Beyond Cats & Kardashians – 13 Tips on Building Meaningful Online Engagement

Today, I gave a talk at Cornell Law & Internet conference on the topic “Beyond Cats & Kardashians – Building Meaningful Online Engagement” Here’s my 13 of my tips: -Find the engagement pain point -Focus on the underlying demand for the service -Find the existing audience you can leverage -Embed elsewhere -Leverage timely events -PromoteRead… Read more »

Customer Service In Focus: New York City

Post Highlights GovLoop is Celebrating National Customer Service Week: Follow Here Francisco Navarro, Customer Service Policy Advisor, New York City, discusses customer service initiatives in New York City Story is an excerpt from GovLoop’s research report: Re-Imagining Government Customer Service This week GovLoop has been celebrating National Customer Service week. The following is an excerptRead… Read more »

Debate 1 Done, What Did We Learn? – Plus DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: De-mystifying big data. We got myth-busting with a state and local government guru. Click here for the full recap. https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/de-mystifying-big-data Did you know that the federal government funds more than 80 programs that gives transportation assistance to low income families, seniors, children and people with disabilities? That’s a lot of programsRead… Read more »

Applying to the PMF Program: Does the Type of Degree You Received Matter?

Last week, the Robertson Foundation for Government and GovLoop launched PathtoPMF.com – a new website and guide designed to assist potential applicants to the prestigious Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. The program has expanded over time, including significant changes to the eligible requirements to ensure that the broadest possible number of prospects would consider applyingRead… Read more »

United We Ride — Streamlining Transportation with Inter-Agency Collaboration

Did you know that the federal government funds more than 80 programs that gives transportation assistance to low income families, seniors, children and people with disabilities? That’s a lot of programs for the public to navigate and the government to keep track of. In 2004, President Bush signed an Executive Order to address the problem.Read… Read more »

De-mystifying Big Data

Big Data it’s one of those terms that means different things to different people. Some people view big data as an analytical cost saver and some see it as the data equivalent of an episode of Hoarders. For BethAnn Pepoli, CTO for State & Local and Education, EMC, big data means: Big Data is aRead… Read more »

Your Presidential Debate Prep and the DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: What are the 4 biggest challenges facing the White House Innovation Fellow for RFP-EZ? Our expert panel weighs in. Click here for the full recap. With a national election looming on the horizon and terms like “fiscal cliff” and “sequestration” being thrown around by policymakers, pundits, and the media, it’s hardRead… Read more »

Review of HR 538: Government Customer Service Act

Post Highlights House of Representatives Passes HR 538 on September 11, 2012 Requires customer service standardization for the federal government GovLoop resources on how to measure customer service effectiveness This week we are celebrating Customer Service week. Recently the House of Representatives passed HR 538: Government Customer Service Improvement Act on September 11, 2012. TheRead… Read more »