Berry All But Official At OPM
Check it out here, including details from Berry’s time at Interior.
Miscellaneous
A bundle of sticks
The thin, knobby stick breaks easily when swung over the knee of the first obstacle in its way. The small bundle of sticks swinging freely together takes a hard step of obstruction to break and fall away. The large bundle of sticks proves unwieldy as each tries to wobble in its own direction. However; theRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Suggested Questions for Hillary Clinton
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today for what’s expected to be an easy confirmation hearing. Department of State While Clinton is likely to face questions about the Mideast conflict, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and maybe even her husband’s charitable work, the General Accountability Office recommends lawmakersRead… Read more »
Federal Eye: Suggested Questions for Steven Chu
President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee for energy secretary, Dr. Steven Chu appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today for his confirmation hearing. Department of Energy The next energy secretary faces several challenges, including determining how to fill the nation’s strategic petroleum reserve, developing renewable energy sources and assessing nonproliferation efforts, according to aRead… Read more »
Performance Plus and Social media
We had a great performance management event last Friday, sponsored by the IDeA and the Local Authority Research Councils Initiative. There was a great line-up of speakers who covered everything from the academic theoretical side of performance management to the nuts and bolts of systems thinking to rubbish collection and disposal in Northern Ireland. ThisRead… Read more »
If I Don’t Know Who You Are, I Don’t Care What You Say
adrielhampton.com – Why do you care what an anonymous commenter says on the Internet? I don’t, and one of my goals as a Government 2.0 advocate is to end the practice of any serious site condoning a culture of anonymity. If Web 2.0 is to flourish into a lasting culture, it must lead to trueRead… Read more »
Lessons From My Childhood – S.P.U.D.
By almost any measure, I had a very typical ’70s childhood. We lived in a young subdivision, explored everything, got in big trouble, suffered injuries, had divorced parents and viewed the world with an overarching sense of wonder and opportunity. We were a very creative group of kids, and since our parents weren’t wealthy weRead… Read more »
As Goes January…
Unlike in December, the market could not overcome the poor jobs report on Friday as stocks dropped sharply, closing at their lowest levels of the day. Not a good start to January. As the old adage says; As goes January, so goes the year. Some take it a step further and say; As goes theRead… Read more »
GovLoop Member of the Week – Tom Melancon, Technical Writer, Department of Labor
I’m delighted to have been able to interview my fellow Seattleite, Tom Melancon, “Civil Savant”– Technical Writer, Department of Labor. My sincere thanks to Tom for taking the time to give this interview! What is your role with the Department of Labor? My position is called Technical Writer, in the Department of Labor, Employment StandardsRead… Read more »
Bureuacratic Archetypes: Darth Vader, SES
So a while ago Steve posed the question: Is bureaucrat a bad word? He and I had a spirited dialog about the whole thing, and in he responded with a crystal clear mental model of his definition of the word: I’d like to reclaim the word “bureaucrat” as a true insider’s word. Kind of likeRead… Read more »