Posts Tagged: jobs

Relevancy and Government Service

Http://LeonardSipes.Com It’s rare when an article moves you to a thorough understanding of any issue but Adam Hartung’s “Why the Postal Service is Going Out of Business” in Forbes is one of them. The lessons also apply to all aspects of government, association and nonprofit service. As to the Post Office Hartung writes that, “ThereRead… Read more »

VanRoekel Address Federal IT Community

This morning I had the pleasure of listening to Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel at the Ronald Reagan Building. The event was hosted by ACT-IAC (American Councils for Technology – Industry Advisory Council). VanRoekel gave a fascinating presentation highlighting the challenges of Federal IT reform. The presentation was titled, Our Moment – the information from theRead… Read more »

Friday Fab Five: Monday, Mobility and Modeen

Happy Friday GovLoopers! Hope you have gotten your holiday shopping list under control! Here is your Fab Five for the week! Top Forum: Monday Morning Meetings…? Pass. by Michelle Rosenblum. Michelle contemplates the effectiveness of having a meeting first thing Monday morning. Are people really awake yet from the weekend to have this be productiveRead… Read more »

IBM Center Round Up, December 12 – 16

Okay, so we weren’t going to publish a Round Up this week since several of us are on vacation, but here are three stories I didn’t want to sit on since they are long and you might want to read them during leisure moments during your holiday vacation! This is a detail-rich case study ofRead… Read more »

Is Creativity The Number 1 Leadership Skill Needed Today?

A study by IBM of 1,500 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) from different size organizations, 60 countries and 33 industries determined creativity to be the number 1 leadership skill needed by CEOs managing companies today. As one CEO stated “We need to find, recognize and reward creativity.” The seeds of creativity must be spread throughout anRead… Read more »

The Elders of the Internet Have A Message for the U.S. Congress

The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) was founded in 1990 as a donor funded non-profit with a focus on fighting for internet freedoms. They frequently bring those fights to the courts by bringing lawsuits against large corporations and the government. They also work to provide information to inform legislators and the public at large. The EFFRead… Read more »

Daily Dose: House Legislation Extends Pay Freeze & Retirement Contributions for Feds

We’re in full throttle mode for the holiday season, and this year the House is playing the role of Grinch for federal employees. The Washington Post reports: Just in time for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, the House passed legislation Tuesday that would continue to take thousands out of the pockets of the federal workforce. TheRead… Read more »

INEAP: Bringing Agencies Together for Small Business

We have all heard the phrase, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” In the case of the Interagency Network of Enterprise Assistance Providers (INEAP), “winning” is defined as creating successful partnerships working for the benefit of small businesses in the United States. INEAP was created to foster collaboration among the sometimes-viewed-as-disparate federal agencies andRead… Read more »