Mecklenburg County’s 2009 Performance Report
Mecklenburg County produces an annual performance report that revolves around our Community & Corporate Scorecard. Here is the recently published 2009 report (pdf) for anyone interested.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Federal Eye: OPM’s John Berry: President’s Day holiday not cancelled
Monday’s President’s Day federal holiday will not be canceled, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry said Thursday during a washingtonpost.com live chat. Berry also said he does not consult President Obama on his decisions to close D.C.-area offices and that easy access to e-mail and the Internet means OPM will have to reconsider itsRead… Read more »
Plain Language Awards
The Center for Plain Language, a 501(c)(3) with headquarters in the DC area, is giving awards for the best plain language documents and websites at a ceremony at the National Press Club on April 29. They’ve just extended their entry deadline to March 1. Entries are free this year. They’ll be giving ClearMark awards inRead… Read more »
Business Lessons from the Blizzards of 2010 – and 30 reasons to love them!
So here I am in a Washington, DC suburb, bracing for yet another Blizzard. I have three feet of snow outside my door, the kids haven’t been to school in almost a week, and the government is shut down. So what’s a business owner to do? The thing about all storms – in business orRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Eye Opener: Talking telework
Happy Thursday! After four straight snow days, now seems as good a time as any to talk seriously about teleworking options for federal workers. “About one-third of the D.C. area employees at the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration logged on to their agencies’ mainframe computers, probably from their homes,” The Post’sRead… Read more »
WHAT’S WRONG WITH “WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME” (WIIFM)?
For years many pundits have said that the best way to motivate user adoption is to “sell” people on “What’s In It For Me” (WIIFM). After many years of organizations beating the WIIFM drum, we find that most IT systems still suffer from low or ineffective user adoption. Is it time to re-think WIIFM? ReadRead… Read more »
EPA Open Strategy & Request for Input
Yesterday, I spoke to Lisa Schlosser, EPA Director of Information Collection, on the recently epa.gov/open and their request for input in their open government plan What excites you most about Open Government? Having the opportunity to reach out to so many members of the environmental community of interest is extremely exciting – we need engagementRead… Read more »
Analyzing AASHTO’s “Projects and Paychecks: a One-Year Report on State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”
Cross posted from my website: Streetsblog-Capitol Hill’s Elena Schor posted an interesting analysis a report titled Projects and Paychecks: a One Year Report on State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (and a website), released yesterday by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the trade group representing stateRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Federal government CLOSED on Thursday
You’ve living history, Washington: Federal agencies across the nation’s capital will close on Thursday for a fourth straight day — taking the week-long shutdown of the government into uncharted territory. The decision means non-emergency federal workers will be granted excused absences, the Office of Personnel Management said. Emergency employees are expected to report for workRead… Read more »