Open Gov Backup Plans

Ok, so Open Gov is coming into the government in bigger and better ways — a lot of it thanks to the Obama Administration. Kudos. Now, the bad side: lots of people are pissed at Obama. If Open Gov becomes too associated with Obama and he loses 2 years from now, Open Gov may sufferRead… Read more »

A call to arms to developers: How far can you take our travel advice?

Providing accurate and timely travel advice is one of the key functions of the Foreign Office, and one of the key drivers of our web presence. Our Travel and living abroad section provides background notes for travellers on every country in the world, including timely alerts of the implications of all sorts of issues whichRead… Read more »

Local Government Blogs

Can anyone direct me to some local government blogs? I am familiar with the federal government blogs but I’d like to see what’s happening at the local level. Thanks.

How Others Are Helping Service Members & Their Families

Through effective collaboration there is the opportunity and power to serve, to help others, to do more good as a result of our collective network. Please feel free to share how others maybe helping our service members and their families. Here is one such story taking place: Today Advanced Auto Parts donated $25k to @Op_HomefrontRead… Read more »

How Would Employees Evaluate You?

Are you someone who wants to get better at developing yourself or other employees? Are you a supervisor who wants to improve your supervisory skills? Perhaps you are a worker-bee who just thinks your supervisor needs to get a clue? No matter where your position is found in the chain-of-command, when managers do the rightRead… Read more »