Keeping Your Cool on a Do-Over
How do you prepare for a do-over project?
Career
Inspiration from DOE’s Organizational Culture Advisor
This week, in honor of Public Service Recognition Week, we asked some of our community to reflect on their public service stories.
Leadership Not Ladders
You can be a leader no matter your job title. Leadership is influence. And influence has everything to do with the way you treat others. When people perceive us as competent and caring to others, they’re more likely to accept us as a leader.
Plant Beauty in Your Office
Plants add beauty in our cubicles, lobbies, and waiting rooms while offering health benefits and generating conversation.
My (Unexpected) Journey into the Federal Government
This week, in honor of Public Service Recognition Week, we asked some of our community to reflect on their public service stories.
OPM Says Agencies Have yet to Request Voluntary Separation, Retirement
OPM has yet to receive any agency requests since the administration detailed its plan for reforming the federal government in April. But the agency is taking steps to streamline and speed the approval process for VERA/VSIP authority.
Is a VSIP Right for You?
There are many things to consider before taking a buyout. It can be a great opportunity to move into a new field or to spend a couple extra years in retirement. But you must be sure you are prepared – both mentally and financially – before you accept the offer.
Meet the Best of the Best in the Federal Government
Meet the 2017 Service to America Medals finalists.
Bad Time to Enter Gov? Some Optimism from a Soon-to-be Govie
When looking at public opinion, alone, it never really seems like a great time to be a govie. Stereotypes of waste, fraud, and abuse abound. Despite this less-than-ideal environment, I am truly optimistic about joining the federal workforce as part of the class of 2017 Presidential Management Fellows (PMFs). In interacting with some of my… Read more »
The Accidental Govie
Like many of us, I fell into local government communications by accident. Here’s how this serendipity happened.