DIGITALGOV.GOV

Posted:  8 Jun 14


1.  Purpose

Every day, our entire society and world are coming up with more and more ways to make the most of this magnificent Internet achievement.

This morning, I discovered -- DIGITALGOV.gov!

This bulletin brings yet another potent resource to your attention and gives you a quick peek at what it's all about.  By posting it, here, on the permanent "bulletin board," you will be less likely to overlook it -- over the coming days, weeks, and months -- whenever you need it.

A quick visit will tell you what you want to know.  The following excerpt was brought forward, merely to open this "treasure chest," in case your appetite needs whetting.

2.  An Excerpt from The "About" Page

"We live in a time when more pre-schoolers can use a smartphone app than can tie their shoes. How does government prepare to meet the information needs of these budding citizens? DigitalGov means providing information and services to the public anywhere and anytime.

This DigitalGov site is a platform to help those in agencies working on providing digital services and information for the public. We’ll scour the innerwebs for digital info so you don’t have to. Expect posts on what government is doing in digital, general digital news, trends and issues on implementing digital for the public."

More...

3.  Tons of Additional Information at Your Fingertips

I have signed up for the free email updates.  I'll try to bring interesting messages to your attention, here, but to be sure not to miss anything, you might consider signing up, too.   That sign-up page also allows you to sign-up for even more email subscriptions:

• Government Information in Spanish
• Thrift Savings Plan
• GSA Auctions
• GSA Automotive
• GSA, General Services Administration
• The White House
• Administrative Conference of the United States
• USA.gov (Government Made Easy)
• USDA National Finance Center
• US Department of Transportation Volpe Center
• Library of Congress

HAPPY TREASURE-HUNTING!

David Nelson

All Original Content © 2014, The MENTOR Enterprises / ELMS, All Rights Reserved -- BUT, I hereby waive those rights, to this extent: You may freely copy and pass this along, if you think it will do some good -- as long as it's free of charge, unchanged, and you include this statement.

 When you can, I'd be grateful to learn how you might have found this to be useful.

V. QUICK ACCESS: U.S. Governmental Website

Posted:  9/30/12

Here is convenient quick-access to the contents of the National (USA.GOV) governmental website. If you haven't yet had a chance to explore, this will give you a quick glance at (and access to) the first organizational level of this powerful tool (follow the links to probe deeper).  This blog is never intended to duplicate the hard work of others -- rather, it is to make their valuable efforts more widely known, to help these have their fullest beneficial effect.


1. HOME

This page presents an informative, dynamic banner; and sections: "Just for You ..., special things to call to your attention, various opinion polls, popular topics.

On the sidebar are "Contact Your Government," "Most Popular," and "Get E-Mail Updates" link-lists.



2.  GET SERVICES

"Get it Done Online!" An alphabetical index of US Government services that you can access from your computer.  You can also browse services by topic



3.  NEWS

A blog -- (you have to scroll a considerable distance between articles.)



4.  EXPLORE TOPICS

Here you can scan by topic to find the government information and services you need.



5.  FIND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

View an organizational directory of the U.S. Government.

Government Departments and Agencies

Alphabetical List

• A-Z Index of Government Agencies

Federal Government

• Executive Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Legislative Branch

State, Local, and Tribal Governments

• State Government
• Local Governments
• Tribal Governments

Learn More about the U.S. Government

• About the Executive Branch
• About the Judicial Branch
• About the Legislative Branch
• Cross-Agency Portals
• Guide to the U.S. Government
• U.S. Government Manual
• U.S. Laws
• United States Constitution

6.  CONTACT YOUR GOVERNMENT

Contact-information for US government programs, departments, and agencies

Contact USA.gov

If you have questions about USA.gov or about any other government program, please contact us. We'll answer your e-mails and phone calls in English or Spanish.

Contact the Government

If you didn't find the answers to your question in our frequently asked questions pages, please contact the government directly.

• Contact Your Elected Officials
• Contact Links Organized by Topic
• Contact Links Organized by Agency
• Telephone and E-mail Directories
• 1-800-FED-INFO
• Connect with Government
• Blogs from the U.S. Government

Frequently Asked Questions

• Governmentwide FAQs  – Search our database of the 2000+ most frequently asked questions about government programs and services.
• FAQs by Agency and Program  – Browse our directory of frequently asked question pages from agencies and programs throughout the federal government.

Tag:  "US Government, Procedures"

USA.gov - 12/3/12 - QUASHES END OF WORLD RUMORS

Posted: 3 Dec 12

Image description: A member of a Department of Health and Human...

12/03/2012 03:00 PM EST

Image description: A member of a Department of Health and Human Services National Veterinary Response Team examines a dog belonging to a Hurricane Sandy survivor in Rockaway, N.Y.
Photo by Eliud Echevarria, FEMA

Scary Rumors about the World Ending in 2012 Are Just Rumors

12/03/2012 01:00 PM EST

False rumors about the end of the world in 2012 have been commonplace on the Internet for some time. Many of these rumors involve the Mayan calendar ending in 2012 (it won’t), a comet causing catastrophic effects (definitely not), a hidden planet sneaking up and colliding with us (no and no), and many others. 

The world will not end on December 21, 2012, or any day in 2012.

Unfortunately, these rumors have many people frightened, especially children. NASA has received thousands of letters concerned about the end of the world. David Morrison, a planetary astronomer and senior scientist for NASA who answers questions from the public about astrobiology, says, “At least a once a week I get a message from a young person ― as young as 11 ― who says they are ill and/or contemplating suicide because of the coming doomsday.”

 [THAT'S SAD AND SERIOUS]

 According to NASA, the old mystery-planet-collision rumor year was 2003, but when 2004 arrived safely, the rumors changed to 2012. So what end-of-the-world year will the rumor mill make up next?

 Videos from NASA debunking end-of-the-world rumors:

• The Science of Doomsday 2012
• 12-21-2012: Just Another Day

Ten Tips for the Holidays

12/03/2012 10:00 AM EST

Ten Tips for the Holidays:Our 10 holiday tips can help you celebrate the season. Find tips for spending within your budget and more.

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A CLOSER LOOK: The U.S. State Department

A TOOL FOR SEEING WHAT IS

As we all know, wisest action has to take account of the circumstances which affect our choices.  We have to anticipate, detect, and influence changes that might affect the favorable balancing of our life-experience.

We do this close to home, within our neighborhood surroundings, the adjacent City-Neighborhoods, the City as a whole, the County, the SF Bay economic region, the State, the Nation, the planet, and its ever larger surroundings, far beyond.  If we are reasonable (and have reasonable opportunities), we simply can't not do this -- it is human nature, in its most thoughtful aspect -- to keep an eye on developments that can improve or worsen things, and to remain ready to dance to whatever tune fate chooses to play.

On the global level, our State Department is a fabulous resource to help us manage our personal and collective situations within our dynamic world.  


If knowledge is power, here is an "energy pellet" -- the U.S. State Department Website -- access to situational assessments for every nation on earth.


Tag: "US Government"