Do you have the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for success in the Digital Era? Regardless of the sector you work in, your professional discipline, your place in the organizational hierarchy – and to some extent your career stage – there is a core set of competencies necessary to effectively leverage new technologies to achieveRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Tuesday the 8th of May, 2012 We told you last week about how House Republicans were considering a bill that would protect increased defense department spending. Politico says House Republicans have decided to push ahead with plans to protect increased defense spending without raising taxes, largely byRead… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Recently, the White House Correspondents Dinner (AKA “Nerd Prom”) and its bevy of pre-parties, after-parties, and brunches hit Washington, DC by storm as it does every spring. But across the Potomac in Arlington, VA, a simultaneous gathering of government enthusiasts known as “Transparency Camp” occurred, sequestered from networking with influentialRead… Read more »
The BPD flies under the radar providing some truly essential services to our government At the 2-3 May 2012 HP Software Government Summit, Joe Gribble of the Department of Treasury Bureau of Public Debt brought up some really amazing success stories of how they are following executive directives and transforming their IT business processes. TheRead… Read more »
If you’ve interested or involved with social media in government and have some free time on 24 May, a useful way to spend it might be attending the 2012 FaHCSIA Information Awareness Series forum – Social media in action – what’s happening in Australian Government I will be giving an updated chat on Gov 2.0Read… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Federal agencies are currently investigating months of cyber attacks against the computer networks managing major natural gas pipelines. More here. The Department of Defense is funding research on a “novel device to perform surveillance on adult insect disease vectors.” More here. Researchers have intercepted new ransomwareRead… Read more »
State governments are beginning to focus on website analytics, something we here at GovLoop are very familiar with. They are taking advantage of Google Analytics, a free tool which assesses hits and traffic, to determine how people are utilizing their websites. States like California are even publishing these statistics right on their homepages for peopleRead… Read more »
A preview of the SAMMIES, A look at a Previous Winner and the Newseum’s Gallery by GovLoop Insights On today’s program for Monday May 7th, 2012: The nominees are in for the Oscars for Federal Employees — The Service to America Medals award. Turning garbage into energy at the EPA — just one of theRead… Read more »
Just wanted to let everyone know about an event we’re hosting on Friday that may be of interest to the group. Spread the word! Happy Public Service Recognition Week! Cross posted from ed.gov Teachers, firefighters, police officers, government employees, military—day in and day out these public servants work tirelessly for citizens across the country. ToRead… Read more »
Andrew Morton is an Army Lieutenant Colonel retiring August 1, 2012. He is currently set to transition to a prominent full-service PR firm in the Washington metro area. The top 5 things I knew, things I thought I knew but did not, and things I had no clue about. 1. Be proactive, but not tooRead… Read more »