Here’s the Christian Science Monitor article: “Government Workers: We Need Love, Too” Excerpt: Everyone knows the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington Saturday is a counterweight to Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally in the same venue back in August. But betcha didn’t know there was anotherRead… Read more »
So last night was the Austin GovUp. Unfortunately I couldn’t make it there in person but I just got off phone from GovLoop team and they said it was amazing. Manor CIO Dustin Haisler gave an amazing talk and the audience was riveting. And just lots of awesome folks. There was a pretty solid mixRead… Read more »
Our “Government Doesn’t Suck” rally is generating all kinds of attention, including a mention in the Washington Post and this appearance on Drudge Report: Favorite
Lovely ColoradoHad a blast at our Denver GovUp last week. It was a great mix of folks from local counties, City of Denver, MPA programs nearby, federal agencies like Interior, GAO, and GSA, and State of Colorado government. The awesome pound below says it all… A couple interesting observations from the night: 1. Help EachRead… Read more »
Ever since joining up with GovLoop in April I’ve continually heard gripes about .gov sites. The crazy thing is most of the complaints are uniform across the board: the search suck, it looks like crap, there is no user interface… ect. I think we are all in agreement that .gov sites as a whole aren’tRead… Read more »
Are you passionate about greening up government? Want to make the government a shining example on energy efficiency? An easy way to start is to attend the GOVgreen Conference and Exposition in November and GovLoop wants to send you for FREE. All you have to do is write a blog about a green project inRead… Read more »
I’ll say this expertise is overrated. Woah.. where did that come from? We’ll sitting at the Gov 2.0 Summit something said by Elizabeth Coleman of Bennington College really resonated with me: start with the world then bring it back to government. Yes expertise is valuable in it’s small tiny sector but government isn’t a smallRead… Read more »
Alright so first off let me outline the premise of this new blog series. I work for GovLoop but I am not and never have been a govie, rather my background is in journalism so I am have way decent at asking questions and that’s where you come in. Alright let’s rock. No one wantsRead… Read more »
*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks *********************************************************************** Webmasters often wonder: What government sites do government employees actually use? I remember my bookmarks and the ones I checked constantly were: 1) USAJOBS – Oops…it’s a non-secret that lots of Govies are looking for their next gov’tRead… Read more »
*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks *********************************************************************** So Ashley Judd just finished her Masters of Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School and is interested in public service. As a public service, here are 5 jobs she might be good at: 1) CFC Chairperson – WhyRead… Read more »