SSA union president testifies before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security (WASHINGTON)—Declaring that the Social Security Administration (SSA) is lacking the funding needed to deal with the tremendous workloads resulting from retiring baby boomers and the recession, the president of the National Council of SSA Field Operations Locals of the American FederationRead… Read more »
During AFGE’s National Nurses’ Week, May 6 – May 12, Veterans Administration (VA) health care professionals will urge lawmakers to support HR. 949 and S.362 to close the collective bargaining loophole for VA nurses, doctors, dentists, physician assistants, and other front line health care providers. Every day, public employees, including doctors and nurses working inRead… Read more »
Client management is always a challenge; there’s an implicit, ongoing challenge to forming mutual and clear expectations and partnerships from the very beginning. To achieve those expectations, one needs to learn how to lead through listening. I recall my early training in project management as an architect and later as a freelance consultant, learning howRead… Read more »
EEO and OFCCP regulations are confusing enough. Choosing applicant tracking software to automate your recruiting program and ensure EEO and OFCCP compliance can be a daunting process. This is a guide designed to help you ask the right questions when choosing applicant tracking software. And, remember take the time to see the features in action,Read… Read more »
At the National Council Meeting on April 10, 2010, it seems clear that the council agrees that the Student Representative (newly establish voting position on the council) should do the following: Be in contact with students (national and international) and provide students with a direct link to Council. (When I mention students above and goingRead… Read more »
Wow, this was a great reception (April 11, 2010). Before today I did not know what the Founders’ Forum was or why people wore special ribbons on their ID tags. Anywho, these people were amazing. Paul, Dwight, Jeannie, Toni, and Meredith are just awesome to me and to everyone else. Their hard work really showedRead… Read more »
On April 10, 2010 I spoke about ways to get involved in ASPA in the New Member and First Time Attendee Orientation. Here are the highlights: Participate in your local chapter. Come to the ASPA Annual Conference and wear your ribbons (Student, First Time Attendee, New Member, etc…). Others will notice them and will approachRead… Read more »
Today, April 10, 2010, I attended and participated in my first ASPA National Council Meeting. Today, I am proud to say that I served my constituents (ASPA’s Students and New Professionals) as a full voting member of the National Council—The Student Representative on National Council. President Elect, Meredith Newman, has stated throughout the conference thatRead… Read more »
Chris Dorobek appears on News Channel 8 to talk about the BetterBuy Project – incubated right here on Govloop by the Acquisition2.0 Group. http://cfc.news8.net/videoondemand.cfm?id=63004&cat=fednews
Some cities with 311 Call Centers might have the knee-jerk reaction of resisting open-data platforms like SeeClickFix, even though it offers more transparency and better user experience. Yet our experience has been that many cities are willing to experiment with combining the utility of both systems. Consider this recent case from Chattanooga, TN. A monthRead… Read more »