Boring Bureaucracy? Not in Texas

Young Government Leaders (YGL) and GovLoop present the NextGen Public Service Awards for superior public service and achievement. The 4th Annual NextGen Public Service Awards will be given at the 2014 NextGen Award’s Ceremony, which will kick off the NextGen Training Summit on July 23rd in Washington, DC. We have 18 finalists in six differentRead… Read more »

3 Foundations of Government: Accurate, Accountable and Accessible

Digitizing documents is one way government can cut costs and increase efficiencies During one of my first weeks at GovLoop, I remember conducting an interview with a recently retired government employee. She had incredible experiences and not only provided me a great interview on customer service, but gave some exceptional career advice as well. “GetRead… Read more »

How Mapmaking Facilitates Improved Storytelling

Mapmaking has helped government agencies tell better stories In the late 1800s, Charles Joseph Minard created a map charting the losses suffered by Napoleon’s army in their attempted conquest of Russia in 1812. Edward Tufte, world-renowned expert in data visualization, refers to Minard’s visualization as “one of the greatest ever.” Minard’s chart is a greatRead… Read more »

To Transform Your Technology, First Transform Your Organization

A few days ago, we highlighted King County’s governmental offices’ transition to cloud computing. We threw around a bit of tech jargon as well – virtualization, software as a service, and legacy systems. However, for King County, the technology simply served as an enabler for the changes currently taking shape. The real transformation took placeRead… Read more »

Four Reasons Agencies are Adopting the Cloud

GovLoop’s recent guide, How Cloud is Reinventing Government, explores the how cloud is helping agencies unlock innovation and improve service delivery. The report includes four government case studies, best practices and insights from industry leaders. Below is an excerpt from our guide. Read the full report here. Cloud computing is providing government agencies access toRead… Read more »

Why the Hybrid Cloud is on the Federal Horizon – Plus the 7 Gov Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Remaining stagnant isn’t human nature – and it shouldn’t be in your organization’s, either. Stan Soloway, CEO at Professional Services Council, told us how he embraced change in order to reform his company with the changing times. The SEVEN stories that impact your life Nextgov: Why the Hybrid Cloud is onRead… Read more »

Digital Government is Changing Land Conservation

In our last post on digital innovation, we set the stage for the future of the public service agency. We talked about the goals of the digital public agency: the ability to engage with constituents; the ability to simplify operations at all levels; and the ability to change and adapt to new circumstances. We alsoRead… Read more »

4 Tips for Federal Hiring Managers

Every week I search all the new jobs on USAJOBS and pick the top 10 per category (from HR to IT) for our jobs.govloop.com section (sign up for our weekly emails). After spending a few months perusing and picking the best jobs, I have 4 tips for federal hiring managers on making a good posting:Read… Read more »