Upstart, a crowdfunding platform for student new businesses, is just in its beta stages of testing with a few select pilot schools, including Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Michigan and University of Washington, but already it’s receiving a lot of attention. Why do you think that is? Well,Read… Read more »
We are tweaking the format of our program a bit starting today. Rather than posting an hour long show, we will post each part of the program individually. Our goal remains helping you do your job better, and that will continue to be our paramount focus. We continue to work on new ways to provideRead… Read more »
Have you heard of the Data Act? It unanimously passed through the House and now is sitting in committee in the Senate. The legislation, “is Congress’ attempt to achieve full federal spending transparency that would build off the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board’s (RAT) success,” said Hudson Hollister the executive director of the the DataRead… Read more »
Some have called it a “national disgrace,” the presence of thousands of homeless veterans on American streets and in shelters. In 2010 President Obama made a strong statement, saying that his administration would end homelessness by 2015. But how do you do that? The Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs teamed upRead… Read more »
I’m sure a lot of you are in high sales mode as we wrap up another federal fiscal year buying season. You are implementing your sales and call plans and the pressure is on to produce. David Sonde, managing partner at Winvale, recently provided end-of-the-fiscal-year sales advice to GovPro that you might find valuable. AlongRead… Read more »
When speaking with a current job-seeker, she said “while I was working, the working world changed!” This seasoned individual is finding her specific experience is not of interest to employers in today’s job market. With a dozen years in responsible internal analyst roles, what arcane experience and skills are being ignored by potential employers? SheRead… Read more »
The 21st century explosion of information technology has had a major impact in the American workplace and is swiftly redefining the traditional work-life balance in fundamental ways. As government employees (govies), we are becoming increasingly dependent on mobile/digital technology to get our jobs done. In due time, it may be the only way we work.Read… Read more »
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When Designing Working for Government… You can learn a lot about how to do your job better from the graphic design process. Yes, as Govloop’s newest Graphic Design Fellow I admit I am biased, but humor me. I think I am onto something here. Creating good visual design isn’t necessarily about being a great artist,Read… Read more »
Before we can talk about the virtues of open source software, we first have to define it. Red Hat’s Paul Smith says, “open source is a different way of getting software to the consumer faster. It combines collaboration, transparency and participation. The community works together to participate in code development.” Smith is the Vice PresidentRead… Read more »