Ted Nguyen, the Manager of Public Communications, for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), has done some very good work developing Social Media Guidelines for the OCTA. I asked him if he would share the process that he and his team went through, as well as the guidelines they produced. Here are Ted’s thoughts, inRead… Read more »
MY OPINION ABOUT TIME! From the Facebook blog Safety is Facebook’s top priority. Our most talented people are dedicated to creating an environment where people can connect and share comfortably. As a result, we’re unveiling today a completely redesigned Safety Center . It offers new safety resources for parents, educators, teens and members of theRead… Read more »
Key Words: Acquisition, Procurement, Purchasing, Contracts, Contracting, Supply, Supply-chain, Supply Chain Management, Materials Management, Construction, A/E/C, Public Works, A & E Design, Tendering,Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing and all of the former in 2.0 It’s not rocket science. If “a rose is a rose is a rose”, then acquisition is acquisition is acquisition, right? If you workRead… Read more »
Happy Wednesday! Following a recent study that found a serious lack of minorities on Capitol Hill, House Democratic and Republican leaders plan to tackle rank and file concerns with a series of moves. On Tuesday leaders established a diversity task force that will sponsor training courses, build a resume bank of potential job candidates andRead… Read more »
Top 5 – Reasons You Didn’t Get the promotion I’m writing a little series on Top 5s. I’ll write my top 5s on various topics and I encourage you to write yours. So you’ve been waiting a long time for a promotion…you applied, interviewed…and got denied. Here’s the standard 5 reasons you didn’t get theRead… Read more »
This is a crosspost of http://dotgov.com According to the University of Washington’s Department of Ophthalmology, 2.8 million Americans have colour blindness, which can express itself in many variations and degrees of severity. Colour perception problems are important considerations when developing web sites to ensure that all users have access to the content and the functionalityRead… Read more »
Cool post by folks over at FedTimes http://blogs.federaltimes.com/federal-times-blog/wp-content/themes/fedtimes/images/quote.jpg); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6em; font-style: italic; color: rgb(80, 80, 80); background-position: 10px 10px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; “> As God is my witness, KSAs as an initial screening tool will fall. – Office of Personnel Management Director JohnRead… Read more »
Back in October of 2009 I noted that, according to IDC and Robert Half Technology, 54% of all US CIOs prohibit social networking sites at work. While the numbers were a cause for discussion at that time, many experts in the field have told me that the walls have been crumbling down. Well, John CougarRead… Read more »
Have you heard about the US State Department announcing their take on Facebook (or LinkedIn!). Statebook is their internal version (or take of) Facebook. The department’s Office of eDiplomacy plan is to utilize social medial tools on a secure network so that employees and doplomatic officials around the world will be able to converse andRead… Read more »
GSA is looking for a free tool that agencies could use to coordinate online competitions, prizes and other incentive-based efforts. Suggestions?