Federal Eye Archive: Miscellaneous

Sponsors back out of climate seminar

Updated 1:46 p.m. ET A Monday seminar on climate change has lost two sponsors following the organizer's decision to not open the event to the press. Contrary to earlier reports, organizers insist the event is indeed open to the press...

GovLoop Sold and its Founder Will Leave Gov't

GovDelivery.com, a provider of e-mail and Web services to local, state and federal government agencies, will buy social networking site GovLoop.com -- often described as "Facebook for Feds." GovLoop.com founder Steve Ressler The site launched in May 2008 and has...

Several Government Women 'Most Powerful'

Sheila Bair, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Mary Schapiro are four of the 100 "most powerful women." Who's more powerful than Oprah Winfrey, the Queen of England, Supreme Court justices, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama? Sheila Bair. The chairwoman...

CTO Aneesh Chopra Seeks 'Quick Wins'

The Obama administration's top tech man told a crowd of web gurus on Tuesday that he's seeking "quick wins" that demonstrate a "big impact," aiming to aggressively expand the government's online presence by launching tech-friendly fixes in the next six...

AFGE Endorses Creigh Deeds for Va. Governor

State Sen. R. Creigh Deeds (D-Va.) gestures as he accepts the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor on June 9, 2009. (Photo by AP) The American Federation of Government Employees has endorsed Democrat R. Creigh Deeds for Virginia governor, providing...

Web Searches for National Parks Soar

Yesterday, The Eye reported the National Park Service plans to waive park entrance fees three weekends this summer. This move comes on the heels of growing interest in the system, according to the folks at Yahoo!, who send notice that...

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'Facebook for Feds' Hits 10,000 Members, Ed O'Keefe , April 29, 2009

On 50th Birthday, a Look at Barbie's Federal Jobs, Ed O'Keefe , March 9, 2009