Hey everyone! I’m brainstorming ideas for local tweet up and thought I’d ask my fellow govies if you had done one before and get any feedback you may have. I’m hoping to work with our local Chamber of Commerce for a neutral (and free) location. I’m without a fancy food spread or cool NASA shuttlesRead… Read more »
The Federal Communications Commission is staking out a rough position on broadband. The commission is considering capping broadband funds while simultaneously promoting broadband expansion nationwide. The vote would cap funds for rural broadband available through the Universal Service Fund. The Universal Service Fund is a surcharge every American pays on their telephone bills in orderRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Jeff Webster reports. With Crime Prevention Month coming to a close, we take the opportunity to highlight another method of preventing crime: predictive policing. This is a fairly new method of crime prevention that has been picking up steam the past few years. The basic concept of predictive policing is built onRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Amanda White reports. Nevada is making great strides in preparing a statewide health insurance exchange. The state’s health care reform planning group has been holding numerous meetings to discuss efforts toward the future exchange, and the state has completed an initial overview of health insurance exchange coverage and conducted background research on theRead… Read more »
In many ways, Government is as skilled or even leading private industry in applying social technologies to transform itself. Government already makes heavy use of social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook to communicate with constituents and is pushing into new spaces with efforts to better communicate during emergencies or to facilitate reporting ofRead… Read more »
According to an article in the Washington Post, users of USAJobs.gov 3.0 have had a hard time using the “new and improved” site. Several glitches have prevented users from submitting applications, and performing other functions, on time. Although the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sends out daily updates and boasts about successful cases, many usersRead… Read more »
The initial drafts of federal agency plans to improve online customer service have been posted. Agencies were asked to report on what’s happening currently, as the first step toward developing their plans; and I must say, the results are – well – disappointing. If you want to know what’s wrong with government websites, just scanRead… Read more »
by Carla Hansen, SF2012 I have the privilege of working for the Department of Public Works within San Francisco City Hall. I’m two months into my Fellowship and every morning this building still takes my coffee breath away. The innovative, socially-responsible policy made here and the beauty of a building built in 1915 is, ofRead… Read more »
Recently at GovLoop we’ve been scouring through our data and a lot of interesting findings about the community make up of GovLoop have come to light. In an effort to share our data with you (our members) we put together a sample video of GovLoopers by location. Let us know what you think. The videoRead… Read more »
The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called the Supercommittee, is examining a wide-range of options that could dramatically affect federal employees, such as huge cuts in agency budgets and programs, workforce reductions, extension of the federal employee pay freeze and increased contributions to the retirement system. As this difficult and tension-filled political processRead… Read more »