Transform Communities Using Geospatial Solutions
To advocate for healthy, safe and vibrant communities, the Institute for Public Strategies created a five-prong strategy, all of which use GIS to achieve efficiency and effectiveness.
3 Key Focus Areas When Changing Careers
One of the scariest times in your career can be realizing you are so discontent in your position that you lose focus on your career goals. Or, you don’t even know what they are anymore.
How to Write a Successful Government Grant Proposal
How do you put together a standout application with more public-sector entities vying for competitive funding opportunities? Here’s a starting point.
How Agencies Can Protect Data and Enhance Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals see new opportunities to attack agencies by exploiting unsecured cloud-based services that were deployed as part of the shift to remote-work.
Collaboration for Challenging Times
If we are to innovate and grow our way out of the current COVID-19 pandemic, continued creative collaboration will be essential.
9 Simple Ways to Show Kindness to Your Employees
Thoughtful exchanges of kindness can help to foster a positive culture, boost office morale, and improve employee experiences.
Serving vs. Engaging: There’s a Difference?
Technology is the through-line to remove barriers and engage the generations in ways that are comfortable, easy and effective for each.
Don’t Wait to Change!
We can discover our gifts at any time. Don’t be afraid of pursuing them. Recognize that the path to success may be crooked.
Not All Digital Transformation Is Equal
Depending on where you look, change is happening quickly or slowly, smoothly or erratically, effectively or rife with challenges.
How to Meet the IT Management Challenges of Remote Work
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, government agencies have learned two basic lessons about remote work.
7 TED Talks for Public Servants
That distinguished “ding-ding” water-drop sound is a synonym for “get ready to learn something new.” Here are seven TED Talks that all public servants should hear.
Election Security Is About More Than Voting Machines
“To ensure the security and integrity of our elections, the focus must be on the IT infrastructure that supports and runs our democracy, rather than exclusively on voting machines themselves.”
NextGen: How to Get Approval to Attend
Our Approval Toolkit has the helpful resources you need to make a strong case to attend the virtual NextGen Government Training Summit, taking place August 19-20.
Election Security Is About More Than Voting Machines
“To ensure the security and integrity of our elections, the focus must be on the IT infrastructure that supports and runs our democracy, rather than exclusively on voting machines themselves.”
Detroit Uses GIS to Map Out Highways in the Sky
Operational efficiency is one of the four technology tenets of a smart community. It takes many forms, but it essentially involves developing new ways of working that enable agencies to optimize the management and performance of internal operations and constituent services. New workflows can reduce the cost of and time it takes to deliver existingRead… Read more »
Overcome Legacy Infrastructure
If modernization is the key, then legacy infrastructure is the rusty hinge preventing the door from swinging open. The challenge for federal agencies is to find a solution that encompasses all aspects of modernization.
AI Fills Analyst Workforce Gap
Artificial intelligence is seen as essential to getting more value out of data. But there’s a skills gap.
Top 10 Federal Government Twitter Accounts
We put together this list of 10 federal government Twitter accounts that we think are crushing it. We’ve also provided tips you can use to boost your agency’s Twitter game.
‘In Every Crisis, There’s Opportunity,’ Says FDIC CIO
The opportunities for technology to be adopted and embraced like never before is the silver lining that Sylvia Burns, FDIC CIO, sees at both her agency and the federal government at large during this crisis.
How Agencies Can Protect Data and Enhance Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals see new opportunities to attack agencies by exploiting unsecured cloud-based services that were deployed as part of the shift to remote-work.
Not All Digital Transformation Is Equal
Depending on where you look, change is happening quickly or slowly, smoothly or erratically, effectively or rife with challenges.
How to Meet the IT Management Challenges of Remote Work
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, government agencies have learned two basic lessons about remote work.
Digital Solutions Support Mission to Keep Children Safe
Today, NCMEC reaches a global audience by disseminating critical information through a broad range of digital touchpoints across web, mobile and social media channels.
Office Hours for Public Servants
Office Hours are an integral part of the NextGen Government Training Summit. Your professional development questions deserve one-on-one attention from people who are qualified to give you legitimate advice.