Listen up, all you Presidential Management Fellows: The Office of Personnel Management wants to find out what you think defines “presidential.” Under OPM’s first video contest, fellows have until the end of August to make and post a one-minute YouTube video describing what it takes to lead the country. The winner gets to have lunch with OPM Director John Berry. It’s kind of a broad assignment. OPM suggests leadership, public service or compassion as themes to explore, but I hope they also get — and post — a few sarcastic entries on what it means to be presidential. (Strategery? Not…
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A couple months ago, I told you about a contest to find the most entertaining and creative video extolling the government’s online information portal, www.usa.gov. Well, the results are in, and the winning entry might have you wondering if punk rockers Green Day have hung up their “American Idiot” creed for a pro-government bent. No, Green Day hasn’t sold out. But the rocking tune from contest winner Peter Sullivan, father of two from Nashville, Tenn., proves that it’s possible to write a song about looking up government information online that might actually appeal to the cool kids. Sullivan won $2,500 from the…
Last week I wrote about a video contest being sponsored by the General Services Administration, which is offering $2,500 to the person who best extols the virtues of the government’s information portal, www.usa.gov, through a 30- to 90-second video. Not to be outdone, the Environmental Protection Agency is also getting into the act. EPA yesterday launched a contest seeking videos that raise awareness about environmental justice, which EPA defines as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and…