We can’t escape the fact that Gen Y/Millennials are going to transform the workplace over the next five years. By 2014 there will be more than 58 million Millennials employed in various organizations in the U.S. alone. Employers must begin adapting to the challenge of these generations to remain sustainable. Having cross generational strategies forRead… Read more »
TSA Union Responds to FLRA “Show Cause” Order WASHINGTON)—Stating that the rights to collectively bargain and to have union representation are two separate rights, the American Federation of Government Employees today filed with the Federal Labor Relations Authority Washington Regional Office its Response to Order to Show Cause as to why there should be aRead… Read more »
NED is pleased to welcome Indeed’s, Sam Fitzroy, for an informative discussion about the world’s largest job search engine. Tune in to learn how to leverage Indeed’s unique, highly targeted, pay for performance job advertising services, a valuable alternative to traditional job advertising services. Sam will field questions about the problems Indeed is solving, theirRead… Read more »
The Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter on Government by Collaboration is now available. This edition presents the views of 22 IT leaders of nations, states, federal agencies, and municipalities and thought leaders who are working to ensure openness in Government. Government by Collaboration is the third newsletter in a series highlighting each of the three areas inRead… Read more »
Greetings Gov Loopers! First, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Aaron Smith, and I’m a researcher at the Pew Internet & American Life Project. We’re a nonpartisan, nonprofit survey research firm located in Washington, DC, and we study the impact of the internet on topics ranging from politics and news to health careRead… Read more »
It was a dark and (stormy)…well cold…night in Washington last week when I arrived. Following eight hours on I-95, three cups of coffee, two traffic jams, and a metro ride in a dark subway; I had finally arrived. My mission was clear and time was of the essence. I had to make it to theRead… Read more »
Professor Peter Muhlberger of the Texas Tech University Center of Communications Research has organized a panel entitled Information Technology and Public Deliberation: Research on Improving Public Input into Government, to be held at dg.o 2010: The 11th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, to be held 17-20 May 2010 in Puebla, Mexico. The panelistsRead… Read more »
I spend a fair amount of time at Open Source conferences. I arrive with a government bias plus some of the great ideas that open source enables like transparency and open government. Although most panels/sessions/talks/round tables will eventually get around to the idea of education and work force training, I rarely see anyone responsible forRead… Read more »
Wow. It’s been a journey. Missteps and corrections are everywhere. It’s been a minefield. Finally though, it’s been clarified… DAU has browseable, *non*-credit material for future acquisition professionals. This is the material that future acquisition professionals need. While you don’t get credit unless you’re an Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L) Workforce Member, the material isRead… Read more »
An internal blog post at my work has had me thinking quite a bit. A senior leader – who I have a great deal of respect for – has challenged my notions of government work by stepping right out of government examples altogether to identify an organization he thinks does it very, very right. Disney.Read… Read more »