by Keith Knapp, SF2012 By way of introduction, seeing as this is my first post, my name is Keith Knapp and for my Fellowship year I have the privilege of working as the inaugural City Hall Fellow at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). I have many ideas which I look forward to delving into overRead… Read more »
The Obama Administration has made a continued effort to in-source work performed for the Federal Government. The thought behind this is that government contractors are more expensive than federal employees. In an effort to increase efficiency, the Obama administration has suggested that agencies in the Federal Government in-source some of the work that has historicallyRead… Read more »
Afraid that the world is passing you by? Want to become more smarter about what you are doing? Trying to move up the ladder and want to impress the SES crowd at the morning meeting? Become an expert. Easier said than done right? Not so fast. Let me show you what you should already know.Read… Read more »
Below is a report of the 2nd Day of the National APWA Conference: General Session: Becoming a Community Builder – Leadership in Changing Times Day two of the 2011 APWA conference started with a general session, Becoming a Community Builder – Leadership in Changing Times, with keynote speaker, Ian Hill. He began by sharing hisRead… Read more »
Does this look like your typical day as a local, state, or Federal worker? 31% of your work day is made up of purely ad-hoc, never happens the same way twice tasks 30% of your work revolves around consistent, defined goals but various ways to achieve those goals 20% of your work involves documented andRead… Read more »
I don’t get a chance to watch TV often, but there are shows that I definitely make time to watch. Grey’s Anatomy is one such show. So on Thursday night I tuned in to catch the two-hour season premier of one of my favorite shows. Like many others, I watch TV shows to escape theRead… Read more »
A call for papers — with an extended submission deadline of 28 September 2011 — has been issued for JURISIN 2011: The Fifth International Workshop on Juris-informatics, to be held 1-2 December 2011, in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Papers are invited on the following topics: Legal reasoning Argumentation/Argumentation agent Legal term ontology Formal legal knowledge-base/Intelligent managementRead… Read more »
Developing effective and meaningful training simulations takes knowledge, an understanding of the learning process, as well as a keen eye for detail. Since all training simulations and serious games have different objectives, knowing what elements to include and how to present the material to the learner in the serious games is critical. In addition, 3DRead… Read more »
Florida is facing an investigation of its broadband expansion plan. The federal government has suspended a $30.1 million grant award to the North Florida Broadband Authority amidst allegations of poor supervision of the project and waste. Work has already been stopped on the project which was set to bring high-speed broadband to 14 Florida counties.Read… Read more »
Listen to an exclusive podcast, compliments of the Human Capital Management Federal (HCMF) Conference The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is called the congressional watchdog for a reason: the organization investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. To achieve that goal, the GAO must employ and retain the best talent through strategic hiring practices.Read… Read more »