Major Challenges Facing OPM’s New Director – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Regardless of your rank, managers are under the microscope, right now. People are constantly evaluating you, judging your actions and behaviors, so what can you do? Insights on creating your own signature leadership voice from PPS’s Tom Fox. Up front: The nominee to be the director of the Office of PersonnelRead… Read more »

5 Ways to Stay Motivated

It’s hard to stay motivated as a government employee these days – we have budget cuts, furloughs, the media attacking government employees, all the while any perk at work (training, travel, etc) seems to be getting cut. So how do you stay motivated at work? Here’s 5 Ways to Stay Motivated: 1) Celebrate Positive FeedbackRead… Read more »

Own the Room – Tips For Becoming A Signature Leader

Regardless of your rank, managers are under the microscope, right now. People are constantly evaluating you, judging your actions and behaviors, so what can you do? Muriel Maignan Wilkins and Amy Jen Su are the co-authors of Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence. In the book they offer someRead… Read more »

5 Steps to Fixing Gov Contracting – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Philadelphia has hired its first ever Director of Civic Technology. San Francisco, Boston and New York already have them. But what exactly do they do? And what about cities that can’t afford to have their own Civic Innovation Officers or Innovation hubs? Click here for the full recap. But up front:Read… Read more »

Join Us – Agency of the Future Series: Telework Survey

Agency of the Future Series: Telewok in Government GovLoop is working on an “Agency of the Future” series, which will include a collection of reports, expert interviews, in-person events and online trainings that are designed to cast a vision for government innovation and reveal bright spots in agencies and industry partners that are leading theRead… Read more »

What Civic Innovation Looks Like Today and Tomorrow

Philadelphia has hired its first ever Director of Civic Technology. San Francisco, Boston and New York already have them. But what exactly do they do? And what about cities that can’t afford to have their own Civic Innovation Officers or Innovation hubs? Alissa Black is the Director of the California Innovation Project at the NewRead… Read more »

Enabling Government to Do More with Less through Data Infrastructure Technology

Recently I had the chance to speak with Chad Story, Enterprise Storage Business Director at EMC, about the current capabilities of mobile data storage and how this technology can enable agencies to operate more efficiently to carry out mission critical functions. The interview was part of our recent guide, Making Mobile Matter, which explored bestRead… Read more »

5 Benefits of an Enterprise App Store – Making Mobile Matter

Our recent guide, Making Mobile Matter, explored best practices for mobile adoption in the public sector. We spoke with industry and government mobile pioneers, below is an excerpt from our interview with Neil Bonner, Program Manager, Applications Development at Transportation Security Administration. You can read the full guide here by downloading a PDF, or theRead… Read more »

Meet the Steve Jobs of the Social Security Administration – Plus Your Weekend Reads

Every year more than 45 million people visit a Social Security office. And as anyone who has visited the office knows, it can be plagued by long lines and tedious paperwork. David Broomell, a longtime Social Security programmer and project manager, decided to make a change. He created a program called VIP (Visitor Intake Process).Read… Read more »