This past Tuesday night during GovLoop’s Career Energizer Event, Steve Rowe, Innovation Campaign Division Chief for the Navy Center for Innovation within the Navy Warfare Development Command, gave a lightning talk on, well, innovation. Below is the slide deck from his lightning speech as well as a guide that he referenced, which the Navy isRead… Read more »
“You hear people talk about the impact of the internet or mobile phones or social media but none of those words really capture what is going on. People today have enormous amounts of power in their phones, they are also connected to the internet at all times and that has real cascade ramifications in aRead… Read more »
This post is based on a Lightning Talk delivered at the GovLoop Career Energizer event this past Tuesday night by Jessie Babcock, the Country Director for Chile and Uruguay with the Department of Defense. Let me start with a shocking statement: we live in an age of uncertainty. This comes as no surprise. The GoldenRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Becoming an innovator doesn’t happen overnight, you need strong support from your leaders, an ability to take risks and budgetary support. Michigan’s CIO David Behen and CTO Rod Davenport know all about implementing innovation. We tackle how in part two of our discussion. But up front: Open Data. The Obama administrationRead… Read more »
Becoming an innovator doesn’t happen overnight, you need strong support from your leaders, an ability to take risks and budgetary support. Michigan’s CIO David Behen and CTO Rod Davenport know all about implementing innovation. They recently been named as Government Technology’s Top 25 in Technology for their work in Michigan. In part one of ourRead… Read more »
GovLoop and Integrity Management Consulting are proud to present a 12-part series called “Conscientious Contracting: A Thoughtful Approach to Acquisition and Program Management,” that aims to address common challenges and achieve new efficiencies in government procurement. “Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.” – Warren Buffett It’s virtually impossible to eliminate risk. That’s theRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The drumbeat of low morale, budget cuts and pay freezes portray a dark vision of federal workers and the federal space itself. But in reality there is excellence brewing at every agency. The Partnership for Public Service highlights some of those great stories in their annual Service to America Medals. ClickRead… Read more »
The drumbeat of low morale, budget cuts and pay freezes portray a dark vision of federal workers and the federal space itself. But in reality there is excellence brewing at every agency. The Partnership for Public Service highlights some of those great stories in their annual Service to America Medals. The 31 finalists in sevenRead… Read more »
In a recent GovLoop survey, we asked our members – “What’s your biggest challenge?” The #1 answer was the proverbial – “Do More with Less” I’ve spent the last month working on a presentation entitled “Do More With Less” that I’ve now given to three different audiences where I’ve gotten some great feedback and questionsRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: April was another good month for the Thrift Savings Plan. How good? Insights from the Thrift Savings Plan Board’s Kim Weaver. Click here for the full recap. The SEVEN stories that impact your life The sequester is hurting recruitment and retention of mid- and upper-level employees at the General Services Administration,Read… Read more »