Keeping Things Straight
Despite the Supreme Court victory for marriage equality, the battle for workplace protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation is far from over.
Communications
Align Your Agency with the 5 Golden Rules of Government PR
How can government agencies combat the stigma of fraud, corruption and waste? It all starts with you and these five simples rules.
Will Cities Be Ready for 5G?
Journalist Scott Fulton III describes fifth-generation wireless, or 5G, as “a capital improvement project the size of the entire planet.” He’s not wrong. And it’s coming fast.
The Medium is the Messenger
Local governments’ use of instant messaging is often a one-way communication used to send alerts. While some issues can wait until regular office hours, some need to be addressed promptly or even immediately.
How to Create a Personal Communication Strategy
Here are the most important skills that the best communicators have mastered. And the good news is that they are skills you can learn, too!
Make the Most Out of Your Next PowerPoint Presentation with These 8 Tips
You don’t have to be a graphics guru to design an eye-catching PowerPoint. Captivate your audience (and wow your boss!) by following these eight tips.
3 Steps to Turn Boring Standards Into Innovation
Basic standards are the foundation to build more effective and innovative federal services for the future.
When the Big Bad Wolf Comes Knocking
A legal framework drives any federal agency re-org, and information is aplenty if you look for it. And there are actions you can take to position yourself for the future (more on that next week). So let’s do a brief deep dive.
Storytelling to Promote Employee Engagement
What does it mean to be “engaged” at work? Your agency’s leaders hope it means you come to work each day, committed to do your very best to help the organization advance its mission.
Maneuvering Government ADA Website Compliance
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 defines how to make Web content more accessible to people with disabilities.