[Note this is a cross post from my blog, the original can be found here.] Bureaucratic culture is akin to a slow-moving train. There are those who have forged ahead and laid track to the destination. They have scouted, planned the route, carved through forests and cut through mountains. Their work is often hard, thankless,Read… Read more »
Happy Friday! Or maybe not, if you work for NASA or dream of going to the moon. President Obama’s budget set for release on Monday effectively proposes the end of the agency’s planned Constellation Program to send Americans back to the moon by 2020. Or, in the words of the the Orlando Sentinel, “There willRead… Read more »
As many of you know, I am true to my belief that “the good of the many outweighs the good of the few” (thanks, Vulcans). I really do believe this, and I fight to uphold that principle as much as possible. But something really struck a nerve tonight. It was nothing new. It wasn’t evenRead… Read more »
We place our articles on a variety of internet and crime news sites. We find that there are professional and blog sites where we have wonderful conversations about the materials we create. On one recent article we addressed the issue of society controlling itself rather than having the justice system exert so much control. TheRead… Read more »
By: Michael O’Dell In the world of social media recruiting, you hear a lot about the big three recruiting tools. These three are Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Often times, MySpace is completely overlooked as a source of recruitment leads. Many recruiters say the MySpace demographic is less professional. They say the medium is “too messy”Read… Read more »
President Obama reiterated his support for legislation moving through the House and Senate that extends full domestic benefits to the unmarried partners of gay and lesbian federal employees. A University of Tampa student asked Obama about his position on equal rights for same sex couples, noting that he had expressed support for a repeal ofRead… Read more »
We are working w/OFP to get this completed, with goal to bring folks on board in time for the nationwide roll-out of laptops. We have a meeting scheduled next week w/OFP to hash out any issues they may have. You’re welcome to provide comments if you like. I recall that several of you during theRead… Read more »
Videos are now available for all of the workshop panels and the Law.gov panel from Open Government: Defining, Designing, and Sustaining Transparency (POGW), a workshop held 21-22 January 2010 at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP). Click here for a summary of the legal-information-related discussion at the workshop.
I am looking to further extend my knowledge, and that of my readers, around a few specific areas. If you are somone who would be up for an e-mail driven, or phone-driven, interview, to discuss one of the following, I would really appreciate it. — If you are in an Agency that leverages social mediaRead… Read more »
One of the absolute best aspects of GovLoop – and what puts the biggest smile on my face every day – is when one of you has a question on the job. You come to GovLoop expecting an answer. And you get it. Here’s one example from the last 24 hours: Brandon asks a question:Read… Read more »