Here’s some links related to open government for the past week or so. Enjoy! “Happy One Year Anniversary! A Year of Progress in Open Government“ “Though it’s being overshadowed by the budget discussions this week, it’s important to note (and celebrate!) that today (April 7th) is the one year anniversary of Agency Open Government Plans.”Read… Read more »
Everyone is wondering who’s furloughed and who’s not well thanks to the awesome people over at GovExec we now have an agency by agency breakdown. Here’s some of the big agencies. For the full list please go to GovExec. Education: 4,150 workers out of 4,465 full- and part-time employees would be furloughed. Homeland Security: ApproximatelyRead… Read more »
As many have mentioned here regarding the looming shutdown, focusing on resilency, positive outlook, and even beards are part of the game plan for many. For those not prone to growing beards (LOL) consider attending some of the tech and networking events you don’t have time to attend during overly busy work weeks. Here’s WomenRead… Read more »
Government shutdown. It isn’t a natural disaster, but it surely could be considered a crisis. As a communications consultant I’ve heard stories from counterparts across the agencies talk about their approaches in dealing with the possible government shutdown. With each discussion the same question comes up, “How do you prepare for a specific event whenRead… Read more »
Authored by Sean Tucker It’s a simple question – if the government shuts down, should I still go to an event where the speaker is a government employee? – but no one seems to have a simple answer. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) referred us to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMBRead… Read more »
This is simply an awesome example of collaboration via google docs…. Filed under: Video Tagged: Collaboration, google docs, video Original post
I remember the furloughs of 1995 and 1996. I just wrote and published the Federal Resume Guidebook — and the federal resume was controversial – then the furloughs! It was bad then for other reasons than today’s furlough situation. The government was switching from the SF-171 application to the federal resume at that time, andRead… Read more »
Democracy is fair play. Perhaps a lesson that Congress should be learning right now? It is afterall about compromise, give and take…fair play. I was checking out Kerry Ann OConnor’s posting “I Got Furlough Fever and the only Prescription Is” where I stumbled across this video by Yared Shumete of Ethiopia. This video was theRead… Read more »
Google Maps now has a feature which appears to encourage users to choose alternatives to driving when seeking directions, based on travel time. Original post
So let’s try something. How about we grow beards during the furlough? Are you game? Will you grow a furlough beard? What better way to show solidarity and identify ourselves as laid off feds? Furloughed Feds unite! Grow those beards! Think of the money you’ll save on razors!! ARE YOU WITH ME???