As the US Department of Defense’s leading language services provider, MEP is looking for business partners to help us serve our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines worldwide. Whether you’re a small business, large business, or minority institution, please stop by our booth (#1421). We value your interest in partnering with us. To learn more please,Read… Read more »
From BeltWiki Blog on WhoRunsGov by The Washington Post If you have not sent your a Mother’s Day gift, there is still time (barely). But you deserve to get hit with those Saturday shipping fees. Didn’t mom always warn you about procrastinating? Because WhoRunsGov profiles are reserved for the most powerful policy makers in theRead… Read more »
Here’s a snippet from my new post at WhoRunsGov at the Washington Post. Click on the link below to read the entire thing. In the not-so-distant past, a big concern for a PR firm or pollster was “is their client’s message getting across?” In the social media world, the new question is “Are they influential?”Read… Read more »
“NJ court: High costs is denial of access; awards atty’s fees” (The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press) (HT Virginia Coalition for Open Government email) “[Quincy] Massachusetts Turns on Camera for Court Proceedings” (GovTech.com) “The initiative, called “OpenCourt,” incorporates digital technology such as video streams and live broadcasts and makes the media available onRead… Read more »
ABOUT 34,000 PEOPLE IN THE U. S. DIE BY SUICIDE EACH YEAR. That’s why Suicide Prevention Deserves To Be Everybody’s Business: The Weekly Spark newsletter contains announcements and information about suicide, suicide prevention and mental health issues [and]offers brief summaries of national, state and international news; analyses of relevant research findings; descriptions of funding opportunities,Read… Read more »
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is proud to honor the work of nurses throughout the federal government as it celebrates National Nurses Week, May 6–May 12. AFGE represents thousands of nurses nationwide at VA medical centers, military hospitals, federal correctional facilities and other federal health care sites. These dedicated health care professionals areRead… Read more »
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE Issue Date:,4-29-11 Online Exclusive Peer-led community wellness: Dare to act now!Link essential benefit, accountable care, medical/mental health home concepts to transform care By Ron Manderscheid PhD, Executive Director, NACBHDD Together with the noisiness of the Greatest Recession, governmental deficits, and National Health Reform, a quiet and little-noticed revolution is taking place in ourRead… Read more »
New Jersey is releasing grant funds to a group of New Jersey hospitals and clinics in order to advance a statewide electronic health records initiative. The grant money comes from a federal award of $11.4 million that the state received in 2010. The money will be split between electronic health records projects and the creationRead… Read more »
There is a conference going on right now in Oklahoma (Gov 2.0a) related to government and technology… The second annual Gov 2.0a conference is focused on applications of technology to government problems. The conference will be a forum to learn about successful Gov 2.0 applications through case studies, to learn about best practices for GovRead… Read more »
As Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), John Berry is the government’s “chief people person.” He is responsible for recruiting, hiring and setting benefits policies for 1.9 million civilian federal employees. He began his career in employment and retirement issues serving as Rep. Steny Hoyer’s legislative director for 10 years. Prior to hisRead… Read more »