Yearly Archives: 2010

RESPECT: Just a Little Bit!

Do you ever have those days, weeks, or months where life just gets you down? Too many projects to juggle. Too many battles too fight. Too many bills to pay. Not enough hours in the day. Do you ever feel like this? My self-portrait! The last few weeks have been rough. Getting my daughter StephRead… Read more »

Gov 2.0 Radio Hot Links – August 5, 2010

The reality of unreality: Brian Solis: Influence is Bliss – The Gender Divide of Influence on Twitter Mark Headd: The case for open transit data Adam P. Zuckerman: Survey – GOP and Dems utilize Twitter differently David Forbes: The good side of tribes (really) John Bordeaux: You Don’t Know What You Think You Know JohnRead… Read more »

How to get a job in local government: Virginia Beach, VA

Many thanks to Miriam K. Bryant, Human Resources Coordinator, City of Virginia Beach, for writing this blog post! 1. I know local governments have been hit hard by the recession. How has hiring been reduced? Have there been layoffs or furloughs? This was certainly a very difficult budget year. To balance our budget, we hadRead… Read more »

Monster.com vs. FederalResumeTips.com

Let me start by saying that I am not posting this blog because I am against Monster.com or their federal employment section, Govcentral.monster.com. I just want to point out that Monster.com’s customers, generally speaking, are not the thousands of people seeking federal employment – and those people navigating through their postings will not find opportunitiesRead… Read more »

GovLoop Training – Citizen Engagement Survival Guide

Want training? Can’t afford it? GovLoop Training is here – and FREE! Yeah..pretty rad, eh? Been hearing from lots of GovLoopers that they want more specific online training on GovLoop. So you ask, we deliver…with cool training certificates included (***You won’t be disapointed***) To kick it off, on August 25th we have: GovLoop Training Series:CitizenRead… Read more »

Open Gov Backup Plans

Ok, so Open Gov is coming into the government in bigger and better ways — a lot of it thanks to the Obama Administration. Kudos. Now, the bad side: lots of people are pissed at Obama. If Open Gov becomes too associated with Obama and he loses 2 years from now, Open Gov may sufferRead… Read more »

A call to arms to developers: How far can you take our travel advice?

Providing accurate and timely travel advice is one of the key functions of the Foreign Office, and one of the key drivers of our web presence. Our Travel and living abroad section provides background notes for travellers on every country in the world, including timely alerts of the implications of all sorts of issues whichRead… Read more »