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To Telework On Sunny Days? – Plus Your Weekend Reads

Monday brought another round of winter weather to the DC metro region. The federal government was closed, but not for teleworkers. Teleworkers were able to continue on, business as usual. The question becomes, if telework is acceptable/necessary on days when the weather if foul, is telework also an advantage on days when the sun isRead… Read more »

The Telework Cost Benefit Argument – It’s Reduced Stress; No It’s Decreased Cost

Even before our most recent March snow day, the savings to the Federal government for employees who continue to work while at home has topped $32 million, based on a study conducted by the Global Workplace Analytics and Telework Research Network and quoted in the March 3th edition of Wired Workplace. The weather this winterRead… Read more »

OPM calls for changes in federal background checks – Plus the 7 Gov Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Did you know that your sneakers are on the Internet? So are local city buses. Oh, and TV is one of the biggest web junkies around. So what is next? The DorobekINSIDER and his panel of experts look to the future of the Internet of Things. You can find all ofRead… Read more »

DorobekINSIDER LIVE: The Internet of Things for Government

A special edition of GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER today. We’re LIVE! We are doing this at least once each month this year. The idea is simple: get smart people together and share ideas because we believe that the real power of information comes when it is shared. For March’s DorobekINSIDER LIVE we are talking about the InternetRead… Read more »

Why acquisitions should care about cyber-security – Plus the 7 Gov Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The Internet of Things is slowly making its way into the government space. But what is the Internet of Things exactly? How can the government optimize the technological advances to help the government run more effectively and efficiently? We talk with two Presidential Innovation Fellows. You can find all of ourRead… Read more »

Your Top Public Speaking Questions — Answered

This is the third installment in a three-part series covering GovLoop’s virtual training event on effective public speaking. The first installment collected the top tricks for improving your public speaking, while the second installment provided lessons for repurposing your emotions to help deliver a stronger speech. Public speaking can often seem like a solitary occupation.Read… Read more »

Why NextGen: GovLoop Mentorship, NextGen and My Road to DC

Written By: Emily Rolkowski, Federal Government Employee I applied and was accepted to the 2013 Spring GovLoop mentorship program. As a federal employee working in Chicago, I desperately wanted to meet more peers working in the same sector. Even though I participated in the mentorship program remotely, I still gained a tremendous amount from it.Read… Read more »

How Do You Get Good at Public Speaking? Fall in Love With It

This is the second installment in a three-part series covering GovLoop’s virtual training event on effective public speaking. The first installment collected top tricks for improving your public speaking, while the third installment answered frequently asked questions about effective public communication. I love developing expertise on a topic. It’s a multitude of reasons: I enjoyRead… Read more »

How To Get College Kids Interested In Gov – Plus Your Weekend Reads!

Millennials comprise only 8.5 percent of the federal workforce. In order to be innovative agencies must attract, hire and retain top talent from colleges and universities to ensure our government is positioned to tackle the country’s most pressing problems. What steps do agencies need to take to address this challenge? How can they do aRead… Read more »