Using Maps to Fight Fraud
If you are looking for ways to mitigate waste, fraud and abuse at your agency, GIS may be the answer.
From Small Towns to Big Cities: Biggest Innovations of 2016
Our state and local govies have been hard at work this year. Check out our countdown of the top state and local stories in 2016.
The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government in 2016
It’s starting to get to that time where reflection of the past year becomes a daily habit. We think about what went well, the mistakes we made, and what we could do better in the next year. And while there were a lot of downfalls this last year, there were also a lot of improvementsRead… Read more »
Leadership Lessons from Rudolph
I have a way that we working professionals can watch these shows while gaining valuable lessons from our holiday heroes. My favorite, Rudolph, the beloved reindeer of Santa, has some leadership lessons for us all.
What Government Did Best in 2016, & Improvements for 2017
Looking towards 2017 as well, government employees will have to buckle down and keep up the good work.
How to Make the Most of Your (F)Unemployment
So maybe this time of not working isn’t your ideal situation, it’s still not the worst thing in the world. This is a great time for you to rediscover yourself and what you want to do with your life, and take the time to make yourself happy.
Open Data 2.0: Transparency, Now With Focus
Governments often mark the success of open data by how many datasets they’ve published on open portals. But publishing data, I’d argue, is open data 1.0. Open data 2.0 involves putting these data to good use. It means open data that informs policymaking budgetary decisions, that raises awareness of issues, and ultimately, that empowers communities.
How to Stay ‘Forever Young’ in the New Year
Let’s think about “forever young” literally and the characteristics we all try to teach our children about how to be a good person. Presumably, we can take these same characteristics with us as adults. Here are some to consider.
3 Reasons You Need to Bring Mobile to Your Agency
Technology is changing how we interact with each other and our elected officials. As more of the public goes mobile, government needs to work towards deploying mobile solutions to meet their constituents where they are.
Getting Rid of the B Word
Being called bossy ¬– or worse – is nothing new for women in positions of authority. So what are we going to do about it? For better or worse, it’s up to every “bossy” lady out there to reframe female authority. Here’s four tips to do that.