Women and ‘Bad Attitude’ Jail
Despite all the talk about women’s empowerment, has the workplace really changed for women? Or are gender stereotypes making the world smaller?
Workplace
Look for Talent Upstream
Increasing your cyber workforce may mean revisiting your requirements. Agencies should prioritize candidates with potential to develop skills.
In San Francisco, Accessibility Means Better Engagement for Everyone
Accessibility doesn’t just improve engagement for constituents with identified disabilities. It also helps make resources more available to everyone.
Modernizing Cybersecurity Hiring
The Department of Homeland Security launched an effort last year to streamline its hiring of cybersecurity talent and bridge the gap between public and private sector cyber salaries. Where do things stand one year later? And why are Federal cybersecurity staff so predominantly white and male?
Open Your Agency to Diverse Voices
Open your agency to diverse voices by developing your own.
How 3 Local Governments Are Increasing Access to Justice
Access to justice is a fundamental right. With connected online tools, courts are fulfilling that promise with equity.
A Changing Workforce at DHS
With one of the most diverse workforces in government, the Department of Homeland Security emphasizes recruitment and retention.
Tips for Managing the “Work Revolution”
The public-sector workforce is undergoing a revolution, said the director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management during GovLoop’s recent NextGen virtual summit. Her agency is doing specific things to attract and retain young talent that often have little interest in government work.
Automation: How to Make Quick Work of Analytics
Data analytics, in simple terms, can be compared to doing a jigsaw puzzle: The automated analytic tools make much quicker sense of 1,000 random puzzle pieces than a human ever could. But the shift to data analytics requires some planning.
Be a Better Partner, Large Businesses
The federal government has long encouraged use of small businesses and is making a greater effort to incorporate racial equity in that endeavor. But there can be challenges when small businesses team up with large firms to deliver on a contract. Here are tips to make the partnerships work better.