60,000 Strong

Wow – this week we hit a new milestone as Santiago Hernandez of Department of Justice in Corpus Christi, Texas became the 60,000th member on GovLoop. All I can say is – that’s awesome. You rock! GovLoop is nothing without you. I appreciate your work everyday sharing and learning on how to improve and innovateRead… Read more »

How First Amendment Rights Impact Public Sector Employees and Social Media

Last month, I wrote about the importance of government employees and the Hatch Act. Today, I wanted to spend some time talking about Freedom of Speech and what kind of protections public sector employees are entitled to under the First Amendment. Over the years, Courts have made a clear distinction between the rights entitled toRead… Read more »

DorobekINSIDER: Recapping the DNC and the 7 stories you need to know

On today’s program E-government — the term has been evolving for years and it is increasingly key to how agencies accomplish their mission. But there aren’t universal best practices. Now there’s a new book out on the issue. You’ll hear from the author. It’s been a rough few months for federal employees. But there wereRead… Read more »

Jobs only the government can do — Federal Success Stories

It’s been a rough few months for federal employees, political season, conference scandals and budget cuts will do that. But there were some shining spots for some feds this summer. It really was the summer for exceptional federal success stories. Successes that Tom Fox, the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at PPS, says onlyRead… Read more »

5 Ideas on Project RFP-EZ

When I read the announcement of the White House Innovation Fellows, I was quickly drawn to the Project RFP-EZ Building a platform that makes it easier for small high-growth businesses to navigate the federal government, and enables agencies to quickly source low-cost, high-impact information technology solutions. What I like best about is really simple –Read… Read more »

DorobekINSIDER: What the Democratic Platform says about government and your 7 stories

We are tweaking the format of our program a bit starting today. Rather than posting an hour long show, we will post each part of the program individually. Our goal remains helping you do your job better, and that will continue to be our paramount focus. We continue to work on new ways to provideRead… Read more »

White House, Open Source, & Mobile Government

***Interested in learning more about Mobile Government? RSVP for our Mobile Government training session at our free GovLoop Online Innovator’s Summit** Wanting to build a mobile app for your agency but don’t know where to start? Today, the White House relaunched their mobile platform (mobile web, mobile apps, tablet apps) and open-sourced their iPhone andRead… Read more »