The White House on Records Management: ‘We Can’t Wait’ “Records management can’t wait,” President Barack Obama told the federal government agencies yesterday, via presidential memorandum. It’s likely the federal government could learn a lot from state and local government agencies who have already embraced records management. Maybe you can, too. The president hopes to transformRead… Read more »
Does Government need to be more social to survive in a Web 3.0 world? on Prezi
In my long career in government I have sat in traffic the most hours because of this event. 4:30pm on a week day? Really? Does it break some law to push it to a Saturday? Or how about at 7pm when the rush hour traffic has fled the city? If anyone here has some influenceRead… Read more »
Being a government worker is a thankless job in most instances and that’s just not cool. Here at GovLoop we see the great work govies do day in and day out and we want to do something to say thanks. After all you are the people who make our community so great. On December 8thRead… Read more »
Our schools don’t teach this stuff. The U.S. Constitution has been in the news more in recent years than at any time that I can remember. Many Republicans have been throwing temper tantrums about the Constitution. They screech and whine and holler that they just love it eversomuch, but they’re usually wrong about what itRead… Read more »
Let’s face it, we live in a world that is growing more accustom to having information instantly at their fingertips. This has caused an overwhelming push for government to embrace mobility…and fast. SAP Public Services is inviting the GovLoop community to join us in a casual online chat to help you with some of yourRead… Read more »
Attention all GovLoopers with GEICO policies! Are you the next face of GEICO? As a proud supporter of Federal employees, GEICO is inviting a few policyholders to GEICO’s headquarters for a day of food, fun and freebies on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 1:00 pm. GEICO also wants to hear your stories! Participants will beRead… Read more »
Here on GovLoop we love our hard working govies. We know that getting big things done in government can be a challenge that requires a lot of collaboration. Multiple layers and multiple levels of government need to work together as one to solve problems and make government even better! How do you get the membersRead… Read more »
Have you heard that there is a class focused just on social media use in government agencies (as well as a discussion of e-government in general) that will be held online in January? It is through the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) and will run over 6 weeks from January until the endRead… Read more »
Welcome to the new GovLoop bi-weekly blog on issues relating to the intersection of leadership and executive coaching in government. Let me first introduce myself. I’m Lee Salmon, a certified executive coach, who worked in three federal government agencies for 22 years until last year when I retired (www.leesalmon.com ). During my last ten yearsRead… Read more »