Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) welcomed John Chambers to the podium yesterday. Hear his vision on his life, his company, our country, and how industry and government can succeed together on C-SPAN. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/id/235713
Persistence…. Everybody says it’s needed but it truly is. Life is hard. Nobody says “yes” the first time no matter how awesome, easy it is. Whether that is applying for a job, launching a new program, being a Morman missionary, or doing sales. The Event – We had a great event yesterday where we raisedRead… Read more »
October 25-26, Alexandria, VA As federal agencies face the new challenges of an environment of expanding missions, shrinking resources, greater accountability, and increased expectations, their HR, training and management professionals are being asked to ensure that their talent capacity adapts to changing priorities, changing focus, and even changing mission over the long term. Strategic talentRead… Read more »
Last week, GovLoop hosted a great, what-we-hope-will-be-annual event in tandem with the Washington City Paper and the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area. We dubbed it the “Lend a Hand Happy Hour” and held it at the U Street Music Hall. Heineken sponsored the beverages and the Hall had some delish appetizers. TheRead… Read more »
I love government. Mostly for the vast majority of public servants, who are bright, devoted, and highly creative in a difficult organizational structure. I also think – which won’t be surprising given the business that I am in – that fostering innovation in the public sector should be encouraged at every turn. I want publicRead… Read more »
Workplaces in the private sector and the public sector have many similarities. After all, objectives need to be met and daily work needs to get accomplished. Through our experience with business process management we have identified five major differences between sectors: The Election Cycle Term Limits Legislative Controls Human Resources Structures Revenue is usually notRead… Read more »
Research 1. Mobile Government: 2010 and Beyond (01/2010) – EU report explains why mobile government is essential for creating a strong public sector. Includes a list of existing m-government services worldwide and analyzes their potential. http://www.mobisolutions.com/files/Mobile%20Government%202010%20and%20Beyond%20v100.pdf 2. Citizen engagement as part of the policy-making process (09/2010) –After a burst of initial enthusiasm, many in governmentRead… Read more »
Earlier today, David McClure, the Associate Administrator of the General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, introduced a government social media timeline in a blog post on its new citizen engagement platform, Citizen.apps.gov. Here’s an excerpt from his comments: Gov 2.0 is like any social network– it’s always changing, can be bothRead… Read more »
I am always impressed by the efforts of countries, cities, and towns to open up data silos, to engage with citizens and customers, to collaborate and create mutual value. However, we must be able to articulate the value of our efforts if we are ever to get citizens, journalist, and others truly excited. I readRead… Read more »
The U.S. government’s bailout of financial firms through the Troubled Asset Relief Program provided taxpayers with higher returns than they could have made buying 30-year Treasury bonds — enough money to fund the Securities and Exchange Commission for the next two decades. The government has earned $25.2 billion on its investment of $309 billion inRead… Read more »