“Today the big issues facing our government do not fall neatly into one agency’s mission. Food safety laws for example are regulated by 15 different agencies and teams. In order to find real solutions we need an enterprise approach,” said Ron Sanders. But the problem is government doesn’t collaboration very effectively or easily. Sanders isRead… Read more »
Today, nearly all of an agency’s mission-critical functions depend on safe and secure information technology systems. With cyber threats ever evolving and growing at an exponential rate, and increased reliance on technology to deliver core services in government, a robust cyber defense is needed by agencies. Continuous Monitoring is certainly not a new term, butRead… Read more »
Yesterday we held a GovLoop team offsite – and if I do say so myself, it turned out pretty good. One of the best I’ve ever been to. This is the 3rd offsite I’ve run and I’ve been a part of another 10 or so. And honestly, let’s be real. Most offsite suck (including one’sRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Agile acquisitions are causing quite a stir in the contracting community. But could it be the perfect match? Retired Coast Guard Captain Dan Taylor tells us why agile contracting could save time and money. The SEVEN stories that impact your life The U.S. Postal Service reported a net loss of $740Read… Read more »
“If you could fix hiring and buying in the federal government, you would fix 90% of it’s problems,” said Bryan Sivak. Sivak is the Chief Technology Officer at the Department of Health and Human Services. One of the ways the Coast Guard is trying to solve half of that equation is by using more agileRead… Read more »
Citizen adoption of mobile technology is one of the fastest growing trends in society. In May 2012, the Obama Administration launched the Digital Government Strategy. At that point, only 35% of adults owned a mobile device, while today that number is nearly 50%. Additionally, in May 2013, there were well over one million commercial appsRead… Read more »
Happy Monday GovLoop- last week I gave you all a quick look at some of the research we’ve done at GovLoop. To start of this week, I wanted to get a little more focused, so let’s start off this week talking about one of my favorite topics- mobile. We can look at mobile through soRead… Read more »
The Department of Energy’s Josh Silverman led efforts to halt the release of more than one million tons of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas from Energy Department facilities, the equivalent of taking over 200,000 cars off the nation’s roads every year. Silverman is the Director of the Office of Sustainability Support for the EnergyRead… Read more »
From natural disasters and emergencies to advancing technology and new legislation, government agencies need to prepare and build for change to better serve their constituents. With budget cuts, pay freezes, and limited resources, this is not always easy. So how, exactly, do agencies prepare for the future? What processes need to be in place? WhatRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: It’s finally here, the long talked about retirement tsunami. “If you look at federal employment statistics there is not just a large percentage of folks who are eligible to retire but an increasing number of folks that are actually taking up the government on that offer,” said Tom Fox. The SEVENRead… Read more »