I am up to my ears judging Clearmark Plain Language Award entries, but I just had to raise my head to comment on Andrea DiMaio’s latest blog piece, “How To Love Government 2.0 and Be A Contrarian at the Same Time.” I so agree with him that we can’t just rely on technology to engageRead… Read more »
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How-To: Do Research on Government 2.0 Using Social Media
[Note: This was originally posted to my blog 7/10/09] Just to be clear, this is not an abstract example. While I employ this methodology for a number of communities and topics, the one I will use as an illustration here is what is generally referred to as “Government 2.0”. Also, you may notice that thisRead… Read more »
Time for a Re-Think of USA.gov
When USA.gov was born, a central links directory for the government was a huge asset. Now, however, citizens turn to Google for lists of links. So if USA.gov is to add value, I think it’s time for a major re-think of its purpose. It’s an important discussion…one that impacts – and therefore should involve –Read… Read more »
Can you help me ID sites to post job openings?
The official place to post federal job openings is usajobs.gov. But we’re also allowed to post them on other online job sites. I’m guessing we’ll simply describe the jobs in plain language and then link to the usajobs listing. So I’m looking for suggestions. Whatcha know? Especially helpful would be links to articles or otherRead… Read more »
It’s Time for a Citizen Services Summit!
Last week, I published my assessment of what’s happened in the past year to implement the Federal Web Manager Council’s White Paper: Putting Citizens First – Transforming Online Government. Since then, I’ve been thinking about what could kick-start real progress in implementing the vision of this paper…and a broader government-wide commitment to Citizen Services. SoRead… Read more »
CBO Job Site Easy to Use!
Too much exposure to USAJOBS has really turned me cynical. Despite news reports on the need to recruit thousands of new employees, the main federal jobs site is a usability nightmare, unfathomable to even people who work on web sites, like me. While the site has few defenders, some have argued that it has toRead… Read more »
“Sweet GovTweets” Sunday 22nd March 2009 Edition
Apologies in advance for errors. @govloop: 4 Steps 2 Build Transparency in New World Gov- @kpkfusion http://tinyurl.com/d5wlcj #govloop #gov20 #opengov @govloop: Listen live Gov 2.0 Blogtalkradio w/ OReilly @adrielhampton @planetrussell in 10 minutes http://tinyurl.com/d8vt6f #opengov #gov20 #govloop @adrielhampton “Making gov cool, finally”? (@municibid) #gov20 #opengov @adrielhampton: Talking live to @timoreilly: http://www.gov20radio.com #gov20 #opengov http://tinyurl.com/cp96nr @Lyne_Robichaud:Read… Read more »
20th Anniversary of Hair Metal, Funnies, College Hockey, College Basketball… and other topics from GovLoop’s Entertainment and Sports Bureaucrat
Just to warn you, this is going to be a very random post from the Hokie Guru… the Guru will wander all over the place tonight… the Guru continues his tradition of speaking in the third person: Note: Please use Plain Language in the federal government; don’t talk like the Guru and his third personRead… Read more »
GovLoop’s Bureaucrat on Sports – AP Top 25 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision – Selected Week 2 Picks
Welcome to the Hokie Guru’s Preview of the Associated Press Top 25 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Week 2 picks. Readers, last week, the Hokie Guru (HG) was on!! He was freakin’!! Yep, last week the HG picked the big upset, Alabama over Clemson. The HG’s record was a stellar 19-3 (and the HG rightfully hadRead… Read more »
GovLoop’s Bureaucrat on Sports
Welcome to the Hokie Guru’s inaugural post on GovLoop. The Hokie Guru commonly refers to himself in the third person, similar to Jimmy from Seinfeld. However, please do not refer to yourself in the third person when you are writing in the federal government. Remember; use “plain language.” GovLoop has endorsed the Hokie Guru asRead… Read more »