Posts By Megan Pleasant

Empowering Transportation Agencies With AI-Fueled Innovation

Empowering Transportation Agencies With AI-Fueled Innovation

Responsible for ensuring the safety of the various ways we travel, transportation agencies are challengedto reduce crashes and ensure the efficient movement of people and goods. In order to do that effectively, agencies must rely on data to help create new approaches to safety, resiliency, operations, and planning, and to address challenges such as congestionRead… Read more »

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How Plain Language Can Help Improve Your CX

Clear communication is essential in government customer service, and plain language is a key tool for making messages accessible and engaging. By removing jargon and simplifying structure, plain language helps ensure that all audiences can understand and act on information. We spoke with Julie Clement, Principal and Owner of J Clement Communications, in our mostRead… Read more »

NextGen Award winners 2025

NextGen Award Winners: Embracing Public Service

“Public service offers a chance to contribute to positive, wide-reaching change.” “I want to truly make a difference and have a direct way to impact society.” “I see the benefits of the things that we do out there, and it just makes me very proud.” These are just a few of the reasons that ourRead… Read more »

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November Online Training Opportunities

The leaves are falling, but what’s not dropping is our level of commitment to your professional development!  We’ve got an amazing line-up of free online training sessions in November, with topics designed to help you communicate more clearly, take advantage of AI, and get curious about quantum computing.  Take a look at the sessions below,Read… Read more »

Supervisor CoP Blog

The Do’s and Don’ts of Delegation

Spooky season is officially here, but is there anything scarier than delegating tasks across your team? If you find delegation downright daunting, now’s the time to come out from hiding behind the desk and learn how to master this critical management skill. During our recent Supervisors Community of Practice virtual networking discussion, Sharon Swabb, CareerRead… Read more »

2025 NextGen Awards

Congratulations, 2025 NextGen Public Service Award Winners!

GovLoop is proud to announce the 16th annual NextGen Public Service Award winners for superior public service and achievement! The awards recognize deserving individuals across federal, state, and local government who are selected from the public service community for their intelligence, exuberance, and dedication to improving and invigorating government. Please review the winners below, alongRead… Read more »

How a Modernized Data Infrastructure Can Drive AI Success

Drive AI Success With a Modernized Data Infrastructure

Did you know that around 85% of AI projects fail, with data access often attributed as the top reason for their failure? With AI’s potential to boost public service delivery and cut costs, agencies need to create an intelligent data infrastructure (IDI) tailored for their government environment to help AI projects come to fruition. Let’sRead… Read more »

Colortokens Beyond Breach Prevention

Stop Intruders in Their Tracks

It’s a well-known fact that agencies invest most of their cybersecurity budgets in trying to prevent breaches, but unfortunately, bad actors still manage to find their way in. So, how do you mitigate the damage that attackers can do once they get inside your system? Microsegmentation is an approach that involves creating isolated network segmentsRead… Read more »

AI in CX

The Future of AI and CX

AI has impacted almost every facet of government services, with customer experience being no exception. In fact, agencies now have a prime opportunity to elevate CX. So, what does an AI-powered CX strategy look like? During the latest CX Community of Practice, Angy Peterson, Vice President of the Granicus Experience Group, offered insights into theRead… Read more »