We had a fantastic London LocalGovCamp yesterday. LocalGovCamp is really a series of events across the country – local government unconferences focusing on the use of social media and collaboration in local government (and it’s not all techy – lots of it is about rethinking the way local government works and radical efficiency). For theRead… Read more »
Yes, that’s right – attend Excellence in Government on April 19th and hear from Steve Ressler and other thought leaders such as John Berry, Ted Leonsis and more as they provide insights and best practices for federal managers on topics such as harnessing new media, engaging your workforce, in-sourcing and out-sourcing strategies, etc. Early birdRead… Read more »
Here’s one of the top stories on the U.S. Department of Labor website today: DOL announces $2.5 million grant to continue to aid Maine workers impacted by Base Realignment and Closure actions [03/01/2010] It links to the full 200 word press release that ends in a link to a DOL page about National Security Grants.Read… Read more »
Recently, the City Manager sent me a link to the video, Cities Matter – From the Front Door to the Car Door. Sentimental? Perhaps. I wasn’t familiar with the site on which the video is posted, 12Seconds.tv, but it is apparently to video as Twitter is to texting; it is a video platform that willRead… Read more »
Public Sector is Multi-Sector. Do you believe it? As I wrote previously, I believe that public sector is multi-sector. I continuously see my friends and colleagues who are passionate about public service do it from a number of angles. Some are government employees. Some are contractors. Some are authors. Some run non-profits. But all trulyRead… Read more »
Happy Thursday! Senate Democrats are taking steps that could eventually lead to a vote on repealing the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy against the wishes of Pentagon leaders and Republican lawmakers who want the military to finish a review of the policy before a vote. On Tuesday Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) unveiled aRead… Read more »
My company, JANSON Communications, released today a study of military Facebook pages. The study examines the use of Facebook pages by the U.S. military to identify trends, best practices and typical uses. JANSON’s Research and Analysis team examined over 680 military pages during two weeks in January and grouped the pages into four category types;Read… Read more »
Rob Pinkerton of Adobe on Fed News Radio with Francis Rose yesterday said the challenge for Open Government when it comes to accessing information is, Can citizens find it, can they trust it, and can they use it. Do you agree? “>
Listen to GovLoop’s own Andy Krzmarzick talk about Multiple Generations in the Government Workplace on today’s Gov 101 Radio podcast. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gov101radio/2010/03/02/gov101radio–multiple-generations-in-the-government-workplace Gov 101 Radio was created to go in-the-trenches of government and how it functions on a detailed level. If you’re interested in sharing your expertise on our show, please e-mail us at [email protected].
Last week, I had the chance to appear on a Live Video Chat hosted by Penelope Trunk and Ryan Paugh, co-founders of Gen Y networking site Brazen Careerist. The overall topic was “Career Management 101” and my segment specifically covered “Advancing Your Government Career.” I shared a bunch of resources that are available on GovLoopRead… Read more »