Ever read about someone else’s impressive accomplishments and feel like you are reading about a distant, far-off land where superheroes exist and they have nothing to do with you? The truth is, those superheroes are real people who do affect your lives. You may not know it, but your govies here in the U.S. areRead… Read more »
Winning an award is a prestigious career highlight and bragging point that you and/or your team should share with pride. We at GovLoop are proud to announce that we recently won Bronze in the Chief Learning Officer’s 2015 Learning in Practice Award for Excellence in Social Learning. **brushes shoulders off** But this post isn’t aboutRead… Read more »
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 »
To prepare new leaders and create a talent pipeline, agencies can take a strategic approach that begins long before leaders make their exit. A strong succession plan leverages reliable information about workers’ strengths, career ambitions and potential to prepare the next generation of leaders in anticipation of workforce changes.
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 »
Have you ever considered buying that fancy new media console from IKEA, but after taking a glance at the manual and all the complicated instructions that come along with it, thought twice about it? Some manuals and processes are so complex they prevent us from moving forward with something before we even really get started.Read… Read more »
Read on to meet the new GovLoop Featured Bloggers, who will be posting once a week for the next three months. We’re excited to introduce them to you – and even more excited to read what they’ll be writing about.
As the HUD Deputy Secretary, I help the department achieve its mission by focusing on effective operations and crosscutting policy and program issues… if we build a stronger HUD by improving leadership, accountability, transparency, and focusing on better resource management, then we’ll be better prepared to successfully achieve [our strategic goals.
We live in a world that relies heavily on technology and data. Everything has become more digital and accessible, even for government agencies. But with better technology comes the need for stronger cybersecurity measures. Cyber criminals are always getting smarter and finding new ways to steal your information. It’s crucial that government agencies create andRead… Read more »
Flight is one of humanity’s greatest achievements and it also is an innovation that many of us look to for inspiration. We all roughly know that the Wright Brothers are credited with being the first to build and fly an airplane and that Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across theRead… Read more »