A 21st-Century Education in Ohio Prisons
Education can make a big difference for people leaving prison. Here’s how one state is using tech increase the options for incarcerated students.
January Online Training Opportunities
Check out our free online professional development training opportunities for January.
Travis County Makes Audits Less Taxing
Travis County, Texas, is legally required to audit its property tax refunds, but a heavier workload (and no additional resources) made that increasingly difficult — until the auditor’s office implemented a new automated analytics tool, that is. Processing time has plummeted by 91%, among other dramatic achievements.
Unleash Policy Success & Craft Effective and Implementable Policies
Putting policy analysis into your policymaking empowers you. You are better able to make well-informed, evidence-based decisions, and enhances the likelihood of achieving desired policy outcomes.
Trust Is a Key Theme for Government in 2024
From learning to trust how artificial intelligence (AI) will handle data and provide insights to implementing zero-trust architectures for cybersecurity to building citizen trust with better customer service, agencies are more focused than ever on delivering trust as part of their services.
Preparing for an AI Future in Government Service Delivery
We don’t know what the next technology innovation will look like, or what specific benefits it will bring to government agencies, but we can say with some confidence that it will probably depend on high-quality government data.
Look Back and Ahead
To move forward, you first should look back and appreciate your progress, says a GovLoop featured contributor. Pause and recharge, then visualize where you want to go and create a plan to get there. An advisor or coach can help you on the journey.
2023 Year in Review: Prioritizing Government Workers for a More Efficient, Effective and Inclusive Future
Start the new year off on the right foot, using what we’ve learned in 2023.
FPLOE Contract Type – Innovatively Used or Abused?
One type of government contract — the firm-fixed-price, level-of-effort (FPLOE) contract — specifically relates to research and development. But some agencies are using FPLOE contracts for unauthorized purposes, and that’s not innovative, says one GovLoop featured contributor: It’s abuse.
Where Data Can Take You
Both qualitative data (what people think and feel) and quantitative data (what you can measure and count) can shed light on employees’ experiences on the job. An innovative team in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is collecting and analyzing both types of information to help make the VA an even more welcoming place to… Read more »