Meet Dan Hoffman! One of our incredible NextGen Public Service Award winners. His dedication to enhancing innovation at the local government level is truly inspirational. Read on to find out how you can become just as influential in your career!
“Data can be beautiful, and it should be.” That’s what Julie Steenson, Deputy Performance Officer for the City of Kansas City, described as the inspiration behind the city’s engagement with data and citizens in Wednesday’s online training, “How Kansas City Engaged Citizens with Open Data.” In order to make data accessible to a wide variety ofRead… Read more »
It’s highly likely that sophisticated hackers stole sensitive data from Office of Personnel Management systems containing Social Security numbers and other personal records of current and former federal employees, government officials testified on Tuesday. Although OPM has not determined the full scope of not one, but two recent hacks against its IT systems, Director KatherineRead… Read more »
Jekyll and Hyde are often cited as the textbook description of split personality disorder – the nice Dr. Jekyll and the evil Mr. Hyde. And while most people don’t have a secret evil side as disparate as the character’s penned by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, most people do have a hidden side. More often than not thoughRead… Read more »
In April 2014, GovLoop received a Knight Foundation Prototype Award to create two courses for GovLoop Academy, a new platform that offers free, practical and impactful online learning experiences for government employees. These courses – one on open data and the other on human-centered design in government – are designed to educate both government andRead… Read more »
GovLoop’s 4th Annual Government Innovators Virtual Summit is just a few weeks away! We wanted to take this time to introduce our keynote speaker, the incredible Peter Schuck, who was a guest star on Comedy Central’s Daily Show (May, 2014). The free summit will be on April 22nd, starting at 10 AM ET — beRead… Read more »
To do any job, it’s important to be creative. We might think of the creative industries (film, music, writing, the arts, design) as the sole place where fostering a sense of imagination is important to your career path. However, any profession I can think of benefits from being innovative and thinking outside the box. ForRead… Read more »
Last August, when the U.S. Digital Services was announced, I wrote a blog post with 7 Ideas for the USDS. Yesterday, the White House announced in their 2016 budget a $100M program to expand digital services teams into 25 agencies. This is quite an impressive proposal and it also follows my first general tip forRead… Read more »
The day I discovered the U.S. Department of the Interior (@Interior)’s twitter feed, my sense of patriotism just about doubled. Not only is it a great example of how a federal agency can use social media to inform people about our nation’s resources and programs, but also, it’s incredibly fun and beautiful to scroll through.Read… Read more »
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend Elliott Masie’s Learning 2014 Conference in Disney World. In addition to hanging out with Mickey and an Abba cover band (I’m serious), it was an awesome four days of jam-packed learning. From personalized training and gamification to improving the on-boarding process, the conference pretty much covered it all. ThereRead… Read more »