Tune in to the Federal Drive Show tomorrow at 7:20 a.m. I’ll be commenting on a new bill introduced in Congress to provide Critical Sensitive federal employees with MSPB appeal rights — Tune in to Federal Drive
A special edition of GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER today. We’re LIVE! It’s the 11th time we’ve met and we are doing this at least once each month this year. The idea is simple: get smart people together and share ideas because we believe that the real power of information comes when it is shared. 2013 may goRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: With only a few weeks left in 2013, it is time to start predicting what will happen in the days, weeks and months ahead. We asked John Palguta to peer into his crystal ball and give us his predictions for the year ahead. The SEVEN stories that impact your life TheRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The government has lost a bit of its luster. The government is now very uncool. How did it happen? We take a look back with John Palguta from the Partnership for Public Service. But up front: Politico: Federal workers’ pensions targeted in budget deal NYT: Officials say U.S. may never knowRead… Read more »
For the first time since 2009, the House has approved a bipartisan budget plan that dulls sequestration’s. The GOP-controlled lower chamber on Thursday voted 333-94 to send the sweeping spending and deficit-reduction plan crafted by the chairs of the House and Senate Budget committees, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to theRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: NASA’s Curiosity Rover has more than 1.4 million followers on Twitter. The robotic wonder is also a social media master. We take a look at NASA’s out of this world social media with the guru herself Veronica McGregor. The SEVEN stories that impact your life The new budget deal will reduce,Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: 2013 may go down as the year of Congressional roadblocks for government. First there was sequestration, then the shutdown. But in our Year in Review segment, Brooking’s Darrell West shows how some organizations were able to innovate despite the legislative hardships. But up front: A budget deal… maybe National Journal’s CongressionalRead… Read more »
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill 1 – Goal Setting: Every morning, take 3 to 5 minutes to write out your top 10 goals in the present tense. By writing out your 10 goals at the beginning of each day, you will program them deep intoRead… Read more »
Teenagers are fairly notorious for making poor decisions. With the power of Facebook, I have many opportunities to look back at the outfits I wore as a teenager and cringe. However, your teenage years can also be the beginning of the passions and interests that guide your career. I became interested in government through participationRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: 2013 was the year of cybersecurity for State government. New threats dominated the landscape. What else? Find out in our end of year retrospective with NASCIO’s Executive Director, Doug Robinson. But up front: Budget deal expected this week amounts to a cease-fire as sides move to avert standoff- House and SenateRead… Read more »