9:30pm last night USDA launched their Department-wide website redesign. From the beginning, they set out to tackle quite the challenge: Here’s what they faced: Do completely in-house working with a limited budget/resources Design an easy to navigate homepage to get citizens to the right place, and on their way effectively and efficiently Coordinate with 29Read… Read more »
Here is another interview for OurBudgets. This is an interview with Professor John Palmer on the national debt crisis, budget and the role young professionals should play. Make sure you also check out OurBudgets, lots of great content on their blog. Favorite
This Thursday, Fort Bragg is trying something new: live interaction with citizens via Facebook. Here’s an excerpt from an article in the Fayetteville Observer: Fort Bragg leaders will answer questions live Thursday on Facebook, the popular social-networking site that until 2009 was blocked on many military computer networks. “We’re hoping specifically to have interaction withRead… Read more »
Government Rockstar Mary Davie has been posting Projects of the Week for some time now…but this is the first time I’ve been able to catch up with her after she started her new role as GSA’s Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Integrated Technology Services (ITS). Below is a quick Q&A that highlights GSA’s effortsRead… Read more »
Here is a video I wanted to share, it is an interview with Professor Len Burman of the Maxwell School. Professor Burman was interviewed about the national debt crisis by a classmate of mine, Roman Yavich. I was running the camera and then put the video together in iMovie. The interview is part of aRead… Read more »
In case you missed it, here’s a really an excellent write-up by Eyder Peralta that captures the essence of GovLooper interactions around the shutdown: At Web’s Social Hive For Government Workers, A Mix of Disillusion, Hope An excerpt from this well-written piece: As the government shutdown started to seem inevitable, the talk on the publicRead… Read more »
Let’s face it a shutdown affects everyone. I don’t think anyone would say that federal workers aren’t at the forefront of the shutdown battlefield but don’t forget about your average citizen and yes gov’t contractors. The SECAF, an industry association representing more than 400 small and medium government contractors conducted a survey over the lastRead… Read more »
Everyone is wondering who’s furloughed and who’s not well thanks to the awesome people over at GovExec we now have an agency by agency breakdown. Here’s some of the big agencies. For the full list please go to GovExec. Education: 4,150 workers out of 4,465 full- and part-time employees would be furloughed. Homeland Security: ApproximatelyRead… Read more »
Shutdown Got You Down? It’s time to take a quick break for the… Friday Fab Five! Yes, it is a stressful day for many to say the least, but it’s also Friday, which means it’s time to take a look back at the week’s accomplishments. The Most Commented Blog of the Week goes to SteveRead… Read more »
A student organization at Maxwell, the Policy Students for Fiscal Sustainability (PSFS) is holding a two-day conference, “Debt, Deficits, and the Economy: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going?” What a pertinent time for this kind of conference and conversation. I can’t wait to attend and check out all the great programingRead… Read more »