Social Networking
Does anyone have information on Government and Social Networking (how they plan to use it to get information out there, particularly for taxpayers)?
Charles Ray to be interviewed on Until You Walk the Path You Won’t Know Where it Goes
The Internet talk radio show Until You Walk the Path You Won’t Know Where it Goes will interview Charles Ray about leadership, politics, and life in general, as well as his two recently published books on June 14 at 5 pm eastern time. To read the complete release, go to http://www.redroom.com/authornewsitem/charles-ray-appear-until-you-walk-path-you-wont-know-where-it-goes/ The broadcast can beRead… Read more »
KnowItAll_Tweets 06.08.09
Good morning, I will continue trying to eliminate all of the RT’s and re-posts. If I miss some, please forgive me. Caroline Jerry_Bio: @govloop Department of the Army allows access to Facebook & Twitter from BEHIND .mil firewalls. Still no access to govloop #govloop #gov20 21 minutes ago from HootSuite • Reply • View TweetRead… Read more »
Can the Bull Break Free?
Good morning. It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk. Although the Dow managed a small gain, stocks and bonds were mostly down on Friday after the surprising stronger than expected payroll report. If you missed it, there were 345,000 jobs lost in May, much fewer than the 520,000 that were expected. The 9.4% unemployment rateRead… Read more »
Federal News Aggregator
Govdelivery, GovDelivery, is a service that offers the public a way to sign up for news/announcements from various government entities. But, though it is free for the public, the government entitites must pay for the service so not all are available through them. Allan Eustis (NIST-USMS) recently found another website that aggregates government news, GovFresh,Read… Read more »
Feeding the needy
Some have rushed to judgment that Agriculture got just a little below $51,000,000.00 to upgrade the AG’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) computer system, down from the $245 million in the original House bill. But a closer look reveals that The government didnt miss the mark as some think here. The largest portion of of AgriculturesRead… Read more »
The Institute@GPO: Summer Haps
Our New Mac Lab is Complete! 12 new iMacs, featuring the latest in Adobe CS4 applications, right at your finger tips. We’ve upgraded our training facility to enhance your learning experience. Don’t like the Mac operating system? That’s fine. We’ve also installed Boot Camp, which allows students to learn in the Windows operating system simultaneously.Read… Read more »
21 Ways to Enhance Employee Communications ©
by Rick Alcantara 1. Communicate your mission, vision and values 2. Align your actions with your words 3. Create and regularly update your communication plan 4. Use communication channels that employees use and trust 5. Deliver relevant communications 6. Leverage technology 7. Create tailored communication for each internal audience, especially new employees 8. Inform yourRead… Read more »
Socially responsible outsourcing
I posted recently about mobile developments in Africa and how they are being used in a number of imaginative ways – many of which which we’re yet to see in the ‘West’! As well as being used to organise day labour they’re also used by people to do small jobs such as translations. In Kenya,Read… Read more »
Here’s Your Chance to Shine: Government 2.0 Expo and Showcase
Have you done something to help usher in the era of Government 2.0 and want to show it off? Have you changed the culture of your organization from one that hoards information to one that openly shares and collaborates with each other? Are you tired of toiling in obscurity while you see the same storiesRead… Read more »