Adriel Hampton interviews Christina Morrison, HP’s public sector marketing manager, about a new survey of 103 local, state and federal senior IT professionals discussing Gov 2.0 adoption. Also, Adriel talks with Luke Closs, co-creator of the civic app VanTrash, about open data and apps contests.
There have been a number of changes lately that are important to government contracting that you need to know about. But before I delve into them, I wanted to let you know that our November capture and proposal 2-day training courses in Rockville, MD are now half-full, with some people traveling from out of townRead… Read more »
The EPA helps declare war on bedbugs, state government officials give the iPad a thumb’s up, the tide is turning toward telework, and a former OMB administrator has some insightful words about collaboration, all in this week’s version of the Gov 2.0 Roundup. –If the thought of a tiny bug crawling out of your mattressRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda People are paying to play a game while it’s being written. What are the lessons for government? Perhaps that people are willing to pay for unfinished services provided that their input has an impact on the final product. National Public Radio (NPR) released the results of its Twitter survey. What does the profileRead… Read more »
Yes it is a rather dated story “The firing of Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod” but with the release of USDA and other executive departments emails it certainly would have been, at least somewhat, less painful if everyone involved in the process had taken the time to communicate. Can’t believe that the world would haveRead… Read more »
I’m teaching 7 classes this semester, so I have about 100 online students and 50 in the classroom. I’m writing a dissertation. I’m continuing other research – big news – PAR R&R. I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter. I am involved in ridiculous amounts of service. And, this is the time of theRead… Read more »
I have the maximum number of saved resumes on USAJOBS. I’ve used each one at least once, but am using one particular resume significantly more, since I’ve recently started applying for similar jobs. That one resume is the one that I would like to customize as you’ve suggested. I don’t mind purging the other resumesRead… Read more »
Many of us have been in our professional careers for quite some time and we find it difficult to keep a resume to two pages or less. Career and resume coaches tell us that this is a common discussion with job seekers — encouraging them to be brief and to hit the highlights. Your focusRead… Read more »
(The views on this blog do not reflect necessarily the views of any client or employer – Dr. Bordeaux is solely responsible for the material posted to this GovLoop blog. This blog should not be considered reflective of an official position on the part of anyone other than John Bordeaux.) When the Secretary of DefenseRead… Read more »
In the Discussions section of GovLoop, a member asks this question: “I am overqualified for the basic entry-level, no experience positions because of education and other skills like languages, programs etc., and underqualified for one step higher positions due to the lack of experience. . . . My questions is how to escape the neverRead… Read more »