Yearly Archives: 2010

Why Do You Serve? Video Edition

We told you earlier this week that the GovLoop team would be out Thursday on the National Mall to celebrate Public Service Recognition Week. While we were out and about mixing it up with some important (well they’re all important) public servants we decided to ask them why they chose public service and what wasRead… Read more »

SSA BACKLOG, FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE CONTRACTOR SECURITY CONCERNS TO BE ADDRESSED ON AFGE RADIO SHOW

Lead Contamination at EPA Headquarters also to be Discussed on “Inside Government” WASHINGTON—Service delivery issues and the significant claims backlog at the Social Security Administration (SSA) will be discussed this week on the American Federation of Government Employees’ (AFGE) “Inside Government” radio show. The show will air on Friday, May 7 at 10 a.m. ETRead… Read more »

CHINA HOSTS A PARTY

The World Expo 2010 in Shanghai expects to draw 70 million visitors between May 1 and Oct. 31. This World’s Fair showcases the exhibits of 189 nations costing China an estimated at $58 billion, surpassing the $42 billion spent on the Beijing Olympics. Shanghai invested heavily in infrastructure and security preparing for this event. (USAToday.com,Read… Read more »

CONTINENTAL AND UNITED MERGE TO MAKE WORLD’S LARGEST AIRLINE

Two U.S. legacy carriers plan to merge forming the world’s largest airline. United will buy Continental through an all stock deal and combine the Continental logo and colors with the United name. It will begin servicing about 144 million passengers through coordinated international route networks. The new carrier will emerge with much needed cash reservesRead… Read more »

A Necessary Contradiction: Merit-Based Systems and Diversity

Merit-based systems have dominated the federal, state and local human resources landscape for decades with the purpose of creating a process of employee advancement and job-seeker selection that is based on individual skills and abilities. The current issue of PA Times includes a press release related to a report (.pdf) published in December of 2009Read… Read more »

Focus on work/life balance could free you from the office

By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor Federal News Radio Will your 9 to 5 work schedule soon be a thing of the past? Federal News Radio told you about a recent hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the Federal Workforce, where officials from the Office of Personnel Management gave the initialRead… Read more »

As oil leaked, Interior Dept. official rafted with wife

Though the Obama administration has stressed its involvement with the April 20 BP oil spill since “day one,” at least one Interior Department official decided instead to phone it in and go white water rafting in the Grand Canyon with his wife and other officials. Tom Strickland — who serves as Interior Secretary Ken Salazar‘sRead… Read more »