Mark your calendar for a special breakfast event at the National Press Club especially for government librarians hosted by LexisNexis. PROGRAM: e-Initiatives and e-Efforts: Expanding Our Horizons DATE: Thursday, April 28, 2011 TIME: 8:00 ¬ 11:00 a.m. We have an exciting panel of speakers lined up for this event including: James King, Information Architect atRead… Read more »
Something new from my friends at Google. A weekly update. Well I won’t be draining my bank account at this rate to pay for my Adwords. Permalink | Leave a comment » Original post
Are we being too closed minded when it comes to job searching? In the Washington Post article, “Want a federal government job? Think outside the box” by Derrick T. Dortch, he thinks along with diligence, networking and self-promotion that we need to think outside the box when it comes to the job search. He usesRead… Read more »
Last time I introduced you to the rule, Anticipate Change. Anticipating and working through change becomes easier if you understand what’s going on in your head or the head of others around you. Make no doubt about it, all of us go through this process. Granted it is relative. For some it may simply beRead… Read more »
ResearchConnecting with citizens (03/14/2011) – Government executives recognize that citizens are frustrated with government’s ability to fulfill their expectations, according to a survey by the Government Business Council. Opportunities for improvement include helping citizens help themselves, designing seamless multi-channel and cross-channel citizen experiences and listening and engaging proactively. http://www.rightnow.com/blog/government/bridging-the-divide-government-efforts-to-connect-with-citizensMobile devices and community information (03/14/2011) –Read… Read more »
The U.S. government is the world’s largest buyer of goods and services. Targeting the world’s biggest client makes sense for most businesses. But growing your business in the federal contracting space is unlike business development in the commercial sector. The federal process involves registering with several databases, tracking requests for proposal (RFPs), and following aRead… Read more »
The USGIF will facilitate the Geoint Symposium 16-19 October 2011 in San Antonio Texas. According to the site at geoint2011: USGIF Announces First Keynote Speakers for GEOINT 2011 Symposium Confirming their participation in GEOINT 2011 are Gen. Keith B. Alexander, U.S. Army, commander, U.S. Cyber Command and director, National Security Agency (NSA); Bruce Carlson, director,Read… Read more »
There is a lot going on in the Federal government right now – as we’re sure you know – and most of it has to do with budgets. What will be cut? What will be saved? Which budgets will be trimmed? And will any budgets see increases? We keep an eye on news that involvesRead… Read more »
The Partnership for Public Service, the Public Employees Roundtable and GEICO are hosting “Public Servant Day” at the Washington Nationals on Sunday, May 1 during a 1:35 p.m. game against the 2010 World Series Champions, the San Francisco Giants. The event is part of Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), an annual celebration of the menRead… Read more »
Does anyone know of any training classes on how to create, manage and track changes in multiple versions of large documents using a wiki? How difficult is it to set up a wiki restricted to agency personnel only and then transfer the final results to other document managment tools?