On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Every month the DorobekINSIDER breaks down your Thrift Savings Plan. We want to know the funds fare, changes to your retirement process and trends in the funds. So did March match February’s gains? Click here for the full recap. But up front: Sequestration — yes, it is still going on. InRead… Read more »
Today’s Salesforce event in DC got me thinking a little bit about the reasons why people should be interested in Salesforce. Whether they’re public sector or private sector there are a lot of reasons why people are moving to the cloud. I know that I am certainly not at the front of the hype cycleRead… Read more »
I am a graduate student at George Washington University and I am fortunate enough to be taking a leadership class with a former high-level government official. My professor has served at the highest levels of government, and provides a first hand account how to lead large, complex and bureaucratic government agencies. Every Thursday I’ll postRead… Read more »
Over the last few years, big data has been a hot topic in government. No longer just a buzzword, it has emerged as a real way to increase efficiencies, reduce waste, increase productivity and make smarter, data driven decisions. Organizations are already collecting large amount of data so the conversation has moved from “when” toRead… Read more »
A Highlight from the upcoming NAGC Communications School. Today citizens expect to interact with their government and civic organizations in drastically new ways, and many municipalities are struggling to keep up. Self-proclaimed Community Engagement Evangelist Michael Ashford of CivicPlus teaches this session to equip communications leaders with the skills and ideas they need to dealRead… Read more »
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Every month the DorobekINSIDER breaks down your Thrift Savings Plan. We want to know the funds faired, changes to your retirement process and trends in the funds. So did March match February’s gains? Kim Weaver is the Director of External Affairs at the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. She told Chris Dorobek that March wasRead… Read more »
I’m lucky enough to lead EPA’s Office of Web Communications. I’ve written a lot about our social media efforts, but another one of our roles is to manage EPA’s home page. We redo it from time to time, and this is one of those times. Our effort started a couple of months ago with aRead… Read more »
Can you hear me now? Cellphone turns 40 The High Five Libraries offer weird things to draw new borrowers – This spring, your next packet of garden seeds may come not from a hardware store or nursery, but from your local public library. The Hunt Is On For A New FBI Director – Robert MuellerRead… Read more »
Innovation is one of the many buzz words floating around federal agencies. In a recent interview, Pamela Wright (CINO of NARA) shared the innovation goals of the National Archives and explained two projects that are looking to achieve those goals. As promised, below are three more goals, as well as descriptions two successful projects thatRead… Read more »