Yearly Archives: 2010

Meet the Gov Mascot: #9 – Woodsy Owl

It’s Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) this week and GovLoop is teaming up with the Partnership for Public Service to promote PSRW by running a special series called “Meet the Government Mascot.” Each day we’ve been introducing you to a new mascot, then we’ll run a contest on May 6-8 where you can vote forRead… Read more »

7th Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program Committee Issues Phase 1 Report

The Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program Committee has issued Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program: Report on Phase One: May 20, 2009-May 1, 2010 (May 2010). Here is most of the executive summary: The Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program was initiated in May 2009 as a multi-year, multi-phase process to develop, implement, evaluate, and improveRead… Read more »

Australian Government response to Gov 2.0 Taskforce Report

The Government has responded to the report and has agreed to almost all the recommendations. Looking at the response the question of public service culture looms large. My take is that this is going to be a difficult journey for some. Get the response here >>> http://bit.ly/bMqz1N Steve D OZloop

Lessons for Driving the President’s Innovation Agenda through Prizes and Competitions

On April 30, 2010, over 200 public and private sector participants convened at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to think big about how the Government can learn from the emerging trend to use prizes and competitions to solve some of the grand challenges of our time. This event, led by Robynn Sturm fromRead… Read more »

EPP Team named Federal Employees of the Year!

Congratulations to the members of the Gettsyburg 9 Action Learning team from the class of 2010 on being named outstanding Federal Employees for the Year 2010 by the Seattle Federal Executive Board! The team was recognized for its Action Learning Project: “Independent Analysis of The Department of State’s Passport Agency Adjudication Process.” The team performedRead… Read more »

Taking stock of your social media influence

Measuring influence within or across social networks and other collaborative platforms is a major focal point for many companies and individuals. I have had good conversations, and more to come, with people like Michael Wu, Chief Scientist at Lithium, and I am excited by his approach. I have also checked out tools like Twitter GraderRead… Read more »