Last weekend America’s Finest City gathered its finest civic tech folks for the second annual Code Across America event at Co-Merge in downtown San Diego. We were also celebrating International Open Data Day. It was not at all what I had planned or expected… but better in many ways. We wanted to use Code SprintRead… Read more »
In Chicago, the Smart Chicago Collaborative helps provide infrastructure to the local civic developer community. They provide server space for civic apps as well as a physical space for OpenGov Hack Nights. They are also partners with the City of Chicago, developing apps (and reusable code) that help parents compare early childhood education choices andRead… Read more »
Many people think its your resume that gets you a job. It’s not. A resume is not meant to get you a job, it’s meant to get your foot in the door. The interview gets you the job. So before sending resumes, if you’re looking to switch companies, get to know a little about theRead… Read more »
Join Tully Rinckey Partner John Mahoney tomorrow, February 28, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm, for a free webinar on how sequestration could affect your federal career. Learn more and register below. Free Webinar on Your Furlough Rights
Employment attorney John Mahoney will appear tomorrow morning (Feb 28, 2013) on Washington, DC’s WTTG Fox 5 Morning News at 6:40am EST. Mr. Mahoney will address the implications of sequestration on the federal workforce and the rights of federal employees.
(Am starting to post interesting links to the blog again, via Google Reader. Presentation leaves a little to be desired, but am working on it…) I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Bashing ordinary people who are making their civic contribution – Government IT: What technologies are the darlings of 2013 – HowRead… Read more »
ELGL is now accepting entries for the 2nd edition of the Resume Book. We encourage all ELGL members to submit a resume whether you are employed or you are looking for employment. Non ELGL members can also submit a resume but members will receive priority placement in the book. Here’s how it works. Update yourRead… Read more »
Is learning the answers to the following 10 questions important to your job and your agency’s mission? If “Yes” then I urge you to enroll in our Gov Meetings Go Virtual online course – Spring semester starts March 7! http://www.GovMeetingsGoVirtual.com What is the difference between a webinar and a virtual meeting/conference? What are the keyRead… Read more »
The importance of being agile isn’t just for sports I’ve spent a good amount of time talking about agility as it pertains to the organization, development practices and a whole bunch of different things but I don’t think I’ve talked too much about how important agility is for the individuals you work with and haveRead… Read more »
This week Esri has been holding various events to teach, collaborate with and get feedback from government agencies. The hope is that through this collaboration, Esri can continue to create tools and platforms such as ArcGIS that can be used by government agencies to help groups of people and the nation as a whole. ToRead… Read more »