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Prime Minister of Israel Hosts Facebook Chat

Pretty cool to see other countries start hosting Facebook Chats to reach citizens and connect with folks across the globe.     Next Up - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be hosting a chat in Arabic on Monday at 10:00 am...
Posted January 31, 2012 with 22 views     
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5 Tips on a Website Redesign

Last week GovLoop, the online knowledge network for government employees, launched a redesign where we redesigned our home page and launched 7 new sub-communities. The purpose of the change was to increase the overall readability of the...
Posted January 26, 2012 with 31 views     
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Education.data.gov Launches for Education Data Community

I really like how data.gov is launching niche communities like health.data.gov.  Generally I believe if we want interest in our government data it's not going to be developing just broad "data" ecosystem.  Instead, I think we need to build...
Posted January 23, 2012 with 24 views     
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Top 5 Lessons from Steve Jobs

I read the Steve Jobs biography over the holidays.  What I enjoyed most about the book was all the details of how he handled complex situations and launched new products.  As always, I find the behind-the-scenes of decisions much more...
Posted January 3, 2012 with 42 views     
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Top 5 Government Stories of 2011

Lots of events happen this year in government, from fears of government shutting down to federal hiring reform. I took a look back at 2011 for the biggest stories in government this year. Many of this events will carry on into 2012 and some have...
Posted December 31, 2011 with 43 views     
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GovLoop - A Year in Review, A Look Ahead

I love the end of the year as it’s a great time to reflect on the year that has been and plan for the year ahead. 2011 Review 2011 was an awesome year here in the Govloop community.  This last week, as a community, we’ve done a number of end...
Posted December 29, 2011 with 28 views     
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GovLaunch - The New MyFCC.gov

Today was the beta launch of MyFCC.gov. A couple of interesting items from their blog post announcing the release that caught my interest: The ability to customize an online experience is pretty unique for government:"MyFCC is a new tool...
Posted December 22, 2011 with 31 views     
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Top 5 Ways to Utilize Your Smartphone During the Holiday Season

The holiday season is in full swing, and while it's a great time of year, it can also be a stressful one! There's a ton of shopping, traveling, budgeting, cooking, and list making to do, and sometimes we just can't do it all on our own!  That's...
Posted December 16, 2011 with 42 views     
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Can We Have a Results-Only Workforce in Government?

Yesterday I had an awesome coffee with Stacey Swanson from ROWE where we talked about the future of work in government.  For those that don't know,ROWE is a human resource management strategy wherein employees are paid for results (output)...
Posted December 7, 2011 with 31 views     
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Storytelling in Government

Lessons from Alan Silberberg's presentation on "Storytelling" Tell your story-simple -quickly -know your audience   How to get to "Yes" -Don't take no for an answer -Tell the story so you get buy in -Use examples from outside your group -Tie to...
Posted November 26, 2011 with 51 views     
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What Would Our Future Leaders Do with $100 Million of the Budget?

Giving back is a big part of GovLoop. Every year we try to give back to government and those people who focus themselves on public service. One of our initiatives to accomplish that is our annual scholarship contest. This year we partnered with...
Posted November 18, 2011 with 20 views     
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Federal Jobs By Major - Cool List

I get this question asked a lot - what federal jobs should apply for by major?  Cool list by USAJOBS: Federal Employment Information Fact Sheets: Federal Jobs By College Major To help you choose the right career field, we have prepared the...
Posted November 13, 2011 with 94 views     
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