Posts Tagged: budgeting

DOD Streamlines Downsizing – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: “Young people are eager to serve and to change the world. They just have no faith that public service or elected office are the way to get it done.” That’s a pretty staggering statement, and a not-so-good prediction for the future of the government workforce. We wanted to get to theRead… Read more »

Gov Edges Closer to Debit Ceiling – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Open source is a concept that is spurring new forms of collaboration. But is government in fact one big open source project itself? Insights’s from GitHub’s Government Evangelist Ben Balter. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has announced that the government’s borrowing ability will max outRead… Read more »

Fed travel down by 17% – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Getting the right person in the right job is a monumental task for HR professionals in government. And in these tight economic times getting the hiring right on the first try is imperative. So how do you hire effectively quickly? 10 tips to do it effectively. The SEVEN stories that impactRead… Read more »

What if all government employees were trained on how to save energy at work and at home?

That would be 50 million plus who would understand how to lower greenhouse gas emissions! WOW! Once their families and friends know what they can specifically do in daily life practices and in their offices. So let’s ask ourselves, what if 50 million people in the US actually change their consumption behavior? What if lightsRead… Read more »

EPA cancels last furlough day – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: These days libraries aren’t just repositories for thousands of books, they have adapted with the times. We take a look at the re-imagined library with ICMA’s Ron Carlee. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: The EPA has canceled the final, mandatory furlough day for its employees, which was previously scheduledRead… Read more »

Postal Workers get a pay bump – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We are rapidly approaching the end of the fiscal year and that means one thing for employees: performance review time. Ugh, the dreaded performance review, they are the bane of existence for employees and managers alike. But there are ways to make performance reviews less painful for everyone involved. Insights fromRead… Read more »

Performance Review 101 – How to get real results

We are rapidly approaching the end of the fiscal year and that means one thing for employees: performance review time. Ugh, the dreaded performance review, they are the bane of existence for employees and managers alike. But there are ways to make performance reviews less painful for everyone involved. Tom Fox is the Vice PresidentRead… Read more »

OMB Cuts Back Furlough Days – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Crowdsourcing is one of those words that means different things to different people. But one thing is clear, it’s the new way to innovate. We define it with author and professor Daren Brabham. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: The Office of Management and Budget is cutting its furlough daysRead… Read more »

Cyber Re-Fresh at DHS – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: GSA has approved Instagram in government. So how do you make the business case? Insights from IBM’s Gadi Ben-Yehuda. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: The Homeland Security Department named Phyllis Schneck as its new deputy under secretary of cybersecurity in the National Protection and Programs Directorate. Federal News RadioRead… Read more »