An application programming interface (API) is now available for Federal Register data from FederalRegister.gov (also known as Federal Register 2.0), according to a 1 August 2011 post by Michael White of the Office of the Federal Register — and a member of our community — on the OFR Blog. According to the post, the APIRead… Read more »
In my seventeen years of government employment, I encountered many bureaucratic procedures that made accomplishing anything very difficult and inefficient. Most government employees know that the agency or program they are working for could be improved but they do not have the opportunity to express their ideas or are afraid to express new ideas asRead… Read more »
Day 3 Staff Meeting Today started off with a staff meeting for the engineering division. Normally in our meetings we discuss the status of projects and developments. Today we also discussed engineering policies for our division. Many of the other departments in the city are documenting the policies, processes, and work flows by which theirRead… Read more »
Comments and opinions are appreciated. Here’s the situation: I report to the head of a department at a government agency. When my boss is out of the office, I am in charge. The department has an attendance problem. When my boss is gone, it gets even worse. I have brought this to the attention ofRead… Read more »
Any day now, my wife and I are expecting our third child. It’s been awhile since we’ve had a baby, and we’re trying to remember the keys to successfully dealing with an infant. My wife, being much smarter and with a much better memory, remembers all of the “dos” and “don’ts.” I, on the otherRead… Read more »
If you aren’t reading Ezra Klein and his padawan Dylan Matthews over at the Washington Post, you are missing the single best source about policy, politics, and governance. Wonkbook is the single best thing that shows up in my RSS Monday through Friday. I don’t have a lot to add to this excellent, “Everything youRead… Read more »
Today, I had the pleasure of taking part in a small conference of numerous workers from the open government field. I was again inspired by their passion to their profession, the work they are doing – and their optimism for the future. I took out a lot of really interesting lessons from the conference. BelowRead… Read more »
Patra Frame encourages you to be more formal and organized with your career plan by putting pen to paper. Or fingertips to keys if you prefer. “People who have a written plan for their careers tend to be considerably more successful,” says Patra. Write your goals down. Then create an action plan for implementing thoseRead… Read more »
Can someone tell me more about the point/rank system on Govloop? I know that getting more points is good but what does it mean to be a “Rising Star?” When does one increae “rank” above being a “Rising Star?” (i.e., how many points/activity does one need to get to the next level and what areRead… Read more »
Second round interviews are sometimes more in-depth than the first round. In many cases, the first round or screening interview is with HR, and has some general questions (tell me about yourself, what are your strengths and weaknesses etc.). The second round is usually with the hiring manager and/or the team you’ll be working with.Read… Read more »