Do other people’s tweets show up on my page? That’s a common first question from officials contemplating Twitter. And the ‘no’ answer is why, as social media use by politicians, officials and agencies goes increasingly mainstream, Twitter will beat out Facebook as platform of choice. This will hold true especially for official use, as publicRead… Read more »
I am really, really tired of hearing right-wing nutjobs call Obama and other elected Democrats “liberals.” I am tired of hearing tales of the mythical Liberal Media, which allegedly brainwashes us with left-wing bilge. And today, I heard the coups de gras: some dorkwad (O’Reilly or Hannity, I think) called Obama a “left wing radical.”Read… Read more »
Over the past few weeks, I’ve stepped up efforts to connect with Gov 2.0 types outside of the U.S. Looking at the Twitter community in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, helped in this, as did tweets in Japanese about Gov 2.0 Camp LA. Monday, I learned about a mature and vibrant Gov 2.0-oriented community in the Netherlands,Read… Read more »
Only 8 business days left for the campaign and $8 million to go towards the $64 million goal! CFCNCA staff and Loaned Executives took to the streets this week to ask Federal employees to consider giving to the CFCNCA this year. Positioned outside of the L’Enfant Plaza and Federal Center SW Metro stations as wellRead… Read more »
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 »