In line with its mission to ensure the careful use of Federal funds, OMB issued guidance on 5/11/12 to Federal agencies that requires them to make more efficient use of existing government real estate — in effect, “freezing the Federal footprint.” In a roundabout way, this is good news for Telework fans. By requiring agenciesRead… Read more »
Last week, Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Darrell Issa, held a hearing entitled “Where Are All the Watchdogs? Addressing Inspector General Vacancies.” The purpose of the hearing was supposed to be why there are so many vacant Inspector General positions (the Presidentially appointed, Senate confirmed ones anyway). The Project onRead… Read more »
This is the third post in our GovLoop May Blog series, exploring how to break down silos in government. Our first post focused on the “trusted leader” and the traits required for leadership across government. Our second post explored collaboration strategies on your team. This week, we’ll look out to the future, and how toRead… Read more »
Last year, GovLoop and Young Government Leaders (YGL) launched the “Rock Your Resume” project, which has already grown to over 1200 members. What began as peer reviews has evolved to leverage the experience of two top-notch expert reviewers – Camille Roberts & Andrea Boulanger Lowe – who are reviewing 8 resumes each month. To date,Read… Read more »
Is there anyone who would be able to assist me in becoming a government employee. I have, had my resume re-written, applied to jobs on usajobs and spoken with people who are in the government. If anyone has helpful tips, links or information about what can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.
Last week, I stumbled on an article in Forbes called, “The Four-Question Meeting: You Can’t Be Brilliant Alone.” The author cited the extraordinary cost of meetings to an organization (average per week for a 100-person company = ~$250,000) and made the case for running every potential gathering through the following filter: What is the purposeRead… Read more »
Some on Wall Street were up in arms recently as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wore his signature hoodie to meet with potential investors on the verge of Facebook’s initial public offering. Others rushed to defend the young CEO, going so far as to point out that he likely does not — and should not —Read… Read more »
On today’s program for Monday May 14th, 2012: Follow the money — federal government style. We’ll take a look at the new Digital Accountability and Transparency Act. We’ll talk to the executive director of the Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board, Michael Wood, about how you bring lessons learned from Recovery.gov to federal spending. Salary,Read… Read more »
When it comes to picking your next job — don’t just factor in pay, benefits and job title. Company culture also makes a big difference. Bill Barnett says, “that’s one element that often gets overlooked in the job hunting process.” Mr. Barnett led the Strategy Practice at McKinsey & Company and has taught career strategyRead… Read more »
Although open to all, this blog post is dedicated to those mentoring partnerships who are part of the GovLoop Mentors Program! Two Fridays ago, participants from the 2012 GovLoop Spring Mentors Program gathered at the GovLoop offices, both in person and online, to discuss some mentoring best practices and tackle the issue of political/organizational savvy.Read… Read more »