Delib share some interesting stats on browser usage of their products. Here you can see that IE6 is used by more than a third of our Citizen Space administrators, but only about a tenth of the total visitors. At the moment, there is clearly a need to continue supporting IE6 for our clients, but itRead… Read more »
One of the most talked about sessions at last weekend’s LocalGovCamp was about Yammer. (For those who don’t know, Yammer is basically a private version of Twitter with knobs on that works within an organisation.) Tom Phillips, who led the session, wrote it up on the group blog: I have a firm view, echoed byRead… Read more »
Last Thursday, Code for America was proud to partner with GovFresh and change.org bring together the 2011 San Francisco Mayoral candidates for a discussion on open government and innovation. Participating candidates included Michela Alioto-Pier, John Avalos, David Chiu, Bevan Dufty, Tony Hall, Dennis Herrera, Joanna Rees, Phil Ting and Leland Yee and the debate wasRead… Read more »
It’s important to ensure that your inner circle is helping you to become the best you! When was the last time your assessed your inner circle. Check out my latest blog post: The Company You Keep to see how you can evaluate your inner circle with asking yourself only four key questions. Always Learning…
WASHINGTON – Hundreds of Missourians rallied today in front of Sen. Claire McCaskill’s (D-MO) office urging her to stand up for federal workers and to protect Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security as Congress works to balance the budget. During the rally, Senator McCaskill met with representatives from the American Federation of Government Employees, Missouri JobsRead… Read more »
The recipe for developing a career you love is not what most people believe it to be. With many of my coaching clients, they come thinking that there is a “perfect job” out there waiting to be discovered and if they can just find it and present themselves in the best way to their perspectiveRead… Read more »
My friend and colleague Gadi Ben-Yahuda posted a bit of a challenge to me today, based on a conversation we had over email. Ever the social beasts, Gadi and I have corresponded over email, Google video chat, on GovLoop, on his most excellent blog over at the Center for the Business of Government, and onceRead… Read more »
Big news dropped this week that could shake up the internet for better or worse. The agency that administers internet addresses i.e .com, .org, ect. is going to branch out and allow people to make different URL endings. This is the first time in some 25 years that something like this has happened and itRead… Read more »
Dr. Thomas R. Frieden became the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry in June 2009, following a seven-year stint as New York City Health Department Commissioner. He has worked on tuberculosis issues in New York and India and spent 12Read… Read more »
The bill was heard Wednesday by a House Judiciary subcommittee, and would require U.S. employers to use E-Verify to check workers’ citizenship. It purpose is to create jobs for unemployed Americans by keeping illegal immigrants out of the job market, and would do nationally what Arizona has required of employers for several years — makeRead… Read more »