The official place to post federal job openings is usajobs.gov. But we’re also allowed to post them on other online job sites. I’m guessing we’ll simply describe the jobs in plain language and then link to the usajobs listing. So I’m looking for suggestions. Whatcha know? Especially helpful would be links to articles or otherRead… Read more »
www.fedinsider.com Editor: Tom Temin How do you get your arms around 79 IT projects, each of which is large enough to have its own Exhibit 300 justification? For Richard Spires, the new CIO at the Homeland Security Department, you do it one project at a time. It matters, because DHS has something of a reputationRead… Read more »
Today marks the one year anniversary of the GovTwit directory. Started as a simple blog post listing about 150 IDs, the directory now contains over 2,500 names of agencies and individuals in the public sector who are using Twitter to share information and ideas about critical issues facing government. In the past year we’ve seenRead… Read more »
The National Homeland Defense Foundation, founded by Gen Ed Eberhart in 2002 (he was the NORAD commander in Cheyenne Mountain on duty during 9/11 and my boss) has posted full Symposium VII content on their web site. In this video, Ms Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director, American Islamic Congress provides a frank answer. The last questionRead… Read more »
Last February, thanks to Craig Newmark (of craigslist.com), I discovered kiva.org, a site that lets you lend very small amounts to startup businesses in developing countries. So I started a group here at GovLoop and posted an explanation. I’m ecstatic to report that the GovLoop group now has 70 members, 26 of whom have madeRead… Read more »
I’m honored to report that the City of Manor’s open innovation platform, Manor Labs, is being featured on the White House blog at http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/11/19/open-government-laboratories-democracy. Innovation is possible even in small cities with very small budgets. I hope that we can work with more cities to innovate new solutions for the public-sector. You can keep upRead… Read more »
This is a cross-post of: http://dotgov.com I attended an eGov seminar some years ago. One of the speakers was a city webmaster and he kept raving about Twitter. At that time, Twitter was still pretty new and mainly used to tell your friends that you had a bad hair day. His presentation set the toneRead… Read more »
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A software problem that caused flight delays across the country today was not the first serious hiccup Federal Aviation Administration computer systems have suffered in recent years. FAA officials said the problem had been resolved by mid-morning, after causing disruptions for about five hours. The glitch made it impossible for airlines to enter flight planRead… Read more »
NTIA has extended the review period for first round grants and is now targeting December 2009 to begin making awards. What about the second round?…http://tinyurl.com/yks65yf