National Export Initiative: Boon for US Exporters

President Obama’s State of the Union address last month yielded a windfall for those companies who earn their way in foreign trade, and for those federal agencies who support their cause. The goals of our new National Export Initiative include doubling American exports over the next five years and supporting up to two million jobsRead… Read more »

10 Reasons to Attend WIRe Conference 2010

10. This conference set the bar for Enterprise 2.0 for Government in the third year of its existence in 2008. 9. While we are at it, it set the bar for Government 2.0 events as well. 8. The speakers are not the same people you see all the time on the Government circuit. 7. TheRead… Read more »

Open Gov and Persistent Cookies

Over the past year we have engaged in discussions around open government, and the possibility of government sites being granted access to utilizing persistent cookies. There could be lack of trust from citizens, thinking that persistent cookies are just a way to track what you’re doing. But they can also be used to make yourRead… Read more »

Meet Sam: a Cleared Job Fair job seeker with an active security clearance seeking new career opportunities

Meet Sam. Sam is a security cleared job seeker living in Northern Viginia who has attended numerous job fairs beyond our own in the past 15 months. When we met him at our past Cleared Job Fair on January 21, 2010 at the Westin Dulles, Sam was one of the very first job seekers toRead… Read more »

But we’re Facebook Friends, don’t You Trust Me?

I found this great little article though a Linkedin group I belong to on the decline of trust across news and information sources, including social media. Right off the bat as I read, “The Social Impact of Friendships and Lies” I thought to myself: is trust in social media breaking down, or are we gettingRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: Regulate this!

Happy Wednesday! The Obama administration made it a little easier to track the federal rulemaking process on Tuesday with the launch of a new Web site. Users can now track proposed changes to government policy by visiting the redesigned RegInfo.gov, yet another “Dashboard” built by the Office of Management and Budget to display government informationRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: OPM to agency bosses: Patience please

As federal offices in the Washington region return to normal status on Wednesday, the Office of Personnel Management has asked agency bosses for patience and understanding as workers balance tough commutes, kids in and out of school and backlogged workloads after the recent snowstorms. “As we return to normal operations tomorrow, please convey to yourRead… Read more »

Army Career Resume Writer Not Responsive

Hi, I was working on USA Jobs over the snow break. I had seen some nice civilian positions for the Army Corp of Engineers. I have e-mail them 4 times during last week. I have only received their auto response. I called a few times yet their voice mail box still full. Now, I willRead… Read more »

Network Competency—an Integrated Business Framework for Gov 2.0 [1}

Gov 2.0 is fundamentally about leveraging the power of networks – not on Pandora but on planet earth. As on Pandora, an understanding and competency of how, when, and why networks work is the key to success. Whether those networks involve outward facing citizen involvement, internal facing employee involvement or both – behavioral understanding isRead… Read more »