Carol Bartz: New CEO of Yahoo! What an inspiring story!
This one-page write-up on Carol Bartz, the new CEO of YahooI makes a very inspiring story. Do read it whenever you get time.
One Hundred Words of IT advice For Obama
Steve Ressler and I are among 14 people who contributed 100-word (more or less) essays on the first thing the Obama team should do January 21st with respect to federal IT. As editor, I figured we would let them enjoy inauguration day on Tuesday and really get to work Wednesday. The mini essays are allRead… Read more »
Want to hear how EPA mixed Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 for Earth Day?
Last year, we used a variety of tools to help people learn what they can do. We’ve put together a presentation about our efforts, and I’ll deliver it via webinar on January 28. Aside from what we did, one of the main points is that we shouldn’t toss out good Web 1.0 tools just toRead… Read more »
Have You Heard About “Born Again American?”
I was just watching Bill Moyers on PBS and they played a song at the end of the episode called, “Born Again American” and mentioned a website. Here is the link: www.bornagainamerican.org This is from the homepage ~ “. . . I am my country’s keeper.” Are you inspired to become your country’s keeper andRead… Read more »
To blog or not – let’s try an experiment
Hello there! Thanks for reading my first-ever blog post on my own, as opposed to writing for EPA’s blog, Greenversations. I’m pretty active on Twitter @levyj413, talking about social media (aka Web 2.0) and esp. social media in gov’t, but I’ve never blogged in a normal-length format. I’m enthusiastically learning and exploring various social mediaRead… Read more »
Is Your Office “Green?”
Have you implemented green policies regarding office work (i.e. printing, paper usage, electricity usage, etc.) in your agency? What did you do? How did you accomplish it? How did it work? Are there any “lessons learned” that you can share? Did you “go small” and now wish that it was bigger or visa versa? HowRead… Read more »
Don’t Confuse “Miracles” With A Job Well Done
Let me acknowledge the fact that some readers of this post will vehemently disagree with what I’m about to say. Others may get angry or upset or simply shake their heads with the disappointment of my “just not getting it”. I’m going in with my eyes open here so all your emotions, both in agreementRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Cabinet Nominees Discuss the Rank and File
While Senate confirmation hearings have focused mostly on major policy issues of concern, The Eye – with the assistance of washingtonpost.com’s Sarah Lovenheim and intern Ethan Klapper – also reviewed the hearing transcripts for comments about the federal workforce. Workplace and employee issues were not discussed at every confirmation hearing, but several nominees voiced theirRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Tips on Presidential Appointments
As observers and presidential transition veterans can attest, Inauguration Day marks an important and highly visible transfer of power, but does not signal the end of a transition. Some of the most important aspects of the transfer of power happen after Jan. 20 as the new administration fills hundreds of critical assistant and deputy secretaryRead… Read more »
Microsoft FutureFed: Is there another option for Obama when it comes to mobile e-mail?
There has been a fair amount of speculation around whether or not President-elect Obama will choose to (or even be able to) use a mobile device, as he’s accustomed to doing, once he takes the oath of office. As we saw during his campaign, traditional ways of getting things done will likely be challenged andRead… Read more »