We’ve extended the deadline to January 6 for speaking proposals for Gov 2.0 Expo (happening May 25-27, 2010 at the Washington Convention Center). Submit yours today! We’re looking for your great ideas and best practices. We want to hear what you’re doing at the intersection of emerging technology and government at all levels, from localRead… Read more »
These days everyone wants to be creative, to “think out of the box.” But how do you walk the talk? As a workshop leader who often tries to give organizations a “Jolt of CPR: Being Creative, Passionate and Risk-Taking,” let me share one concept that just might be an integral component of creative thinking andRead… Read more »
Multi-taskers are considered as the geniuses created by God of the 21st century. Have you ever wondered what is it that multi-taskers do that you can’t? The answer is nothing. Stanford University researchers have challenged a prevailing myth that multi-taskers are better at processing and organizing information. The people who multi-task the most are theRead… Read more »
I just learned that the folks at data.gov want the public to help plan the future of data.gov. To participate go to http://datagov.ideascale.com/. (FT EPA’s Mary McCaffery and the W3C eGov Interest Groups list serve)
Please join Deputy Secretary Gould for a live Webinar on how the Department of Veterans Affairs is using social media to improve the acquisition process and thus, the delivery of services to veterans. Register here:
Nearly forty State Department employees took part in a Fun Run that was held today to help bring awareness to this year’s Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA). On a seasonably cool day, participants had the option of either jogging the course or walking it. Joggers started from near the Kennedy Center,Read… Read more »
Happy Wednesday! Know of a government worker that deserves recognition? Nominate your favorite Fed for a Service to America Medal by the end of January and they might win up to $10,000. The Partnership for Public Service collects the nominations, selects the winners and then distributes eight “Sammies” at a big ceremony in September. There’sRead… Read more »
Just askin’.
Congressional appropriators agreed Tuesday night to give civilian federal employees a 2 percent pay increase — which includes a locality pay increase President Obama didn’t want. Government workers will get a 1.5 percent nationwide increase in base pay and a 0.5 percent average increase in locality pay. The final agreement goes against the wishes ofRead… Read more »
Updated 5:48 p.m. ET The State Department will not renew the contract of the private security firm that guards the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, follows allegations of sexual misconduct by the company’s guards and potential weapons shortages at the embassy. A senior State Department official confirmed the contract that ArmorGroup North America’s contract would notRead… Read more »