It’s interesting that with all the new technology, some things still stay the same – job fairs. Yes I know this is considered “old fashioned” and maybe even down right boring, but you have to look at the niche industries to see something a little different, like mine for instance. For those who don’t knowRead… Read more »
Open government changes things at the VA, GSA helps .gov and .mil agencies engage the public, civil servants show their communities the full extent of a day in the life of law enforcement officers, and AT&T offers a new encryption service for mobile calls, all in this week’s version of the Gov2.0 Roundup. –Can openRead… Read more »
Thank you for your comments this week to my recent columns on how to become a government executive and reward federal employees the right way. Please continue sharing your ideas and questions by emailing me at [email protected]. To start, I wanted to share the following advice from a reader around becoming a senior government executive:Read… Read more »
I just have to share this news. Bryan Sivak just announced that the DC Office of Chief Technology Officer will introduce a Results-Only Work Environment by January 2011. As I just posted on Twitter, Bryan Sivak just gave hope to hundreds of government employees suffering in the old world. From more on the story seeRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Salon interviews Steven Johnson, the author of “Where Good Ideas Come From,” who argues that what we need to focus on is making incremental changes rather than trying to achieve singular epiphanies or game-changing brakthroughs. Great advice for career govvies! Mashable explores the difference between facebook and twitter, saying that the former isRead… Read more »
What I have noticed over many years of working in local government is that residents who call with concerns or problems will at some point announce how many years they have lived in that particular city. It can be anywhere from 1 to 90+ years. But no matter the amount of time, the declaration isRead… Read more »
Why protecting your personal information is important.pptx Today private companies, government agencies and other organizations large and small are spending an enormous amount of time and money to protect growing collections of information and data. All the while, hackers, identity thieves, and terrorists remain one-step ahead of information security experts and information protection programs. AttachedRead… Read more »
EMC government cloud expert Tim Harder takes a look at contracting for cloud services in the right way- one that creates a successful partnership between government and integrator. Red More at: http://www.GovCloudTalk.com
Report from the first meeting of the VPS Gov 2.0 Action Plan Whole of Government Taskforce available here http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/victorian-government-resources/government-2-0-action-plan/government-2-0-action-plan-taskforce/whole-of-government-taskforce-october-2010-meeting-outcomes-gov-2-0-action-plan.html
The progress dashboard for the implementation of the Victorian Government’s 2.0 Action Plan as at October 2010 is now available at http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/victorian-government-resources/government-2-0-action-plan/government-2-0-action-plan-progress-dashboard-october-2010.html