The Department of Education launches TEACH.gov with a little help from Rock Creek, government forms are on the road to making more sense, Michigan and Utah receive top honors for their digital efforts, and DoD’s former social media guru shares lessons learned, all in this week’s edition of the Gov 2.0 Roundup. –Earlier this week,Read… Read more »
The Defenders – Leadership Training?
Last night I watched a new show – “The Defenders” – about a couple of Las Vegas attorneys who are part Robin Hood and part con artist. The show was quite entertaining, but led me to think about its role as a leadership lab for us viewers to learn from. Here’s the four themes runningRead… Read more »
Lights! Camera! Exhibition! Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
Norman Rockwell, Shadow Artist, 1920, oil on canvas, Collection of George Lucas And the Oscar goes to…Norman Rockwell? Not quite, but the beloved American illustrator and painter was well connected to the movie business. In fact, Rockwell once said, “If I hadn’t become a painter, I would have liked to have been a movie director.”Read… Read more »
Who is going to the GreenGov conference next week?
I’d like to interview someone who’s attending GreenGov! https://www.govloop.com/xn/detail/1154385:Event:922909 Please just add a comment here. Thanks! –Lara@LaraCCoutinho
The Federal Coach: Alternative Work Schedules and Cross-Agency Idea Sharing
This week’s questions come from federal managers at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Please continue sharing your ideas and questions by emailing me at [email protected]. To continue reading, please click here.
10 reasons why online social media are critical to democratic governance (pt. 2)
Yesterday, I posted the first five of 10 reasons why the Web and particularly Web 2.0, also known as social media are critical to sustain and advance democratic governance processes in the United States. Today, I list reasons 6-10. The Web has transformed and continues to transform how government operates, especially in its relationship withRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: Palindrome Issue: 10/01
Gadi Ben-Yehuda I’m feeling Neighborly – a social network in development that is location-based. I’ll be interested to see it in action. Anyone else giving MediaPost, a new aggregator, a try? So far, I’ve found a few articles I might not have read otherwise. Two ways to be wrong about social media. Newsweek’s “The SadRead… Read more »
Week 5 College Football Viewer’s Guide – from the Hokie Guru, Your Bureaucrat on Sports (only on GovLoop)
Happy Friday!! And yes, the federal government is still open… we’re on a continuing resolution. Be ready for an epic blog post. Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Bowls Meet Al Capone? Most of us feel bad for the little guy, Boise State. Fact is, they are one of the best teams in the country and deserveRead… Read more »
Open data podcast
In this podcast I chat to Tim Davies of Practical Participation about open data in the UK and his research into the subject. Download the mp3 or subscribe in iTunes – or the original post with a flash audio player is here. Hope it’s useful!
What Can YOU Do?
Today kickoffs off National Disability Employment Awareness Month. When it comes to doing business, including people with disabilities—in recruitment, retention and advancement—offers the workplace a competitive edge. People with disabilities are known to be experienced problem solvers with a proven ability to adapt. What’s more, they mirror an important and increasingly expanding customer base. TheRead… Read more »