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Challenges and Opportunities for Second Obama Administration

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John Palguta

The results of the 2012 presidential election offer both good news and bad news for President Obama. The good news is that he now has another four years to work on improving government performance. The bad news is that he now has another four years to work on improving ... More »

Designing a Social Media Strategy to Fulfill Agency's Mission

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Ines Mergel

Social media applications have become acceptable communication and interaction channels in the public sector. Driven by online behavior of citizens, available social networking platforms, and the governments' need to become more participatory, transparent, and collabora... More »

Feds Lead the Way in Making Training Evaluations More Effective

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James Kirkpatrick

U.S. government agencies are taking heed to the recommendations outlined in a 2009 ASTD report, The Value of Evaluation. In 2009, the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) published The Value of Evaluation: Making Training Evaluations More Effective,... More »

How FEMA Drove 23,000 People to Join it's Online Community

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Joseph Porcelli

National preparedness is everyone's shared responsibility—not just government's. While the responsibility for coordinating and advancing national preparedness and enhancing resiliency falls on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) shoulders, every perso... More »

HowTo.gov Provides Government Tools to Engage Citizens Online

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Andrea Sigritz

Social media in government is here to stay. The team in the General Services Administration's (GSA) Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies (OCSIT) knows this well. This is the team that provides agencies with best practices, training, and shared tools an... More »