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Enterprise Government: How the Next Administration Can Better Serve Citizens

In 2017, the next administration will set to work implementing the goals and priorities of the new President. Many of those priorities won’t line up neatly with the agency structure of the federal government, and achieving them will require that agencies work together as an “enterprise government” — collaborating and integrating programs and activities to… Read more »

Challenges At All Levels

Shrinking budgets, and aging workforces, and cyber threats, oh my! State and local governments face these obstacles and more while trying serve the community. In the effort to better tool government to face these challenges, GovLoop brought together a virtual training of experts to show how advanced technology and innovative practices can help public servantsRead… Read more »

Moving From CapEx to OpEx in the Cloud

The average government IT executive is not overly concerned about the technical nuances of what is or is not considered cloud computing. NIST has already provided the technical definition. What matters most to executives now is the business outcome.

Join the State and Local Tech Trends Virtual Training

State and local governments face a lot of challenges: shrinking budgets, federal mandates, resource constraints, an aging workforce, and the constant threat of a cyberattack. Just to name a few. In our 2nd Annual State and Local Innovators Virtual Summit we surveyed attendees to learn about specific challenges facing public servants and their communities.Today, in our StateRead… Read more »

Are You Overlooking Print Security?

In today’s connected world, cybersecurity is far more than keeping malicious applications off your smartphone or thwarting attacks before they wreak havoc on your computer systems. It seems just about anything can — and is — being connected to the Internet these days, and with that increased level of connectivity comes an increased level ofRead… Read more »

Don’t Fear the Cloud

Remember the last time you sat outside on a sunny day staring up at the clouds? Remember feeling a sense of familiarity and tranquility? Or did you see a different kind of cloud – one that looked eerie, dangerous, and scary? Today, we are talking about cloud computing and the question is: which cloud doRead… Read more »

Effective Storytelling in 7 Steps

Storytelling predates the written word. Storytelling predates hieroglyphics and it even predates Twitter – seriously. The first orators used storytelling to inform, engage and entertain. But even with all that history, effective storytelling remains elusive for many. One of the reasons the art of storytelling has fallen to the wayside is the emergence of technology.Read… Read more »

Good Customer Service Starts with the Employee

Government leaders are all hyped about integrating the newest technological innovations into their agency to improve customer service, but we may have forgotten a step or two along the way. Although technological advancements do provide some avenues to bettering the services govies provide to their constituents, we have to remind ourselves about the basics ofRead… Read more »