New BPM market research available from AIIM

Based on the experiences of over 450 BPM users within the AIIM community, this free report details how long the payback period might be and the likely return on investment (ROI) across a number of potential process types. The study also covers the biggest project issues and critical factors for success. Users told us whereRead… Read more »

OPM considers eliminating GS system, denying raises to poor performers

Forgive me my fellow GovLoopers for not posting in a few weeks! It’s been a bit busy around Federal News Radio. But we’ve got some great stories I wanted to make sure you all saw. Our pay and benefits guru Mike Causey has been on a roll this past week breaking some news on variousRead… Read more »

Radicalize Your Suggestion Box

Cross-posted from Wired to Share While many government organizations are still struggling with the applicability of social media tools to their mission, there’s one area for engagement and improvement that jumps right out: bringing collaboration to the traditional suggestion box. What are some of the ways that agencies use a suggestion box? What are theRead… Read more »

Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a natureRead… Read more »

Government in the Digital Age

Over the past five years, I’ve watched as the public sector has become more comfortable with, and in some cases has even embraced and pushed forward, the use of “social media technology” and “enterprise 2.0 software” to transform the way government work is done. The promise of technological conveniences is truly enticing, especially to anRead… Read more »

Hiding evidence of global cooling

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES Scientific progress depends on accurate and complete data. It also relies on replication. The past couple of days have uncovered some shocking revelations about the baloney practices that pass as sound science about climate change. It was announced Thursday afternoon that computer hackers had obtained 160 megabytes of e-mails from theRead… Read more »