This post originally appeared on my external blog, “Social Media Strategery.” While writing my last post, I got to thinking about all of the conversations I’ve had with the talented, ambitious, entrepreneurial colleagues I’ve gotten to know over the last few years. Most of these individuals serve, in some fashion, as social media evangelists –Read… Read more »
The extension of provisions which have the capacity to support $14 billion in loans to small businesses: Extending these Recovery loan enhancements – which increase guarantees for SBA’s largest loan program (the 7(a) program) to 90% and reduce fees for the 7(a) and 504 program – has the capacity to support $14 billion in lendingRead… Read more »
Last week a client, a CXO in a large government contractor, said he was ready to move on. “I’m looking for something better, just so it doesn’t involve business development.” He has spent the last five years leading the introduction of new technologies to a thirty year old organization. Many of his projects are unique,Read… Read more »
Another post I have been sat on and chewing over for a little while… Charles Arthur in the Guardian highlighted an interesting area of discussion in the use of open source in government a little while ago. He reports on the views of Liam Maxwell, the councillor responsible for IT policy at the Royal BoroughRead… Read more »
Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite if You Work in the USAID Tower of The Reagan building!! Heard that in an office suite in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) tower of the Reagan Building, that they battled bedbugs this morning! Evidently USAID employees were told in an e-mail that they hadn’t received reports ofRead… Read more »
I’d like to interview someone who’s attending GreenGov! https://www.govloop.com/xn/detail/1154385:Event:922909 Please just add a comment here. Thanks! –Lara@LaraCCoutinho
Gadi Ben-Yehuda I’m feeling Neighborly – a social network in development that is location-based. I’ll be interested to see it in action. Anyone else giving MediaPost, a new aggregator, a try? So far, I’ve found a few articles I might not have read otherwise. Two ways to be wrong about social media. Newsweek’s “The SadRead… Read more »
Today kickoffs off National Disability Employment Awareness Month. When it comes to doing business, including people with disabilities—in recruitment, retention and advancement—offers the workplace a competitive edge. People with disabilities are known to be experienced problem solvers with a proven ability to adapt. What’s more, they mirror an important and increasingly expanding customer base. TheRead… Read more »
Hello GovLoop! My name is Jessica and I am extremely excited about joining this new online community! Currently, I am a graduate student in my second (and FINAL) year of my Masters of Public Administration at the University of Delaware and with graduation quickly approaching, I have already begun to kick the wheels in motionRead… Read more »
Cross posted from eaves.ca. Are you a public insurgent? Today, a generation of young people are arriving into the public service familiar with all sorts of tools – especially online and social media driven tools – that they have become accustomed to using. Tools like wikis, survey monkeys, doodle, instant messaging or websites like wikipedia,Read… Read more »