I used to say “If I” a lot… If I was the boss. If I had a million dollars. If I was the president. If I was the head coach of the team. As I get older, I keep on thinking it’s easy to criticize those with “If I” Now I’m focused more on gettingRead… Read more »
Govloop members may be interested in what is going on in Victoria. A few times now I’ve mentioned that the situation in Australia is patchy Gov 2.0 wise. That is not to say there is not some great thinking and work going on. There is and our Gov 2.0 Taskforce proves that. The problem seemsRead… Read more »
Despite a difficult Friday commute for many federal workers, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry defended his decision to keep federal offices open Friday, saying safety and government operations are the only factors he considers when making such decisions. “The decision is never based on 100 percent perfection,” Berry said in an interview FridayRead… Read more »
http://www.fedinsider.com By any measure, the 2011 budget request from the Obama administration is big. But when it comes to federal spending on IT in the next fiscal, it’s clear that the days of high single-digit or double-digit growth are over. Spending will be approximately $80 billion, a slight increase over enacted 2010 spending. But theRead… Read more »
Monday’s President’s Day federal holiday will not be canceled, Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry said Thursday during a washingtonpost.com live chat. Berry also said he does not consult President Obama on his decisions to close D.C.-area offices and that easy access to e-mail and the Internet means OPM will have to reconsider itsRead… Read more »
Happy Thursday! After four straight snow days, now seems as good a time as any to talk seriously about teleworking options for federal workers. “About one-third of the D.C. area employees at the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration logged on to their agencies’ mainframe computers, probably from their homes,” The Post’sRead… Read more »
Cross posted from my website: Streetsblog-Capitol Hill’s Elena Schor posted an interesting analysis a report titled Projects and Paychecks: a One Year Report on State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (and a website), released yesterday by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the trade group representing stateRead… Read more »
You’ve living history, Washington: Federal agencies across the nation’s capital will close on Thursday for a fourth straight day — taking the week-long shutdown of the government into uncharted territory. The decision means non-emergency federal workers will be granted excused absences, the Office of Personnel Management said. Emergency employees are expected to report for workRead… Read more »
As an executive coach, I have seen a number of my clients facing challenges related to the issue of delegation. These leaders often find that they don’t have enough time during the day to get everything done, and they can’t figure out what they might be doing wrong. They are often not doing the workRead… Read more »