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Any and all welcome. Please let me know your nominations: where is government really exploring the use of gov 2.0 tools around child welfare and safety; environmental health; and the like. Domestic or international. Who is the star? Where can we see the best examples? Thanks much. – Zach
I was an Army wife for over 12 years, I have been through deployments galore, and when President Bush announced there would a surge in an effort to quell the violence in Iraq, my heart went out to all the soldiers who would be deployed, extended, or stop-loss’ed due to it. Everyone else was thinking-Read… Read more »
It’s Day 14 of federal efforts to stave off a massive oil spill and environmental disaster (efforts that began on Day One, in case all those reminders from the Obama administration have slipped you by.) Here’s a rundown of where things stand from a federal perspective: BY THE NUMBERS More than 2,000 volunteers are trainedRead… Read more »
It’s Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) this week and GovLoop is teaming up with the Partnership for Public Service to promote PSRW by running a special series called “Meet the Government Mascot.” Each day we’ve been introducing you to a new mascot, then we’ll run a contest on May 6-8 where you can vote forRead… Read more »
On April 30, 2010, over 200 public and private sector participants convened at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to think big about how the Government can learn from the emerging trend to use prizes and competitions to solve some of the grand challenges of our time. This event, led by Robynn Sturm fromRead… Read more »
Congratulations to the members of the Gettsyburg 9 Action Learning team from the class of 2010 on being named outstanding Federal Employees for the Year 2010 by the Seattle Federal Executive Board! The team was recognized for its Action Learning Project: “Independent Analysis of The Department of State’s Passport Agency Adjudication Process.” The team performedRead… Read more »
I was listening to a radio podcast on my iPod this weekend where they had callers call in to talk about a specific event that happened to them that they wish to re-live. Needless to say, some of the calls were quite funny. This got me to thinking – on a more serious note –Read… Read more »
As a big advocate of global trade, here’s my pitch for readers everywhere to get involved in World Trade Month. Scan the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s excellent website for a calendar of nationwide events on building global trade, and get going! Boise … Cedar Rapids … Miami … The Big Apple … Northern Kentucky orRead… Read more »
Check out this C-SPAN3 Video featuring former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Former President Bill Clinton (right here). On April 28, 2010, they discussed reducing the federal deficit at the 2010 Fiscal Summit held at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. There is no bigger problem today… and it will take political courage to handle thisRead… Read more »