As a vestige of my Foreign Service years, I am a member of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA). AFSA elections are coming up. I confess I don’t usually pay much attention to these things, but this year I am. For one thing, many of the candidates on the “establishment” slate for AFSA office areRead… Read more »
Check out the latest YGL blog! The 2nd Annual FedPitch: Change has come to…the Mall? With all the change going on in the Washington these days there has never been a better time for individuals with good ideas to stand up and be heard. As it turns out, 13L (www.13l.org), Young Government Leaders and aRead… Read more »
Republished from eGovAU. Andrew Krzmarzick has posted an interesting article on his “”>Generation Shift blog regarding a method to measure the level of government 2.0 services included in a government site. Developed by the Brookings Institute, the approach involves scoring agencies against a set of criteria and tracking them over time. The Institute has analysedRead… Read more »
Its government programs for the hearing because its the people who do not know sign language that can use the help. Some years ago the state of California created a small pamphlet of Medical Sign language. It is a small eight page pamphlet that covers basic medical sign language. http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/Forms/English/pub391.pdf Now many say things canRead… Read more »
Apologies for errors in advance: Social Media & Govt’s conference #ALI @johnstauffer: Great post from @kellyobrien about the vibe in room this versus last during the Social Media & Govt’s confr #ali http://tinyurl.com/czzdcd @mbado: Use enterprise 2.0 to connect people, information and ideas– breaking down those “cylinders of excellence” #ali @kellyobrien: #ali BAH’s Christy Cunningham:Read… Read more »
Of course, this is only cute if you remember how the old song goes – and no, you don’t have to know how to sing OR whistle: Twitter Critter to the tune of ‘Rockin’ Robin’ (with apologies to Bobby Day) He sits at the office, all day long, Typing and a texting and a writingRead… Read more »
Imagine, if you will, our Department of Education proposing that Twitter be taught in elementary schools as part of a larger plan to make online communication and social media a permanent part of our educational system. Dare we add new courses in blogging, podcasting, and using social media sites to our traditional math, science, andRead… Read more »
This title alone conjures up images of a fight, and I suppose in actuality it is referring to one. However, I’m not speaking of a physical fight, but what I’m referring to is the fight against tobacco. The conflict still continues to this day. Although today it is verbal: “Stand Out. Speak Up. Seize ControlRead… Read more »
Electronic Discovery, or “eDiscovery”, refers to discovery in civil litigation which deals with information in electronic format. This is any process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case. eDiscovery is the subject of amendments to the FederalRead… Read more »
As the Social Media Subcouncil continues working to develop strategic social media recommendations and guidelines, questions regarding practical social collaborative models have emerged. After considering several options, the Social Media Subcouncil has arrived at four possible collaborative models we can use to deliver recommendations and guidelines to the Federal Web Managers Council: • Social MediaRead… Read more »