On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We’ve all seen an ambulance racing down the street, sirens blaring, weaving in and out of traffic. But sometimes in the rush to get to the hospital in the fastest way possible another tragedy can strike. Meet the fed who is making ambulances safer! You can find all of our programsRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: If you’re anything like me, “Orange is the New Black” has taken over your life. The show illustrates the difficult and fascinating life within the walls of a federal prison. The show is fiction, but the cruel world OITNB depicts is sadly often representative of what really happens in federal penitentiaries.Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: TaskRabbit began six years ago as an online marketplace where users can outsource small jobs to others in the surrounding community. From buying your dog food, to picking up your dry cleaning, to installing your Ikea furniture, or cleaning your oven, the site contracts out any chore you can imagine. NowRead… Read more »
We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. “Fearless folks, I want you to stand up! Fearless feds, stand up!” That’s how Michael D. Smith, Director of the Social Innovation Fund, kicked off his keynote speech at the second morning of the Next GenerationRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Just a few years ago social media was seen as an adolescent playground. Selfies, Facebook pokes, and pointless status updates created what seemed to be a cesspool of millennial playtime. Times have changed. If you don’t have an ongoing social media campaign you’re out of the loop and your business isRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We depend on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect our health by providing information and regulation for drugs and medical devices. But sometimes when times get tough, the FDA needs to depend on someone as well. Marcia Crosse, Director at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for the Healthcare team,Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Sometimes looking to your past can improve your future. We talk with Robert Shea about a new kind of assessment. You can find all of our programs online: DorobekINSIDER.com and GovLoop Insights at http://insights.govloop.com. The SEVEN stories that impact your life Washington Post: Confusion Marred Police Response to Navy Yard Shooting,Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Faced with private sector competitors, what can the government do to compete in attracting younger workers? Is it money? Recognition? Autonomy? Without a singular solution, one idea seems viable: Activate employees; don’t treat them like baseball cards. We take a look. You can find all of our programs online: DorobekINSIDER.com andRead… Read more »
Will a law help with social media? The House has passed the Social Media Working Group Act of 2014, which seeks to give the private sector new opportunities to drive social media innovation in emergency preparedness and response by “expanding the membership and influence of the Department of Homeland Security’s Virtual Social Media Working Group,”Read… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Pay freezes, budget cuts, furloughs – it shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, but after years of record low employee satisfaction, government’s senior executives are leaving the civil service at a rapidly increasing rate. So what happens now? Insights from the Partnership for Public Service. You can find all ofRead… Read more »