How to Avoid Hidden Costs of the Cloud

Post Highlights Symantec releases report identifying hidden costs of cloud adoption Leadership and training is key to keeping data and information safe in the cloud Rogue cloud implementation and back up and recovery are important strategies to consider Agencies have been looking at cloud computing as a way to reduce waste, increase efficiency and cutRead… Read more »

Fed 100 Award Winners – Plus the DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: It may sound odd, but constraints can and usually are a catalyst for innovation. Think back to the industrial age here in America, importing goods was costing too much money and taking too much time – insert the American Industrial Revolution. The industrial revolution was a time of extreme growth andRead… Read more »

Why Constraints Actually Breed Innovation

It may sound odd, but constraints can and usually are a catalyst for innovation. Think back to the industrial age here in America, importing goods was costing too much money and taking too much time – insert the American Industrial Revolution. The industrial revolution was a time of extreme growth and innovation in our country.Read… Read more »

8 Habits of Effective Government Managers

Over the weekend, I was reading a New York Times piece that highlighted Google’s 8 Habits of Effective Members (aka their Quest to Build a Better Boss). It was a fascinating article that synthesized a lot of research Google’s People team had done, analyzing their own internal data on what makes an effective manager. GovernmentRead… Read more »

Collaboration for the Intelligence Community? Plus the DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Center for Effective Government it’s the new name for OMB Watch. So what other changes come with the title change? And what can we expect out of Government in 2013? Insights from Katherine McFate. Click here for the full recap. But First: U.S. intel community focuses on integration and collaboration IntegratingRead… Read more »

Join Our Study: Staying Secure with BYOD

Join Our Research Study: Staying Secure with BYOD The GovLoop team needs your help. We are currently working on a report, Staying Secure with BYOD. As you all know, BYOD continues to shape the government workforce. Like any new technology initiative, one of the core concerns about implementation surrounds security. Today, technology exists to allowRead… Read more »

More Enroll in TSP Roth, Why? – Plus the DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories

On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: In just two months the government will be faced with sequestration. And that has everyone in and around government worried. But Michael Keating says there is some room to be optimistic about next year’s budgets across all levels of government. Click here for the full recap. The SEVEN stories that impactRead… Read more »

7 Ways To Improve Your Decision Making

Post Highlights Understanding how to make decisions is essential to team building Leadership is essential to decision making, and is articulated in many different ways 7 strategies to improve decision making for leaders Over the last few weeks I’ve been thinking about the big decisions I’ve made in my life. Some choices have changed theRead… Read more »