In 2005, William Eggers released a book titled “Government 2.0.” Its cover shows two parallel cables sending information between them wirelessly. Yes, parallel cables, and only 5 short years ago. Since then, parallel ports have gone the way of Google Wave (I know, another Wave reference – I’m pretty disappointed) and Government 2.0 has beenRead… Read more »
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Open Government Dashboard: “I’m OK, You’re OK”
On August 12, the Office of Management Budget updated the Open Government Dashboard, a transparency assessment tool applied to 29 federal agencies. According to the scorecard, agencies are doing a relatively good job with transparency; which is strange considering reports that public satisfaction with the transparency of online government information is down. Across all agenciesRead… Read more »
NCAA Division 1 Football – Week 1 Viewer’s Guide from the Hokie Guru, Govloop’s Bureaucrat on Sports
Greetings… no more of these ridiculous poker games taking up valuable time slots on ESPN smh (if you don’t know what SMH means, please check out the all acronym dictionary right here). The obligatory, inherently governmental part of this blog post: Lots of interesting things happened in the college football off-season… many in Congress feelRead… Read more »
#localgovchat Special Guest: Kevin Curry @kmcurry to discuss @citycamp and plans of worldwide domination. Tonight at 9EDT
Tonight we are excited to have Kevin Curry, creator of City Camp, which in recent weeks has gone all mature and organized on us and the format is now sprouting up all over the world. So please join us tonight at 9 pm EST on #localgovchat where we’ll be discussing the new website and whyRead… Read more »
State Government Hiring: Interview with HR at the State of Maryland
Interview with Scott Jay Regner, Human Resources Analyst Supervisor, Department of Budget and Management, Office Of Personnel Services, Recruitment and Examination Division, Technology Services Unit, State of Maryland. Many thanks, Scott! 1. I know state governments have been hit hard by the recession. How has hiring been reduced? Have there been layoffs or furloughs? Yes,Read… Read more »
Photo Series – Government in the Wild – USA.gov
I always think it’s cool when the stuff I care about (public service, good government) is in weird mainstream places. Think walking through airport and I see a Radon EPA ad, or in a bathroom stall and it’s government advertising. If you see something, take a photo and post it on GovLoop (Under resources/photos). We’llRead… Read more »
This article might make some people mad, but I think it makes a good point
Robbie Kunreuther posed the question (I’m paraphrasing) “Why do people who benefit from the government as employees and retirees tend to bash it so much?” He has some interesting insights and answers in this provocative article that first appeared in Fed Smith. http://www.fedsmith.com/article/2539/loyalty-contempt-shadow-uncle-sam.html
Gov 2.0 is Open Source
It’s interesting to reflect back on the not too distant past and think about how governments have used open source software. For many state and local governments – as recently as a few years ago – the use of open source software was something of a foreign concept. Many a government IT worker made anRead… Read more »
GovReads: Homer & Langley
I will tell you right off the bat that I could not wait to get my hands on this book. And it did not disappoint. The story is fascinating subject to me, and the way the story is told is wonderful ‘what-if’ of how the these two men came to be the most famous hoardersRead… Read more »
“Mentoring Matters” – by Eileen McKeown
*********************************************************************** Not a Govloop Member? 30 Secs & Free to Join for Great Info & Perks ************************* As a freshman at Penn, I joined a mentoring group, PennPals, and my love of mentoring was solidified by a 4 foot tall, 9 year old girl named Mahaleah. As a sophomore, I served on Penn’s Big BrothersRead… Read more »