Applications, with submission deadline of 1 March 2010, are invited for positions as Visiting Faculty, Scholars, or Policy Experts at Princeton University’s Center for Information and Technology Policy (CITP) for the 2010-2011 academic year. CITP’s director is Professor Edward W. Felten. CITP is, among other things, the location of important government technology, government technology policy,Read… Read more »
USAJobs.gov is the federal government’s official job board where all federal government employment opportunities are posted. For the past four or so years, this site has been the go-to for jobseekers looking to become feds. However, the user experience has been pretty lacking. Many jobseekers become frustrated with the user interface and then even moreRead… Read more »
The Office of Personnel Management released the first strategic plan last month to increase the hiring of Veterans in the Federal Government. Below is a summary of the main points outlined in the strategic plan. First, some Veteran hiring facts: – Federal Government is the Nation’s leading employer of Veterans. – Veterans make up moreRead… Read more »
Charles David “Dave” Quinn Receives Designation of Certified Economic Developer from the International Economic Development Council Dave Quinn, Executive Director, Levelland Economic Development Corporation, Levelland Texas recently earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), a national recognition that denotes a mastery of principal skills in economic development, professional attainment and a commitment to personalRead… Read more »
The other day I was having lunch with Rich Dougherty, the CEO of Expert Choice, a collaboration software company in Arlington, VA that is a client of mine. We were discussing the trends towards a more transparent and collaborative federal government. I decided to record it with my iPhone and turn it into an interview.Read… Read more »
President Obama’s fiscal 2011 budget would expand the size of the federal workforce to more than 2.1 million workers, well beyond the government’s size when Bill Clinton declared in 1996 that “the era of big government is over.” Most of the hires would come at the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. TheRead… Read more »
I woke up in a cold sweat the other morning, memories of the early 2000s floating in my head. Remember the insanity when everyone wanted to throw the “e-” prefix in front of everything? Good thing we all learned from that lesson. Social strategies and tools are adding, and will continue to add, real valueRead… Read more »
After reading GCN’s article ‘GSA takes a fast, free approach to Web dialogue tool‘ I decided to take a look at the tool in question, IdeaScale, to see what the buzz was all about. The article explains that GSA joins several Federal departments/agencies already using IdeaScale including the White House, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), andRead… Read more »
Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, moderates a session on Streamlining Operations at the White House Forum on Modernizing Government. See breakout sessions on Transforming Customer Service in the Customer Engagement Forum.
William Lynn, Deputy Secretary for the Department of Defense, moderates a session on Streamlining Operations at the White House Forum on Modernizing Government. See breakout sessions on Transforming Customer Service in the Customer Engagement Forum.