Is your organization supporting mobile access?

While mobile web browsing is far from the mainstream there is no denying that it has finally turned a corner. According to data on NetMarketShare, mobile web viewing has increased from 0.69% of all traffic in May of 2009 to 1.7% in March of 2010. While these numbers are small they represent an increase ofRead… Read more »

Peaceful Progress to Protect Rights Pomegranate Party?

I want to form my own party – Peaceful Progress to Protect Rights… I was hoping to creatively think of a drink, like Tea or Coffee, but that starts with a P… maybe the Pomegranate juice Party? OK, maybe not… My point is – I am appalled at the government legislative actions as of late:Read… Read more »

Ambassadors From The Parking Lot

I stopped in to see a customer. He asked, “How’s the weather out there?” Heck, he’s on the tenth floor, big office, picture windows to the National Mall. “How’s the weather out there?” That got me thinking. Most people work in an office, a cube, on a machine. They see the same people day afterRead… Read more »

Join #localgovchat tonight 4/28 at 9 EST. Focusing on topics from #govwebcon. Join us!

Today was an extremely busy day for #gov20 and #opengov events and tons of great topics. I was following the tweets from #govwebcon (especially @gwynnek and @levyj413) and thought this could lead to some great discussion on content, feedback, technology, public relations, transaction vs. information, and more. So anyone who doesn’t want the conversation toRead… Read more »

Federal Government URL Shortener – Beta

I just discovered (but searching reveals that many others here on GovLoop already know this) that there is now an active beta site for feds to shorten their urls: http://go.usa.gov Go.USA.gov lets government employees create short .gov URLs from official government domains, such as .gov, .mil, .si.edu, or .fed.us URLs.We are currently beta testing Go.USA.gov.Read… Read more »

Take the CFCNCA donor survey today!

Are you a Federal employee who contributed to the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA)? If so, we’d like your feedback about the campaign. If you complete the survey before April 30, you will be eligible to receive a limited edition CFCNCA eco-friendly, reusable water bottle. Take the survey today! IfRead… Read more »

The Federal Coach: ‘You don’t always have to be the person with the answer’

In this week’s interview I speak with Nicole Nelson-Jean, who has worked for more than 14 years with the Department of Energy on nuclear arms control, nonproliferation and national security issues. Nicole discusses some of her complex roles such as securing Russian nuclear materials in Siberia, as well as how she balances those responsibilities withRead… Read more »