In the current highly charged political environment . . . the government is facing unprecedented levels of distrust among a small but growing subset of its citizens. Multiple disinformation campaigns, waged across a broad spectrum of media, have helped to create and then aggravate this distrust through dissemination of negative news – much of itRead… Read more »
It is Monday morning and time again for another blog, based on my recently published book, Confessions of a Government Man: How to Succeed in Any Bureaucracy. My memoirs of my GSA career are probably not as newsworthy as those recently published by George Bush, but they’re a lot funnier. My last blog had toRead… Read more »
More and more people are beginning to talk about Government 3.0. It is, to be honest, much more fun to speak about the future than it is to work on achieving results in the present. Government 2.0 is only just beginning to see adoption and measurable results. It is in its infancy. Craig Thomler wroteRead… Read more »
By now, you’ve heard the news about a proposal in Congress to slash Federal government jobs. In fact, we asked a question about the election impact a few weeks ago and we kept hearing the “f” word: furloughs. At face value, cutting back on government jobs appears to be a quick, easy fix in theRead… Read more »
A book that I constantly recommend is Beinhocker’s The Origin of Wealth for two reasons. First, Beinhocker demonstrates how traditional economics is inadequate for explaining today’s economic systems. Second, he introduces complexity economics which is still developing but does a much better job in describing how real-world economies work and how people behave economically. ToRead… Read more »
Surely, Forrest Gump’s mother was not the only one to use this phrase. Mine did – frequently. It was her wise advice to be authentic – an important, if not critical, trait for successful collaboration, leadership, life. In our world today, so much of society is consumed with having super model good looks, ageless bodies,Read… Read more »
Veterans Day may have been last week, but even though the day may have passed for the year doesn’t mean they have been forgotten, right? When it comes to jobs, it seems as though they just might be overlooked. Pentagon data reveals that there have been over 1.6 million military personnel who have been deployedRead… Read more »
This week we had Geordie Adams of Publivate on Gov 2.0 Radio They run an innovative/crowdsourcing technology and service company for public service. Some notes from his conversation. The methodology is key -what it is -what it is not -structure around it/responsibilities -strategic elements around it -how you communicate and market it -getting senior leadershipRead… Read more »
(cross posted on CG-LIMS Project Blog on Intelink-U) This week we’re going to inviting industry (and anyone!) to participate in a forum where we will: Share as much as we can to help industry help us deliver CG-LIMS Solicit input on acquisition strategy Provide a public forum for Questions and Answers We’ll do all threeRead… Read more »
Hello GovLoopers – Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Judy Siegel and I’m a Fellow at GovLoop. I have a background in User Experience Design and Human-Computer Interaction and have been previously completed a fellowship at the DNC this past summer. I have also worked at several software companies designing websites, applications orRead… Read more »