AFGE Local 3258 member and US Navy Veteran, Mark Butler, returned home from active duty in January 2008 in the midst of the recession. Despite having numerous qualifications, Butler was heavily affected by the economy and subsequent job freeze. While he was not immediately successful on the job front, Butler’s experiences applying for jobs inspiredRead… Read more »
Image via CrunchBase Yesterday I had a conversation with a senior sales rep by the name of Dan Adams from Oculis Labs, a Carahsoft partner. He was showing me a demonstration of the latest update of their software Private Eye Version 3.3. I was interested in this because I blogged about Private Eye over theRead… Read more »
Rescission order creates gaping loophole for Social Security fraud, says union. The American Federation of Government Employees cried foul today on the Social Security Administration’s plans to rescind Social Security Rulings 66-1c and 91-1c, which allow the agency to question retirement allegations made by corporate officers and the self-employed. “Development of questionable retirement allegations haveRead… Read more »
Happy Friday! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I went to NYC and saw the birthplace of the Occupy Movement, it was pretty interesting to see the people who were still there – since Mayor Bloomberg no longer allows them to camp out. I also saw the parade – it made me feel pretty old,Read… Read more »
Happy Friday everyone! The last time we checked in with the GEICO Gecko he was hanging out in Brooklyn. Well, since then he’s traveled a long way! Where has he found himself? Check out this week’s GEICO Friday Fun Video to find out! Shake it Gecko! ——————————— GEICO was created in 1936 to provide autoRead… Read more »
My husband is active duty– and his detailer is saying he is going to have him go to SanDiego or Portland– more than likely it will be Portland because my husbands family lives in Eugene. My questions are as follow: (1) Anyone know of work in that area? (government–I am a Public Affairs Specialist–but willingRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda On December 07, GSA is presenting a Webinar on social media metrics that I will be moderating. Here are some of the articles that I’m likely to touch on: Make it like a game. As the Apps for Healthy Kids site can attest, people are more likely to do the things they shouldRead… Read more »
Head over to the GOVgreen Exhibit Hall to find other green-government minded professionals! Original post
It used to take years for revolutions to organize. The American Revolution took seven years; the Greek Revolution took eight years, and the French Revolution took ten years. Today, revolutions take only a few days. Consider the 82 day Orange Revolution; the 28 day Tunisian Revolution; and the 18 day Egyptian Revolution. In early November,Read… Read more »
In this edition of The Gallery, Robert Campbell discusses key lessons state and local governments can take away from other governments across the world. Specifically, economies that are currently thriving despite this tough global economic climate. Sometimes we have to go outside of our borders to attain a clearer perspective on what is going onRead… Read more »