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Career

Bad Time to Enter Gov? Some Optimism from a Soon-to-be Govie

When looking at public opinion, alone, it never really seems like a great time to be a govie. Stereotypes of waste, fraud, and abuse abound. Despite this less-than-ideal environment, I am truly optimistic about joining the federal workforce as part of the class of 2017 Presidential Management Fellows (PMFs). In interacting with some of my… Read more »

May 9, 2017
Matthew Garlipp
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Tags: pmf, psrw

Career, Leadership

The Accidental Govie

Like many of us, I fell into local government communications by accident. Here’s how this serendipity happened.

May 9, 2017
Tom Bryson
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Tags: Business of Government, career, communication, featured blogger, government, media, Public Service Recognition Week, Public Service Stories

Career, Project Management, State and Local

Building a City of the Future

How to build a city from the ground up.

May 9, 2017
Claire Jubb
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Tags: cities, featured blogger, state and local

Career, Leadership

My Personal Journey Into Public Service

This week, in honor of Public Service Recognition Week, we asked some of our community to reflect on their public service stories.

May 9, 2017
Claire Jubb
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Tags: Gov, Public Service Recognition Week, Public Service Stories

Career, Learning, State and Local

Why I Live in New Haven

How New Haven shaped my public service story.

May 9, 2017
Caroline Smith
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Tags: Public Service Recognition Week, Public Service Stories, state and local

Career, Policy, Tech

White House Reforms: ‘A Financial Initiative With an IT Flavor’

If agencies can’t describe their investments in financial terms, it won’t resonate, said OMB Acting CIO Margie Graves. That’s why Graves is working closely with OMB’s Deputy Controller on White House efforts to shrink the size and cost of the federal government.

May 8, 2017
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Nicole Blake Johnson
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Tags: omb, white house

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Quit Trying to Find Motivation and Just Do the Right Thing

How you can motivate people to want to be diverse and inclusive.

May 8, 2017
richard regan
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Tags: career, diversity, Embracing, motivation

GIS

IT and GIS, Better Together

Why IT and GIS are meant to work together.

May 8, 2017
Christopher Thomas
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Tags: featured blogger, GIS, tech

Career, Leadership

Gym Class, Public Service, and Me

How my hate for gym class made me a public servant.

May 8, 2017
Meganne Lemon
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Tags: Department of Defense, disabilites, military, Public Service Recognition Week, Public Service Stories

Career, Leadership

Becoming a Govie Gal

How and why I got into public service.

May 8, 2017
Michelle Rosa
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Tags: Gov, Public Service Recognition Week, Public Service Stories

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