GSA’s Office of Inspector General’s recent memorandum to the FAS Commissioner continues to confirm the impracticality of contract compliance under the current MAS pricing policies. The memorandum is the third in a series of memoranda (March 25, 2014, March 8, 2013 and September 26, 2011) regarding recurring issues identified in the preaward contract audits doneRead… Read more »
Nextdoor (city link) is a promising alternative web-based communications opportunity for local governments and other agencies with physically localized or contiguous client populations. Where Facebook taught us to talk to people all over the world who we will never meet, Nextdoor is re-training us to talk to our neighbors. Nextdoor operates by neighborhoods, and youRead… Read more »
Over 100 people participated in an online conversation LivingCities held yesterday with the Job Opportunities Task Force, Georgia Justice Project, Brightline Defense Project, and the Center for Employment Opportunity. The Twitterverse echoed with an additional 442 tweets sporting one of the webinar’s hashtags: #reentry, #recidivism, or #access2jobs. According to hashtracking, 58% of the usage wereRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Government Technology writes that “Big Data Could Bring Governments Big Benefits,” which dovetails nicely with what I argued, that “Sharing Makes Everything Better: Everyone Benefits When Small Data Goes Big“ Speaking of sharing: citizens can now share their “genius” with one another on the topic of government documents. DigitalGov reports “GSA Introduces NewsRead… Read more »
Governments around the world now rely on social media services to reach and engage citizens, disseminate information, to monitor what people are saying and source intelligence to help address crises. Many businesses also rely on digital channels for revenue and engagement reasons. So what happens when an online service that an organisation uses updates itsRead… Read more »
The National Association of Government Communicators selected Kerri Richardson, Director of Communications at the Kentucky Governor’s Office, as the NAGC 2014 Communicator of the Year. Richardson was selected for the award by a panel of NAGC judges for her ability to communicate Kentucky’s decision to expand Medicaid and launch their own, state-based Affordable Care ActRead… Read more »
Code for America believes that a healthy democracy is one in which government continuously strives to better serve the needs of the community, and the community enthusiastically and proactively collaborates with government to improve their city. Fundamental to this collaboration is a strong bond of trust between government and the community it serves: trust thatRead… Read more »
Our staff are incredibly grateful for the warm welcome extended by the cities, state, and territory partners to the 2014 Fellows. For the month of February they were off living in and learning about their partner cities and communities. (We’re glad they’re back.) Those familiar with our Fellowship program know that, in order to developRead… Read more »
If you studied to take your Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam using A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) fourth edition and had to reschedule your exam date to on/after July 31, 2013, then you now have to take the PMP Exam based on the new PMBOK® Guide fifth edition. TheRead… Read more »
Did you know that relatliation in the federal workplace is the most frequently alleged basis of discrimination complaints government-wide? Check out the latest “Digest of EEO Law” which includes a special article, Retaliation: An Evolving Area of Law. EEOC Press Release 03/27/14 New ‘Digest of EEO Law’ Issued by EEOCQuarterly Edition Includes Variety of KeyRead… Read more »