Posts By Terrence Hill

VA Acquisition Academy’s New PM Fellows Program – Now Accepting Applications!

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. I attended a break-out session at yesterday’s NextGen Training Summit on “Project Management Best Practices.” This session was led by Paul Gregory, ViceRead… Read more »

Innovation in Government – Oxymoron or Wave of the Future?

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. I attended a great breakout session at yesterday’s NextGen Training Summit on this topic. The audience was certainly skeptical that innovation is evenRead… Read more »

Public Service Recognition Week – May 4-10, 2014

It’s amazing to me that there are public servants like myself who don’t know about Public Service Recognition Week and/or don’t plan to celebrate this week. The Partnership for Public Service and the Public Employee’s Roundtable sponsor this annual celebration of service. It would be great to have a GovLoop team for the 5K Run/Walk.Read… Read more »

Senate Resolution Designating October as National Work and Family Month – What Is Your Agency’s Best Work/Life Practice?

In the “better late than never” department, the Senate unanimously passed S. Res. 276 (below) designating October 2013 as National Work and Family Month. My question is – What is YOUR agency’s best work/life practice? In my case, parts of my agency are supportive of employee health and wellness – providing time off for fitness,Read… Read more »

Fifth Annual SAVE Awards

Today, OMB launched the fifth annual SAVE Award (Securing Americans Value and Efficiency) – a competition for Federal employees to submit their ideas for how to cut waste, save taxpayer dollars, and create a more efficient and effective government. Borne out of the President’s belief that the best ideas often come from those on theRead… Read more »

Public Service Recognition Week – May 5-11, 2013

How are you celebrating Public Service Recognition Week? It shocks me that a lot of public service employees don’t even know about this annual event, which is usually honored in a Congressional resolution. This is the one opportunity that we have to honor public service. Everyone in public service should celebrate this week in theirRead… Read more »

Want to Help Your Fellow Feds Devastated by Hurricane Sandy? Need Disaster Relief? Consider FEEA

With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the East Coast, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) stands ready to assist civilian federal and postal employees impacted by the storm. Disaster grants of up to $500 will be available to employees in hard-hit areas experiencing verifiable hardship. Due to limited funding, FEEA will prioritize grantsRead… Read more »