Ask GovLoop on Design- What’s a Good Page Length?
From our awesome Ask the Design Expert – Adam Harvey. A must watch on design and page length. Favorite
GovLoop Project of the Week: NNSA Summer Student Intern Program
Led by John Barry at the US Office of Personnel Management, the Federal government intends to make significant strides toward streamlining the hiring process in the near term. In the meantime, intern programs remain one of the most effective ways for agencies to attract and get acquainted with potential employees. USAJobs.gov has a lengthy listRead… Read more »
GovLoop Hits One-Year Anniversary – Let’s Celebrate!
A year has passed since I launched GovLoop with a simple idea that it would be great to have an online community of all the rockstars who work around government. So we could connect, share ideas, best practices, and have fun. Together we have building a brilliant community of over 14,000+ government innovators across theRead… Read more »
GovLoop Member of the Week: Benjamin Strong
If you’re on Twitter, you may have seen some of the great tweets from @Amver like: -> Nigerian rebels kidnap 6 crewmembers from chemical carrier Sichem Peace -> Boating tips for watching fireworks from boats -> U.S. House passes piracy amendment; military guards to man certain ships/cargoes -> Iranian naval ship stops pirate attack inRead… Read more »
GovLoop Poll – How Big is Your Training Budget?
Last week’s GovLoop poll was “How Big is Your Training Budget?” I think it is an important question as Gov 2.0 evolves and there becomes more events (such as Gov 2.0 Summit and OGI) and training courses. How do we provide ways to bring people together online and offline to learn from experts and ourRead… Read more »
10 Ways Social Media Will Improve Federal Acquisition
A couple months ago, I noticed a conversation on GovLoop regarding acquisition. Having spent the past ten years as a proposal writer that has responded to hundreds of Requests for Proposals on behalf of non-profit and educational institutions, I contributed six quick ideas to the discussion. Well, no good deed goes unpunished and those commentsRead… Read more »
GovLoop Poll – How Focused is Your Org On Implementing Gov 2.0?
Last week’s poll was how focused is your organization on implementing Gov 2.0. The results came in as: 0.0% #1 Focus 28.6% Major Goal 37.1% Minor Push 34.3% No Effort At All Once again the results were interesting. Interesting that no one has it as the #1 goal. But that makes sense as Gov 2.0Read… Read more »
GovLoop Giving Back – Already Loaned over $1,500 in Kiva Group
Have you heard of Kiva.org, the microlanding organization where they believe loans change lives. The founding thought leader of microlending, Muhammad Yunus founder of Grameen Bank, has already won a Nobel prize. I like the approach to charity – teach someone how to fish vs giving them a fish. And a lot of people doRead… Read more »
Final Phase of Open Government Initiative (Help Draft Policy Recommendations – Deadline June 28)
Please participate in the White House’s final phase…They are looking for your insights…More below ————————– Today the Drafting Phase (Phase III) of the Open Government public consultation process begins at www.whitehouse.gov/open (click on Participate). This Drafting Phase invites you to collaborate on creating recommendations for open government policy using a web-based wiki tool. You areRead… Read more »
Next Generation Government: Mobile, Measurable, Malleable
On Tuesday, June 16, I had the opportunity to serve on a panel for the 2009 Symantec Government Symposium in Washington, DC, under the title Next Generation Government. Special “shout out” to moderator Tom Temin of Federal News Radio and fellow panelists Chris Kemp (Chief Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration), John Schueler (NewRead… Read more »