****UPDATE – March Madness is LIVE! Join the bracket and make your picks…And Sorry about the bad link in the past….********** I’ve been slacking on my basketball watching this year, but there is time to remedy the situation. In 2 weeks, March Madness will arrive and I’ll be ready. I will use these next twoRead… Read more »
Originally posted at thegovgurus.com: An agency contact person is identified on the vacancy announcement of each federal job. Contact the agency contact person for your target job if you have any questions about: · How your application has faired thus far in the selection process. Yes, the agency contact person can and will tell youRead… Read more »
Over on the Facebook Gov 2.0 Club Group, there’s a discussion going on about the biggest barriers to Gov 2.0. I thought I’d post my ideas here. It’s a great question. Ultimately, I think the greatest barrier to Gov 2.0 is the fear of loss of control. This can affect Gov 2.0 efforts within theRead… Read more »
I’m working on my GovLoop Project of the Week for the first week of April. I’m looking for cool local government websites that utilize Gov20 / Web20 or Social Media technology to improve services, reduce costs, etc. If you know of some great local gov websites, please post them to my profile or message themRead… Read more »
Greetings my fellow Govloopers! Spring is almost here, for those in Washington D.C. that means cherry blossoms, great weather (at least until the summer) and the arrival of a new wave of tourists, reminding us of how lucky we are to live in this great city. For this edition of Govloop Member of the Week,Read… Read more »
Hello … Some of my classmates and I had a discussion over lunch today about job prospects for MPA graduates in the next 12-18 months. Those of us that are not currently in the full-time work force would be by that time. As a someone currently working for the great (not so great budget) StateRead… Read more »
from adrielhampton.com – In preparation for a new Government 2.0 podcast I’m planning with Steve Ressler, Steve Lunceford, the FutureGov team, Ari Herzog and Meghan Harvey, producer (live demo Monday at 8 p.m. PST – please tune/call in), I was able to grab some time with BlogTalkRadio’s Amy Domestico to get her thoughts on effectiveRead… Read more »
Ces derniers mois, les membres de la sphère du Flublogia ont consolidé leurs liens en expérimentant avec de nouveaux outils de réseautage social, tels que Facebook et Twitter. En se regroupant, ils ont formé une communauté. En échangeant des informations, discutant et partageant leurs expériences, ils se sont transformés en communauté de pratique flublogienne. WikipédiaRead… Read more »
Since you’re on this site, chances are you’ve found yourself—at least once—answering the question “So, what do you do?” with some variation of “I work for the government.” I certainly have. And I wonder if the other person has ever thought, “Wow; thanks, chief. That really paints a vivid picture of how you’re justifying theRead… Read more »
A while ago I read Democracy and Knowledge: Innovation and Learning in Classical Athens by Josiah Ober, and since then I have been thinking about what it contributes to the ongoing debates about collaboration in the public sector, participatory democracy and even WEB 2.0. At the risk of being unfair to the monumentality of Ober’sRead… Read more »