Consider the implication of this idea… What if I were to follow you with a camera crew 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the next 100 days while you went for your goals? Most likely 3 things would happen… 1. You would START doing the things you say you need to do.Read… Read more »
Welcome to the continuing series of discussions with thought leaders who are bringing new and innovative solutions to the challenges government faces in delivering services to the citizen. +++++++ My guest for this episode is Co-Chairwoman of the Planning Board for the Town of Ipswich Massachusetts, Heidi Paek. Heidi and I discuss a range ofRead… Read more »
Score a victory for free speech on social media. In case you missed it, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond recently overturned a lower court decision in a closely watched lawsuit involving First Amendment protections on social media (Bland v. Roberts 12-1671). The suit centered on state employees of a sheriff’s officeRead… Read more »
The Only Form of Problem-Solving …What would you say if I said there are no secret processes to be had–just the basic process we can apply to every plan we have to make and every problem we have to solve? I hope you would be flabbergasted, but believe me when I say it is true.Read… Read more »
After watching two examples of extreme unnecessary roughness that appeared to risk permanent injury to two kids at a high school football game last night, I finally decided it was time to write a post about football and what it means to public works. Because our field is still very dependent on physical labor, itRead… Read more »
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Getting things done with Google Tasks A Beginner’s Guide to Pinboard — Shawn Blanc Announcing a digital health information network | Helen Milner FutureLearn & the role of MOOCs – The Ed Techie Communities of practice and the nature of knowledge < great stuff from @curiouscRead… Read more »
I have often wondered why no-one has brought up the classification and recruitment processes. I have often read (yes even on this site) advancement of ideas that would make a Government Classifier or Recruiter almost pass out in disbelieve [of how many laws have been broken]. And cause investigators of prohibited personnel practices to droolRead… Read more »
Stocks were mixed last week in front of the uncertainty of this Monday’s deadline for a continuing resolution to fund the government. Considering what is at stake, the market held up rather well, but as our TSP Talk Plus members saw this week, a shutdown hasn’t always been a bad thing for the market. HereRead… Read more »
Those of you who attended the National Association of Government Communicators 2013 Communications School will undoubtedly remember the presentation from Vuk Vujnović, Acting Director of the Public Relations Bureau for the Government of Montenegro. He is leading an effort to establish open and transparent government in South Eastern Europe’s nation states and has created theRead… Read more »
This post was co-authored with Rebecca Williams of the Sunlight Foundation and Code for America’s policy intern Ryan Driscoll. This summer, Code for America, Omidyar Network, and the Sunlight Foundation joined forces to investigate municipal procurement trends, best practices, and potential areas of improvement across the country with the Local Government Procurement Survey. The surveyRead… Read more »