Help us celebrate the best in public service! Nominate yourself or someone you know for The 13th Annual Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Awards for Distinguished DC Government Employees. Established in 2000 and now in its 13th year, the Cafritz Awards program recognizes the extraordinary service and commitment of public servants who – often workingRead… Read more »
ASSISTANT COMPLIANCE OFFICER ——————————————————————————– NOTICE OF JOB OPPORTUNITY ——————————————————————————– ASSISTANT COMPLIANCE OFFICER (Inspector General’s Office) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Education or a directly related field, plus two years of professional work experience in the investigation or compliance monitoring of programs andRead… Read more »
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn Do you believe that you have to work hard for your money? Before you answer that, do you believe that it’s equally important to make your money work hard for you? Without a doubt, working hard is important, butRead… Read more »
I’ve been working in my selected field for many, many years. For at least the last ten of those years I have been in an owner/senior leadership position within my organization. Over those years I have learned countless lessons on the do’s and don’ts of entrepreneurship but I’d like to discuss two of some ofRead… Read more »
The General Services Administration is seeking information from industry on how to implement car sharing as an alternative transportation service. GSA issued a request for information Tuesday that asks interested vendors to answer a market research questionnaire on the idea with a due date of Nov. 15. Vendors are also invited to an industry dayRead… Read more »
IJIS Institute event will focus on Information sharing and safeguarding national standards Ashburn, VA (November 6, 2013). The IJIS Institute—a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission‐critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security—is pleased to announce that geographic information systems (GIS) industry leader Esri will be the Platinum Sponsor of the Institute’s signatureRead… Read more »
Pretty well my favourite blog post is where I asked what would you do differently if you got a £1 every time someone downloaded the pdf of your report. Quite a lot I expect. As they say in behaviour change circles, the ‘nudge’ would be a strong elbow in the ribs. But what are weRead… Read more »
JPD issue 9:2 is now available at www.publicdeliberation.net/jpd/. The issue is our largest to date, with 18 manuscripts that include: Articles on topics such as: stakeholder and citizen roles in deliberation; participation in the New York Public Schools; a new study agenda for deliberative research; the effects of non-neutral moderators; and “communities of fate” andRead… Read more »
The failure of the federal levee system during Hurricane Katrina changed the way I think about the world around me. I was 20-years-old, but I understood for the first time that our cities are what we make them. They are the culmination of countless human decisions—both personal and social, across the generations. The causes ofRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The problems associated with Healthcare.gov may be a reflection of a much bigger issue in government today, that of handling large procurements. So what can we learn from the site’s challenges to improve procurement policies in the future? Raj Sharma from the Public Spend Forum shares his insights. But up front:Read… Read more »