Happy new year to all of you ! GSA’s Office of Citizen Services is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for our Third Annual Citizen Service Award. This year’s program is open to federal, state, and local government agencies. The Citizen Service Award is designed to: Recognize government offices that have superiorRead… Read more »
Is the Senior Executive Service in trouble? The Senior Executives Association (SEA) conducted a survey of GS-14 and 15 feds last summer. The results of that questionnaire are expected to be released at the end of this month, and should give SES members an idea of what attracts feds to service and what doesn’t. CarolRead… Read more »
It was all over the news yesterday. Heard it on the radio, read it in the paper and online as well. Job Satisfaction is at an all-time low. 43% of Americans are happy in their jobs nowadays. This is according to the Conference Board research group who has been tracking job satisfaction for over 22Read… Read more »
Article Posted by Next Gov: Private equity firm buys majority of GovDelivery By Gautham Nagesh 01/05/2010 The private equity firm Internet Capital Group Inc. announced on Tuesday it is acquiring a majority stake in the communications firm GovDelivery Inc., based in St. Paul, Minn. Founded in 1999, GovDelivery is a leading provider of e-mail andRead… Read more »
The reason the steering apparatus is in the back of sailing ships is so the helmsman can keep the wake between two pegs on the taff rail. You keep going straight forward by paying attention to where you’ve been. Most of my navigation is the same way. Great insights usually come from blinding flashes ofRead… Read more »
True Confession: Yes, I’m bureaucrat. I prefer the term, civil servant — though that implies work is civil, doesn’t it? Au contraire. If I could give you one visual image to describe my experience in the government, it would be this one of Catherine Zeta-Jones from the 1999 movie “Entrapment”: No. I don’t look atRead… Read more »
DotGov, inc. is currently developing a Gov2.0 mobile platform for iPhone, Android and Blackberry. This innovative mobile app will bring your city/county services to the mobile phones of your citizens. We are looking for 5 local government organizations to participate in the creation process. Who can apply? We would like to invite 3 towns orRead… Read more »
Interesting article. This is part 2 in a series on Virtualization Security. This article deals specifically with “Hardening the Hypervisor’s Management Console” and provides tactical recommendations. http://blog.govplace.com/2010/01/virtualization-security-part-2/ Let me know your thoughts?
This is a crosspost of dotgov.com. Author: Glenda Hyatt. Many people with disabilities own dogs, either for the companionship of pets or for the assistance provided by guide and service dogs. Like fellow dog owners in Seattle, purchasing a dog license is a must. For dog owners with disabilities, having the option to purchase dogRead… Read more »
I just had an interesting discussion with several people, including privacy officers and ethics people revolving around the use of a Federal agency using/repurposing tweets and any potential privacy issues involved with doing so. Things seem a little unresolved and further discussion will be happening, but I’m hoping the GovLoop community can help address someRead… Read more »