How To Manage Talent in Federal Agencies

The demographic of government is rapidly changing, as the Baby Boomer’s near retirement federal agencies need to continue to execute their strategies around human capital. One key area of human capital is recruiting and cultivating talent, which is a critical part of retaining the most innovative and talented employees within the federal government. Talent managementRead… Read more »

Public Sector Loan Forgiveness Forms and Instructions

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of Education Released it’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness Forms and Instructions Today!!! Find it here! If you have student loans and you work for the government, non-profit, hospital, attorney, teacher etc…You will want this info. Full info below and at http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/PSF.jsp#Q9Downloads – Public Sector Loan Forgiveness Form – Employment Certification WhatRead… Read more »

How Can We Recruit Veterans to Government Service?

This morning I was able to attend an event sponsored by FedInsider News: To Honor and to Serve: Recruiting Veterans to Government Service. The event provided an overview of President Obama’s Executive Order to improve how the federal government hires veterans and assists during the transition from military to civilian life. The event specifically focusedRead… Read more »

Federal CIO Requests Feedback – Shared IT Services Strategy

The U. S. CIO Steven VanRoekel issued a draft Shared IT Services Strategy in December 2011, which may be found at http://www.cio.gov/sharedservices.pdf. “Shared First” is the foundational paradigm for this Federal Information Technology (IT) Shared Services Strategy, which provides Federal agencies with guidance on the identification, implementation, and operation of shared services for commodity, support,Read… Read more »

13 Leadership Tips from “Fed Coach” Tom Fox, Part 2

Last year, GovLoop hosted more than a half dozen online training events designed to help you advance your government career. In 2012, we’re kicking off another series of valuable events and programs that we hope will vault your career. The first one is coming up next Thursday and will be titled “Extreme Makeover: Government ResumeRead… Read more »

Open for Business: Leveraging Open Government to Improve Agency Operations, Part I

This is the first post in a three part series about the newly released report, Open for Business: Leveraging Open Government to Improve Agency Operations. I’d encourage you to check out the Open Government Analyst briefing by the Government Business Council, the research arm of Government Executive magazine and OpenText . The report includes aRead… Read more »

Prime Minister of Israel Hosts Facebook Chat

Pretty cool to see other countries start hosting Facebook Chats to reach citizens and connect with folks across the globe. Next Up – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be hosting a chat in Arabic on Monday at 10:00 am Jerusalem time (3:00 am ET) on his Arabic Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/IsraeliPM.Arabic Favorite

Getting Your Next Government Job

A lot of the focus on government jobs is often about getting into the system. How to get that first government job? But a big issue I think is how do you get your next government job? Most of my friends are in government and while they like their job, they are interested in newRead… Read more »

Boy Am I Connected!

While working from home the other day, I looked up and realized something. I had 4 devices connected to the internet at one time. Two computers, my phone, and my tablet. I said to myself, “Boy am I connected!” How many devices do you usually have connected to the internet at one time? ———————————————————————– CenturyLinkRead… Read more »