This morning Bryan Sivak, HHS CTO shared the importance of technology in improving health care. In his talk, Bryan discussed how HHS Open Government is spurring healthcare innovation through challenges, open data, and intrapreneurship and shared his vision for the future of health technology. Bryan Sivak joined the Department of Health and Human Services asRead… Read more »
We all know what improv is. It’s a form of acting where actors create scenes and characters on the spot, generally inspired by one word or a simple phrase. But how does improv relate to what you do every day at work? And what lessons can you learn from improv as a young federal employee?Read… Read more »
Today, I was lucky enough to sit in on a panel about harnessing external and internal pressures as opportunities for change at the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. The panel consisted of: Steve Ressler, Founder and President of GovLoop, Joseph Lovett, Producer and Director of the film Going Blind, Linda Jacobs Washington, President andRead… Read more »
Jonny Dorsey is a social entrepreneur and co-founder of Global Health Corps, an initiative that brings talented individuals into public health communities around the world. At the opening NextGen general session, he shared five major points from a study done by the Impact Careers Initiative at the Aspen Institute. The study seeks to understand whyRead… Read more »
Maybe I have a warped sense of humor but I loved this story. Several City council members from around the state traveled to the State Capital to attend a special economic summit sponsored by the Governor’s office. On the last night of the summit six City Councils attending – and who had just met atRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: “By using the Federal Acquisition Service, the government could procure contracts up to 50% faster,” said Tom Sharpe. Sharpe is Comissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service. He breaks down the Service’s major goals for 2013 and beyond. But Up Front: Budget Unrest on the Rise Risk of a budget impasse rises.Read… Read more »
General George Smith Patton, Jr., US Army, (1885 – 1945) best known for his leadership of the US Third Army as General during World War II, was also an Olympic Pentathlete, designed the US Army’s combat saber last used dubbed the “Patton Saber”, a veteran of the Mexican Border Campaign and World War I, andRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Deloitte and the Partnership for Public Service explored how men and women, different racial and ethnic groups, and veterans and employees with disabilities observed the workplace. But up front: Dave Wennergren: Simply one of the best It was long expected, but it is still disheartening: One of the federal government’s bestRead… Read more »
My colleague, Agilex CTO Tim Hoechst, had a fun blog for summer – http://www.agilex.com/realize-the-value/ah-summer…crabs-interns-and-math.html Ah, Summer…Crabs, Interns, and Math? July 22, 2013 One evening after work last week, we had a crab feast for some of our employees. Despite the heat, it was a great time. At one point, though, one of our managers noticedRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The world of federal contracting is almost unbearably complicated, but there are ways to make the road a little smoother. Jim Ropelewski is the Senior Procurement Officer for the Department of Education and the Deputy CFO for Management and Operations. He highlighted contracting’s biggest challenges and a few solution. The SEVENRead… Read more »