Millennial Spotlight: Humanizing the Hill

Want a peek inside the walls of Capitol Hill? We sat down with this millennial govie to learn how other young public servants can make their mark on the Hill.

5 Tips For Using Facebook Live for Community Engagement

The answer is simple: Facebook Live is the public access channel of the 21st century and is the new way to reach and engage your target audience. There are many possible uses of Live.

Tips for Getting Started With Data Analytics

Although they’re not an entirely new undertaking in government, many program offices, sub-agencies and even larger departments are still working through strategies to fully embrace analytics.

3 Things Government IT Pros Can Do to Win the IoT Race

IT professionals at all public sector agencies can ensure that their infrastructures are prepared for this wave by employing a few basic strategies.

How Not to Waste Your Audience’s Time

When you produce something for an audience, remember that you are asking them to give you a treasure: their time. To help you maximize your audience’s precious resource, here are some tips to consider.

How to Wring the Fear Out of Risk

This approach enables you to replace fear and doubt with data and information. It also allows you to provide insights into your organization’s risk posture, keeps your boss from going fetal, and lets you live to fight another day– which is the main thing.

The Top 6 Lessons I’ve Learned in My Career – That You Should Know, Too

At the beginning of my career, I believed that everybody else somehow had the keys to the knowledge kingdom but me. Looking back, I realize it was simply that they had more experience than I did.

Career Success: The 2 Most Important Things to Know

On the first day of my federal career, as a new Presidential Management Intern (yes, I’m THAT old), an orientation program speaker asked one question that has remained with me nearly 30 years, “What are the two most important things to know or practice for career success?”