How Career Feds Are Planning for Workforce Reforms
Rather than bracing for impact, career feds are trying to get out in front of White House mandates to ensure that changes are implemented strategically.
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The FedRAMP Baseline Your Agency Needs to Know About
To help agencies meet their evolving security needs, FedRAMP is working to launch new requirements for securing low-risk, SaaS apps in a standard way.
5 Innovative Government Websites that Empower Citizens
To celebrate these government agencies’ inventive platforms, this week’s Intersection is here to show you some of the top government websites and hopefully inspire some newfangled digital growth at your agency.
How Boston is Using Data to Imagine a Brighter Future
Traditionally, city planning is a sort of members-only club that rarely involves the public. By purposefully getting the word out and engaging citizens at every step, Boston is changing that convention.
Empathy: What Hiring Managers Want Most
More than anything, FCC CIO David Bray wants employees who exude empathy. In an interview with GovLoop, he shared how empathy bridged a divide within his agency and how it guides the way he interacts with his team.
Want to Lead Change? Be Ready for Friction
David Bray, Chief Information Officer at the Federal Communications Commission, offered several tips for addressing friction on the road to change.
Can Government Operate as a Startup? 18F Thinks So
18F proves that the government can function with a startup mentality. In fact, that type of culture may be necessary to continuously improve government operations — despite the inevitable growing pains that all startups face.
Federal Survey Shows Employees Are Slightly More Engaged
According to the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, 65 percent of employees said they are engaged at their workplace, compared with 64 percent last year. Even the Department of Homeland Security saw improved engagement scores after six straight years on the decline.
The Murky Numbers Behind the Federal Government’s Cybersecurity Force
For years we’ve heard about the cybersecurity skills gap in government, but just how big is it? How many cyber pros are in government and what skills do they lack? We posed these and other questions to the Office of Personnel Management to find out.
A New Breeding Ground for Gov Tech Talent
Coding boot camps are making it much easier to learn the necessary skills to work as a web developer. Through boot camp courses, government agencies can help their employees learn new, useful skills without having to leave their current jobs.