The Obama administration has outlined their very ambitious 29 program Digital Government Strategy. You can find our recap here. Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel and Chief Technology Officer Todd Park have hit the ground running. But the digital government strategy started as a mobile government strategy. You might remember when VanRoekel announced it atRead… Read more »
On Today’s Program: Does mobile government have a place in the new Digital Government Strategy? Yes, says Tom Suder the President of MobileGov. We’ll continue our series talking to the finalists for the Service to America Medal winners — the SAMMIES — we’ll talk to a fed who was bullied as a kid and sheRead… Read more »
The EIGHT stories that impact your life for Wednesday May 30th, 2012 The pay freeze is effecting federal employee satisfaction. ThePartnership for Public Service said it was no surprise, considering pay was frozen for two years. The non-profit says the attitudes of highly-paid government employees dropped more than those who aren’t paid as well. SeniorRead… Read more »
ATTENTION— If you haven’t already checked out our recap of the Obama Administration’s new Digital Government Strategy do that first. You can read it right here. Or listen to Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and CTO Todd Park lay it out at an event sponsored by ACT/IAC and AFFIRM. “The bottom line in these series ofRead… Read more »
Helping returning vets transition to new careers one suit at a time. Returning vets face a significantly higher unemployment rate than the rest of the country. One organization is trying to combat the problem head on. It’s called Operation Jump-Start VIII and their aim is to give returning vets suits and gift cards to prepareRead… Read more »
On Tuesday the Obama administration laid out their ambitious Digital Government Strategy. Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and Federal CTO Todd Park unveiled the strategy at the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC that took place in New York. “It’s a roadmap to transform government to be an enablement platform. Open data will be the new default. On topRead… Read more »
As you know, it’s imperative to be cautious about what you’re posting online as a public servant. Representing your agency isn’t something that just turns off after-hours, and it’s important to keep this in mind when using social media. The EPA recently released two documents to help its employees successfully use social as a representativeRead… Read more »
On the program today for Wednesday May 23, 2012 How to be online — safely. EPA has created an easy to use guide, and we’ll walk you through it with the people who created it… You get into any discussion about fixing government and inevitably somebody talks about fixing HR. We’ll talk about that withRead… Read more »
Human relations it’s a job that SHOULD be so important, but too often at agencies — and many organizations, it is a role that is mostly regulatory, not strategic. But HR could hold the keys to the government’s daunting workforce challenges — doing more with less, hiring the right people for the right positions etc.Read… Read more »
For many warriors the battle doesn’t end when they leave the battlefield and many organizations across the country are stepping up to help wounded veterans. Warriors and Quiet Waters is one of those organizations. The group, based in Bozeman, Montana, helps soldiers recuperate by teaching them to fly fish. They started the week long programRead… Read more »