So my boss is transferring to another agency in less than three weeks and its up to me to make this transition smooth. Because let’s face it, he’s got one foot out the door and we’re an office of just three people (including my soon-to-be-gone boss). We’re responsible for 300+ civilians and all of theirRead… Read more »
House lawmakers unanimously approved Tuesday a resolution that expressed lawmakers’ continued support for the safety and security of federal workers. The measure also called on the government to continue seeking ways to improve their protection. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) — whose Northern Virginia congressional district is home to thousands of federal workers — said heRead… Read more »
As described in an earlier blog post the BetterBuy Project was launched to bring collaboration, transparency and participation into the federal acquisition process through the use of collaborative processes and technology. Since last October, people from industry, federal, state, local government and private citizens have submitted over 130 ideas on the BetterBuy Project platform. OurRead… Read more »
Union calls for immediate action after violent outbreak in L.A. detention center <<B>WASHINGTON—A recent outbreak of violence at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles has led the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and its Council of Prison Locals (CPL) to once again request immediate action from the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) toRead… Read more »
Current Performance Evaluation System Contributes to Benefit Delays, Union Says (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and its National Veterans Affairs Council (NVAC), which represent nearly 200,000 employees throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs, warned Congress that the current performance evaluation system used by the Veterans Benefits Administration, (VBA) is contributing toRead… Read more »
(WASHINGTON) – AFGE is pleased to see the Presidential memorandum on federal hiring reform. Efforts to engage operational managers more in the hiring process will undoubtedly lead to better and faster hiring decisions. In addition, it makes sense to eliminate mandatory KSAs for the initial application for a federal job. AFGE is reviewing the decisionRead… Read more »
After we break the momentum of the day-to-day, we have an opportunity to look at things with a new lens, to rethink, and to reimagine the possible. Three amazing videos to help us break the momentum of the day-to-day. To get us to look at things with a new perspective and appreciation, and to thinkRead… Read more »
The national League of Women Voters has commissioned me via E-Democracy.org to draft a guide titled “Sunshine 2.0.”In short, local Leagues will use this guide to evaluate their local government online efforts based on their support of democracy. Government themselves, academics, and the media may also use the guide to see how they compare withRead… Read more »
I propose that all Gov 2.0 people consider the following pilot program: Imagine an online community of all registered U.S. voters. The community would be distributed across county clerk offices. There are about 150 million registered voters, and about 3,100 U.S. counties. Such a national community can be easily piloted: Establish pilot communities in sixRead… Read more »
The Berkeley/SOMA Law.gov Workshop will be held 12 May 2010 at The Mitchell Kapor Foundation in San Francisco, California, USA. Click here for the conference program. The Twitter hashtag for the conference is #lawgov. Click here for information about the Law.gov legal open government data project.