GCPedia: Canada’s Wikipedia I have to admit, I haven’t heard much about GCPedia prior to researching it as a possible topic for this column. But I have two good excuses; one, I don’t live in Canada and secondly, I don’t work for the Government of Canada. You see, GCPedia is only available and accessible toRead… Read more »
The best practices from the 2009 Citizen Service Award applications are now available at citizenservice.gov. Read about how federal and local government agencies are consolidating, saving money, and using new media. http://www.citizenservices.gov/aboutus/citizen_service_award.php
On the 1st of June, the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in the UK published online the paper “Empowering communities to influence local decision making: A systematic review of the evidence”. In this paper, Prof. Lawrence Pratchett and his colleagues provide evidence-based lessons on six empowerment mechanisms: 1) asset transfer 2) citizen governanceRead… Read more »
Supporters of paid parental leave for federal employees just picked up some big (though not unexpected) support from the White House. The Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement: Being able to spend time at home with a new child is a critical part of building a strong family. The initial bonding betweenRead… Read more »
In February of 2005, a couple of guys went to a dinner party and shot some videos. After the party they wanted to share the videos and realized there wasn’t an easy way to do this (at least this is how the story was said to have started). They guys saw a need and YoutubeRead… Read more »
There’s always a lesson to learn in a project failure. And this time, it involves RetireEZ, the Office of Personnel Management’s project that would give potential government retirees the tools to figure out their pensions. OPM said it was too tough to accomplish and has gone back to the paper-based drawing board to figure outRead… Read more »
Originally published here I’m going to take a break from coding to try something new. I blogged about the OOOG Rating system I’d come up with earlier and I thought I would take it for a test drive against a real live project. For this first OOOG Rating exercise I thought I would pick onRead… Read more »
Colleagues, I have training positions announced for positions in Irvine, California and Jacksonville, Florida One is a two-year term with option to renew Grade 13 Training Specialist position in JAX. Two are two-year term training technician positions in Irvine and in JAX. I know you all have extensive networks of former Feds and others whoRead… Read more »
The federal government has managed to (at least temporarily) misplace more laptops, according to the Energy Department’s internal watchdogs. An inventory review at California’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory turned up missing laptops and other office equipment, stemming mostly from last year’s dismissal of more than 2,000 employees. Employees also reported the theft of government-issued laptopsRead… Read more »
Here’s the Partnership for Public Service and American University Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation 2009 rankings for the best places to work in the federal government. Best Places to Work in the Federal Government You can dig deeper into the report and find rankings for large, small and agency departments. Looks likeRead… Read more »