More information from John Berry on Executive Order 13562: On December 27, 2010, President Obama signed Executive Order 13562 entitled “Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates.” The principal purpose of the order is to establish a comprehensive structure to help the Federal Government be more competitive in recruiting and hiring talented individuals who areRead… Read more »
This month, a number of new governors will be transitioning into office. Most of these governors used online media to win their campaigns (from campaign web sties, email lists to Facebook pages, Twitter feeds, Google/FB ads, and more). As they transition into governing, I have 5 quick tips on how to build upon their desireRead… Read more »
Hey everyone – Happy New years! First of all I want to thank everyone for an amazing 2010 at GovLoop. We’ve spent the last few weeks highlighting the best of GovLoop content from blogs, discussions, to groups. But outside of great content, I’d love to thank everyone for what we’ve accomplished together this year asRead… Read more »
2010 has been a tough year for state and local governments. From furloughs to layoffs to cutting services, the budget situation is dire. It’s pretty simple when you have a budget shortfall. You have two options – cut costs, increase revenue. Most of the focus has been on cutting costs but I think there shouldRead… Read more »
The 2010 Charity Challenge is a wrap! YOU invited your friends and family to join GovLoop – all in an effort to raise money for the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA). Well… The Challenge ended on December 21 and we’ve counted the number of new members to determine the final gift! Drumroll please…Read… Read more »
Earlier this year GovLoop teamed up with Dreams for Kids and raised over $3,000 for kids in need in D.C. GovLoop Lauren even wrote a blog about Holiday for Hope Here is a video from their holiday party Favorite
We’re almost there! We’re at right around $3,600 out of our $5,000 Charity Challenge goal for 2010. Over 700 new GovLoopers have joined the fold, enabling us to give $5 for each of them to the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA). More details on the Charity Challenge can be found here. So itRead… Read more »
So as my frequent flier points show, I went to a lot of conferences this year, speaking on a ton of great panels and even keynoting in front of 1,000 people (that’s insane). In fact, the whole GovLoop team did…as Community Manager Andy K. did a ton of traveling himself and Megan coordinated over aRead… Read more »
So if you are like me last Saturday you flipped on the TV and was taken back by the fact that there was no college football on the tube. Well OK that’s a lie there was the Army vs. Navy game (shout out to all our servicemen and women) but still the day didn’t feelRead… Read more »
A few months ago, we teamed up with the folks at Socrata to ask GovLoopers “What’s the State of Open Data?” Well…the results are in…check it out below – key take aways for me – people like Open Data and helps get politicians elected, it is often unfunded, and citizens have not been made awareRead… Read more »