This is the fourth post in our GovLoop May Blog series, exploring how to break down silos in government. Our first post focused on the “trusted leader” and the traits required for leadership across government. Our second post explored collaboration strategies on your team. Last week, we looked out to the future, and how toRead… Read more »
One of the trends in government is mobility and allowing employees to work anywhere, anytime and on any device. Although having a mobile workforce has many benefits, there are also numerous related challenges. One of the challenges is the need for improved management of mobile employees. Mobile employees are not necessarily always a teleworker, someRead… Read more »
With the Baby Boomers exiting the workforce, the next generation of the workforce is preparing to take on more leadership roles. Entering leadership roles means new responsibilities will emerge for employees. I’ve identified five core skills needed for future leaders, and skills that will be needed to advance your career. I’ve listed my five skillsRead… Read more »
On Tuesday the Obama administration laid out their ambitious Digital Government Strategy. Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel and Federal CTO Todd Park unveiled the strategy at the TechCrunch Disrupt NYC that took place in New York. “It’s a roadmap to transform government to be an enablement platform. Open data will be the new default. On topRead… Read more »
This is my second post reviewing a new report from Quest Software, Taking a New Approach to Application Compatibility in Windows 7 Migrations: New Solutions Ensure Application Compatibility During Operating System Upgrades. The report provides valuable insights for IT administrators. You can view my first blog post here. The report provides some interesting insights aboutRead… Read more »
On the program today for Wednesday May 23, 2012 How to be online — safely. EPA has created an easy to use guide, and we’ll walk you through it with the people who created it… You get into any discussion about fixing government and inevitably somebody talks about fixing HR. We’ll talk about that withRead… Read more »
Human relations it’s a job that SHOULD be so important, but too often at agencies — and many organizations, it is a role that is mostly regulatory, not strategic. But HR could hold the keys to the government’s daunting workforce challenges — doing more with less, hiring the right people for the right positions etc.Read… Read more »
For many warriors the battle doesn’t end when they leave the battlefield and many organizations across the country are stepping up to help wounded veterans. Warriors and Quiet Waters is one of those organizations. The group, based in Bozeman, Montana, helps soldiers recuperate by teaching them to fly fish. They started the week long programRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Wednesday the 23th of May, 2012 Four of the Secret Service employees who were dismissed for inappropriate conduct in Colombia last month are fighting back. The Washington Post reports, the agents are arguing that the agency is making them scapegoats for behavior that the Secret Service hasRead… Read more »
Last Thursday I spoke to 100 Italians in Rome at the Forum PA annual conference about Govloop, social media, and innovation in government. I got to wear one of those Janet-Jackson headsets and even had a translator (pretty surreal experience) ForumPA is basically their big IT annual event with over 8,000 attendees from Italy andRead… Read more »