What or whom does a leader follow? An interesting question posed after reading the following quote from former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. “I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?” Its easy to think of this as a no-brainer of a quote coming from an elected official, but when you break itRead… Read more »
So many pieces of legislation and so little time for campaigners to come up with ways to inhibit/prohibit pay increases for Federal employees. Proposals are coming out of Washington like scud missiles but looking less like true, well-researched bills to address real concerns with Federal compensation. What’s next? Freezing promotions? Here’s an abridged list ofRead… Read more »
“If you give your employees the chance to learn and grow, they’ll thrive – and so will your organization,” says Gretchen Spreitzer and Christine Porath in an article they wrote in the January-February 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review. Their article doesn’t focus on creating happy employees but rather “thriving” employees. They say the focusRead… Read more »
On Thursday, (2/2), GovLoop hosted a GovGigs training webinar on “Extreme Makeover: Government Resume Edition.” During the training we discussed how federal job seekers can take their resume from good to great. Throughout the training we heard from our two Expert Resume Reviewers, who revealed their recommendations for moving a resume from ineffective to incrediblyRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salini reports. The state of Illinois recently released a request for information (RFI) regarding solutions and new technologies for its digital driver’s license system. The state’s current contract with Viisiage Technology, as part of L-1 identity Solutions, is due to expire in June 2013. The state currently uses a social security onlineRead… Read more »
Registration is now open for the next full meeting of the Government Big Data Forum. This event will very likely be booked full in a very short time so please check your calendar now and if you can make it register right away. The event will be heavy on lessons learned and use cases fromRead… Read more »
Recently, the European Commission initiated the process of revision of the European Directive on Re-use of Public Sector Information. One of its main objectives is to provide a general authorisation to re-use to citizens and businesses who want to make use of public sector information for the creation of new services, generating economic activity andRead… Read more »
On behalf of a friend I’ve been looking into the contact information for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests across Australia’s Commonwealth and state/territory governments. While I believe that Australia has good Freedom of Information laws (though I know some would disagree), the real tests of this are whether people are aware of their rights andRead… Read more »
On behalf of a friend I’ve been looking into the contact information for Freedom of Information (FOI) requests across Australia’s Commonwealth and state/territory governments. While I believe that Australia has good Freedom of Information laws (though I know some would disagree), the real tests of this are whether people are aware of their rights andRead… Read more »
After footage of a tense city council meeting in West Branch, Iowa was posted on YouTube, City Administrator Matt Mucker suggested a rule that would have required the public to secure mayoral permission to record meetings. This measure would would have violated the state’s open meetings law. After this breach of the law was pointedRead… Read more »