Helen Lippell and Peter Jordan, both of the U.K. Government’s Directgov online portal, have published The Metadata Model for Directgov, 10 Legal Information Management 7-9 (no. 1) (2010). Directgov provides access to a great deal of legal information. Here is the abstract: Peter Jordan and Helen Lippell describe the role of metadata, including taxonomies, inRead… Read more »
As Public Service Recognition Week begins, the Federal Eye spoke with Max Stier, president of the Partnership for Public Service, about this week’s events, President Obama’s recent defense of government and why it’s still hard to get a job with the government: Federal Eye: What do you hope happens this week? Stier: There are twoRead… Read more »
At least 15 of the 73 federal inspectors general, auditor or whistleblower protection jobs are vacant or tied up in the Senate confirmation process, according to a new report by the Center for Public Integrity. Congress created 12 inspector general positions in 1978 and the list has grown to cover at least 69 agencies. ThoughRead… Read more »
Union Says Youth Violence Directly Related to Failures of City Government (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents employees of the District of Columbia’s Department of Youth and Rehabilitation Services, (DYRS), today said that the recent rash of youth violence can be directly attributed to failures of the city’s juvenile justice system.Read… Read more »
Bill Extends Health Care Coverage to Young Adults (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees today commended Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) for introducing the FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act. “This bill ensures that the dependents of federal employees will be covered through the age of 26,” said Beth Moten, AFGE Legislative Director. “CongressmanRead… Read more »
I spoke with John Nelson, the Privacy Officer for the Food Safety and Inspections Service at the Department of Agriculture. His efforts are at the forefront of personal privacy development and safeguarding. He aptly describes how privacy issues have far reaching affects, and why protection of personal privacy interests requires a proactive approach. The talkRead… Read more »
So I gave a talk last week in Rural Michigan (Marlett) regarding the GovLoop story. It was a fun talk and I was one of a range of speakers from the #1 Outdoor TV host to local valedictorians. These were my observations: -Do your passion – the TV host actually spent a number of yearsRead… Read more »
It’s Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) this week and GovLoop is teaming up with the Partnership for Public Service to promote PSRW by running a special series called “Meet the Government Mascot.” Each day we’ve been introducing you to a new mascot, then we’ll run a contest on May 6-8 where you can vote forRead… Read more »
The Government has responded to the report and has agreed to almost all the recommendations. Looking at the response the question of public service culture looms large. My take is that this is going to be a difficult journey for some. Get the response here >>> http://bit.ly/bMqz1N Steve D OZloop
On April 30, 2010, over 200 public and private sector participants convened at the Department of Housing and Urban Development to think big about how the Government can learn from the emerging trend to use prizes and competitions to solve some of the grand challenges of our time. This event, led by Robynn Sturm fromRead… Read more »