In 1985, I joined the Peace Corps and began my service in Congo, Central Africa. I was an idealistic young man with a naively expansive view of my ability to help people and bring about meaningful change in their lives. The challenges and frustrations I experienced as a Peace Corps volunteer provided important life lessons… Read more »
Don’t worry. If you’re like me and have a hard time making the cold open at cocktail hour, you can still expand your professional network.
At Smart Cyber, Symantec’s 14th Government Symposium, we heard from Jeanette Manfra, Assistant Secretary in the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). She explained how DHS is attempting to achieve that balance between challenge and opportunity.
Reframing how you approach teams can have a profound impact on process, products and — most importantly — people.
In government, no one really accomplishes anything all by themselves, which means that meetings are a fact of life. You can make them more or less successful by taking steps to learn the behaviors that aid or inhibit your efforts.
There are billions of dollars’ worth of hardware and software in use across government that is either obsolete or on the verge of lacking vendor support.
Tis the season for giving thanks! We know it’s sometimes hard to be a government employee since there aren’t a ton of opportunities for praise. But that’s about to change. GovLoop launched our Govie of the Month program. Each month we will highlight one awesome government worker who is doing amazing work. These terrific employees don’t haveRead… Read more »
This year, forget the fruitcake and give your teams the gift of space.
If your days are hectic from the first buzzing of your alarm clock to the time that you collapse into bed at night, you will benefit from creating a morning routine. Use this list to establish good habits that will ease you into the day.
The root of this angst, or mistrust about redistricting, has to do with a lack of trust. Like laws and sausage, we never really see it get made.