’s Public Service Recognition Week, the first time that government officials have led the annual series of events to honor and thank public sector workers at the federal, state and local level. The festivities begin next Tuesday with a Senate hearing on attractingRead… Read more »

Weekly TSP Wrap-up from TSP Talk The TSP funds were mixed last week. The S-fund led the way again with a gain of 3.45%. The C-fund was up 2.11%, and the I-fund fell 1.14% as the dollar rallied off of more debt concerns out of Greece. The F-fund slipped 0.23% and the G-fund added 0.06%.Read… Read more »

YAFCEA Webinar Federal 2.0 Webinar Series

The next Federal Web 2.0 Webinar is coming up fast; mark your calendars for April 27, 2010 as YAFCEA presents: Pillbox: Enhancing Patient Safety with Gov 2.0 Featuring David Hale, National Library of MedicineApril 27, 2010 at 1:00 PMRegister today for this free webinar!

2009 CFCNCA Final Results: More than $66.5 Million Pledged

Thank you for your support of the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA). Federal employees should be proud of the more than $66.5 million pledged to help people and communities in need through the 4,000 local, national and international participating charitable organizations. The CFCNCA achieved its record-breaking success due to theRead… Read more »

Weekly newsletter on leading-edge knowledge that will help us create a more open government

Research Reports 1. Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015 (04/12/2010) – Morgan Stanley predicts the future of the Internet and highlights important online trends… http://mashable.com/2010/04/13/mobile-web-stats/ 2. New UK standards for measuring government websites (04/2010). http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=188. Highlights: Measuring Website Usage http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=229 Measuring Website Costs http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=223 Measuring Website Quality http://www.coi.gov.uk/guidance.php?page=138 3. Making the Most of Social Media:Read… Read more »

In the Sandbox with our internal online community

At the moment, KDOT’s most interesting social media effort is the launch of KPN-1, our internal online community. It’s a much different undertaking than the launch of K-TOC, our public-facing community. KPN-1 is in the Leverage Sandbox, a “training-wheels” environment that looks and functions like an actual community. KPN-1 might one day be open toRead… Read more »