If the government were to shutdown due to Congress not passing a spending bill next week, 41 percent of the federal government’s workforce will shutdown as well, according to USA Today. 59 percent of the non-defense workforce will be exempt from the shutdown, according to the Federal Daily. These numbers come from an analysis ofRead… Read more »
Dr. Robert A Petzel will retire in 2014 after a four year term as Undersecretary of Health and the Veterans Administration is convening a commission to recommend candidates to succeed him. The VA is required by law to convene the commission and is doing it prior to Petzel’s retirement because the process could potentially takeRead… Read more »
7 days. That’s how long the government has before it runs out of money. Depending on which article you read, the Congress is either preparing a last minute stopgap spending measure to avert the shutdown or the political divide is too great and a shutdown is inevitable. If that is the case, it would beRead… Read more »
The results of a unique and ground-breaking research study (n=644+) indicate four main barriers to increased adoption of social technologies in organizations: lack of knowledge and understanding, unprepared leadership, fear, and the absence of a well-grounded business case. This post highlights those findings and offers recommendations for overcoming the barriers. It also provides a linkRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We’ve all watched Sesame Street at some point in our lives. Every day during the show, the puppets express a simple and achievable lesson that each of the kids watching can take home with them. Oftentimes the lessons are about patience, perseverance, forgiveness and honor. How can those lessons apply toRead… Read more »
One of the most frustrating things that you’ll ever find when you’re working with your team or with people from your organization is apathy or a lack of work ethic. There’s nothing more frustrating then watching somebody perform at a subpar level. Actually it doesn’t even matter if they’re performing up to standard but ifRead… Read more »
We’ve all watched Sesame Street at some point in our lives. Every day during the show, the puppets express a simple and achievable lesson that each of the kids watching can take home with them. Oftentimes the lessons are about patience, perseverance, forgiveness and honor. Those sound like pretty good lessons for anybody, not justRead… Read more »
Quote: “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” –J.B. Massieu Are you friendly and helpful at work? If not, now is a good time to start. Always come to work cheerful and in a good mood, regardless of the problems you may be facing in your personal life or in your professional life. Express gratitudeRead… Read more »
It should be common knowledge by now that remote work will eventually transform the way government functions on a universal level, whether detractors of telework like it or not. However, the tedious path to government-wide implementation of remote work continues to be painfully and unacceptably slow at too many agencies. The question remains why? GovLoopRead… Read more »
Welcome to the continuing series of discussions with thought leaders who are bringing new and innovative solutions to the challenges government faces in delivering services to the citizen. I am your host Guy Clinch and my guest in this episode is Thomas R. Murphy, the current Moderator of the Town of Ipswich Massachusetts. Mr. MurphyRead… Read more »