The Senior Executive Service is broken, mired in tired bureaucratic traditions and failing to attract top talent from outside government, according to a lengthy review of the ranks of the government’s elite managers by two outside organizations. The report, from the good-government group Partnership for Public Service and the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, willRead… Read more »
Fortune magazine reported the… 100 Fastest-Growing Companies http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortunefastestgrowing/2009/full_list/ My guess is that most people would make two types of guesses. Some people would guess firms associated with familiar and popular brands. This is usually an incorrect guess for a list of this kind because the second type of guess is usually the correct one: SmallRead… Read more »
The National Academy of Public Administration (my org) is working with DHS to host an online dialogue, and we could use your help in spreading the word. This year marks the inaugural Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR), and as part of this top-to-bottom review, DHS is asking stakeholders to give them feedback on the missions,Read… Read more »
If you use SharePoint, you have probably seen the crazy, multi-line URLs that are created when you choose “Email Link” from a MOSS drop down menu. Our J6 is tired of them since they get truncated and/or chopped off in emails, due to security policies that require us to turn our emails to text. SoRead… Read more »
By Joyce Ceconi Originally Posted to Unleash the Monster During your career, have you ever had the sentiment you have not been in your position long enough to be considered for a promotion? Many federal government employees and hiring managers have long struggled with this very issue—the time-in-grade requirement. The Office of Personnel Management isRead… Read more »
A veteran information technology analyst and former Government Accountability Office official has been appointed to lead the General Services Administration office in charge of interacting with the American public, the agency announced on Tuesday. David McClure will take over as associate administrator of GSA’s Office of Citizen Services and Communications on Aug. 24. The officeRead… Read more »
“On Easter Sunday in a small mountain town, the intentionally playful actions of two employees quickly became a worldwide marketing nightmare for a large company franchise. A slow workday at Domino’s Pizza in Conover, N.C. prompted this duo to create videos showing a male sticking cheese up his nose and then putting it on aRead… Read more »
Why would I care well since the GA control panel can give out so much information I have written each of the cities asking for permission to be add to the security of GA with my Gmail account. This task takes less then 5 minutes and should give no private information. Being in control ofRead… Read more »
Taught my portion of Logistics training today. Had a great time. I love being out of the office for a short time, even if it is in another office.
Since 1997 the House uses the World Net of Computers–Internet for popularization of your Legislative works. Being used of simple resources and of low cost, we got to transmit the Sessions Plenary, live, guaranteeing to the citizen the possibility to accompany him/it day by day of your parliamentarian. I Begin it: In a change inRead… Read more »