eDiscovery: What is it and how can it affect me?

Electronic Discovery, or “eDiscovery”, refers to discovery in civil litigation which deals with information in electronic format. This is any process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case. eDiscovery is the subject of amendments to the FederalRead… Read more »

How should we collaborate?

As the Social Media Subcouncil continues working to develop strategic social media recommendations and guidelines, questions regarding practical social collaborative models have emerged. After considering several options, the Social Media Subcouncil has arrived at four possible collaborative models we can use to deliver recommendations and guidelines to the Federal Web Managers Council: • Social MediaRead… Read more »

TSP Talk – Is the Bear Market Over?

From TSP Talk: You know it has been a wild market environment when you can have day that is down between 2% and 3%, and it is just a minor pullback from the prior day’s gains. The pullback was on lighter volume which can be considered a plus for stocks. The S&P 500 is certainlyRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: Report Reveals Misuse of IRS Phone Cards

Internal Revenue Service employees charged approximately $8.4 million to 34,000 agency-issued telephone cards, according to a new report by the agency’s inspector general that tracked calls between Oct. 2005 and April 2008. The report’s findings mirror a similar 2004 report that blamed managers for not regularly reviewing card charges for potential fraud or abuse. TheRead… Read more »

GovLoop Member of the Week: Sam Allgood, Lead Open eGOV Developer

What is Open eGov? – a framework for a city government’s website – provides context-sensitive portlets of information; e.g., each department controls what is in its portlets based on its currently published content, but the portlet placement and names are consistent throughout the site – provides multiple ways to find content, both at the departmentRead… Read more »

Crucial Conversations in Human Resource Management: From Affirmative Action to Cultural Competency

This workshop, which took place on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 9:00-10, was led by Dr. Cryshanna Jackson of Youngstown State University, Dr. RaJade Berry-James of The University of Akron and Dr. Brown. Providing Social Equity in the Workplace: The Case for Affirmative Action Dr. Jackson initiated the discussion by providing a brief historical timelineRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: Obama On the Politics of Procurement

The Eyes and ears of Beltway bureaucrats undoubtedly perked up tonight during President Obama’s prime-time news conference when he detoured for a brief discussion of the federal government’s procurement process. “There is uniform acknowledgment that the procurement system right now doesn’t work. That’s not just my opinion. That’s John McCain’s opinion. That’s Carl Levin’s opinion,”Read… Read more »