Master the Phone Interview
The Feds are doing a lot more phone and VTC/Skype interviewing these days. Here are some ideas to help prepare yourself so you can put your best foot forward… [read more]
Tech
New Study Demonstrates Social Media’s Predictive Power for Gov’t
OhMyGov Inc. just announced the release of a new study which shows that Congressional Republicans are gaining public support on social media at significantly higher rates than their Democratic counterparts. The study, which ran from May through August this year, examined the percent rate by which members of Congress were acquiring new Facebook fans inRead… Read more »
See How Three DC Organizations Achieved Work Management Success
Having been involved in various government and private SharePoint-related projects, an issue that often arise is the lack of buy-in and long term commitment from decision makers. A key factor I found is often decision makers’ limited understanding of the platform benefits versus the obstacles for successful implementation. It is imperative that executives have theRead… Read more »
GovUp & Cisco: The nature of digital trust
Let’s look at one of the basic elements of network security that Chris Coleman mentioned during his presentation Tuesday night (petulant microphone not included). He spoke of trust, trust in the network beneath the Internet, beneath the applications, the companies and the net itself. Without said trust, as Coleman said, the entire system of exchanges,Read… Read more »
Air Force Information Technology and HP
I recently returned from the annual Air Force Information Technology Conference (AFITC) in beautiful downtown Montgomery, Alabama. While Montgomery may seem like an unusual choice of location for a military technology conference, Montgomery is home to Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base and the Gunter Annex, which is one of leading Air Force information technology centers inRead… Read more »
Australian Public Servants – A license to challenge
Another interesting development here in Australia. OK. There is a lot of conversation about the need for cultural change in the public sector to get the most out of social media and make Gov 2.0 happen. Not to mention the need to make a big shift to get innovation and public sector reform moving. ForRead… Read more »
Confessions of a Government Man
Welcome to my blog. I am a retired Senior Executive (GSA) and the author of a recently published book, Confessions of a Government Man: How to Succeed in Any Bureaucracy. The book is meant to educate and entertain (emphasis on the latter) by sharing the wisdom gained during my lengthy government career and to impartRead… Read more »
Next American City
You might find this web site about what’s happening in American Cities interesting …
Amped for #AMP10
This Friday/Saturday, I’ll be blogging from the official blogger row (I know, so exciting) at the inaugural AMP Summit 2010 – a gathering of thought leaders in Activism + Media + Politics in Washington DC. The mission of AMP Summit is to explore the ongoing, distributed conversation about the people-powered revolution. The speaker lineup looksRead… Read more »
CB2: Bed Bugs Invade DC
“That’s strange, those mosquito bites form a perfect line up my leg. Son-of-a…. bed bugs!” That’s right, bed bugs. Believe it or not there has been an alarming resurgence of bed bugs in the US, so much that the EPA, CDC and USDA have launched a war on squashing this problem once and for allRead… Read more »