Originally posted to Unleash the Monster by guest blogger, Sheila Newman, President, New Editions Consulting, Inc. For many agencies, people with disabilities are an overlooked, underutilized pool of talent. Often supervisors think people with disabilities can’t do the job, can’t get to the job, won’t fit in with the team, or will cost more toRead… Read more »
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GovLoop Project of the Week – ArmyHire.com
1. What is Armyhire.com? ArmyHire.com enables job seekers to apply for U.S. Government Civilian positions in the Army Contracting Command (ACC). The job openings are for contracting and procurement personnel, and are open to people currently employed in industry or in government. The website offers information about job opportunities with ACC, including job descriptions, informationRead… Read more »
The Accessibility Verdict: HoustonTx.gov
This is a crosspost of dotgov.com. First I looked at the District of Columbia web site and then New York City. We are looking for government (non-federal) web sites that are accessible. Both DC and NYC were disappointing, garnering a C- for accessibility with a limited assessment. Now lets try Houston, Texas. This has toRead… Read more »
ClearedJobs.Net Becomes a Corporate Strategic Sponsor of AFCEA Bethesda’s Virtual Podium Series
Educational webinars aim to extend “Web 2.0 in federal government” conversations beyond traditional hotel conference venues; increase interest in social networking by federal agencies [ Monday, January 25, 2010 ] Falls Church, Virginia — The Bethesda Chapter’s Young AFCEA Council — an organization for DC Metro area young professionals who work in or with civilianRead… Read more »
The Governance Ladder
NB: This is just my thoughts at this stage and i have no evidence to support any of what i write. If you can contribute, challenge or even support what i say i would be grateful. I have recently been fascinated by what on face value can be seen as a boring subject – Governance.Read… Read more »
TSP Weekly Wrap-Up – Market Rattled
It’s your weekly dose of TSP Talk from www.tsptalk.com. Despite a good start on Tuesday, the stock market and the TSP stock funds were down sharply last week following concerns that the Obama administration is planning to impose taxes and regulations on banks, which will likely hurt their bottom line. For the week, the stockRead… Read more »
WHAT and HOW We Say It Matters
How and when and where leaders communicate continues to be in the midst of transformation. It seems we’re always on the air in some way. Have you noticed? It is evolving as the whole landscape for leadership changes —involving all of us; stretching across cultures and many dimensions of difference at a breakneck speed. EachRead… Read more »
World Government Data – Is this the league table? Is there an international dimension?
Data Store – World Government Data Hi When I checked this out by looking at the data posted by country the results were: UK=1,699, U.S = 1042, New Zealand = 245 and Australia = 69. So on the face of it Australia is lagging behind. When I started to look at what is actually providedRead… Read more »
Conference Report: Legal Information Issues at POGW: Princeton Open Government Workshop
The workshop entitled Open Government: Defining, Designing, and Sustaining Transparency (POGW), held 21-22 January 2010 at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP), featured much valuable discussion about legal information. (The Twitter hashtag for the workshop is #pogw. An apparently complete collection of tweets from the workshop is available here. My tweets from theRead… Read more »
PAIRS Study: Relationship Skills Training Prevents Four Out of Five Divorces.
Four in five couples on the brink of divorce achieve significant, lasting improvements from participation in 9 – 12 hours of relationship skills training, according to research published by the non-profit PAIRS Foundation. Seth Eisenberg, PAIRS President and CEO, says the study has important implications for the public and policy makers. “We now know weRead… Read more »