We continue to have great deals, discounts, and freebies for GovLoop rockstars.-A few weeks back we had a 70% off coupon for restaurants.com This week – We have free passes to the OMG Cybersecurity forum in Arlington, VA on May 25-26. You can find out more about the event by clicking here to see theRead… Read more »
In honor of Public Service Recognition Week, GovLoop has teamed up with the Partnership for Public Service to promote your great work and give hardworking govies a little pick me up. As a way to say THANK YOU for your work as public servants, GovLoop has made this special arrangement with Restaurant.com to get youRead… Read more »
A great conversation is kicking off over in the “Google for Gov” group, where I asked “Do you worry about privacy issues when you’re using Google?” But it sparked a quick thought: Will genealogists be the new gold diggers? What I mean is that genealogists could make a killing by archiving and sculpting the digitalRead… Read more »
So I’ve been traveling a lot lately. And once you start traveling a lot, you start to learn the tricks of the trade. Here’s my how-to tips on traveling 1. Decide on a loyalty program – Pick one hotel chain and one airline and focus on them at any costs. You will get much betterRead… Read more »
Was checking out Facebook today when I noticed an ad on the side for the Facebook page for USAID careers. Have others seen gov’t agencies use FB ads? Have govies tried using the ads? Effectiveness? Personally I think it’s a good idea especially around recruiting the best and brightest in government. Makes me wonder howRead… Read more »
One of our members, Meyer Moldeven, caught my attention by stating that he was in his “93rd year.” I quickly confirmed with him that I read that comment correctly…and it was true! So here you go – a Member of the Week that I have to believe is our most senior GovLooper! 1. How didRead… Read more »
A great co-worker is priceless – they make your work better, create a good work environment, and make you look good in front of the boss. A bad co-worker can make your life painful, make you dread work, and can derail your career. But there are a bunch of types of bad co-workers. Here’s myRead… Read more »
So here’s the deal. The entire province of British Columbia just gave their government intranet system a complete facelift and let’s just say the result could be an episode of “Pimp Your Site” if that show even existed. Anyways the public servants in BC are now rocking out with an intranet system that includes drupal,Read… Read more »
As some of you know, I have a new son, who is now almost 9 weeks old. I travel quite a bit (average 10 days per month away from home) and in order to limit the amount of nights that I am on the road, I have started setting little rules for myself: 1. TryRead… Read more »
Originally published under the title “Workplace Flexibility as the New Normal” as part of “The FCW Challenge” by Anne Weissberg, William D Eggers, May 14, 2010 As William Gibson wrote in Neuromancer, “the future has already arrived. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.” If you think that the federal government will never go to aRead… Read more »