Top 3 Tips for Explaining What GIS Is
Your GIS elevator pitch.
5 Ways to Improve Government’s Tomorrow
In order to maintain focus on government’s critical objectives, GovDelivery’s CEO Scott Burns recommends five overarching ideas to guide communications efforts.
How USDA Is Empowering Citizen Scientists with Open Data
USDA’s National Agriculture Library is using open data to make its massive collection of agricultural research accessible to citizens, journalists and anyone who wants to see it.
Excelling at A New Job: Stories from The Front Line
The first few weeks of any job are stressful. You have to learn new ways of doing things, adapt to office culture, and establish a new network. These challenges are exacerbated when it’s your first full time job. I talked to former GovLoop Marketing Fellow, Natasha Dabrowski, about her experiences with her first few weeks.
Can You Engage in 8 Seconds?
In eight governments are attempting to engage, inform and connect with citizens. So it’s not surprising that figuring out how to utilize those eight seconds is imperative for success.
3 Trends in Learning and Citizen Education Government Can Take Advantage Of
Three current and actionable learning trends that digital communicators can take advantage of to get their messages to more citizens.
The 4 Envelopes: Deep Breath Before the Plunge
It will take unprecedented transparency in four interrelated areas together with new processes and executive sponsorship to bring down the “red flag” of digital federal wildfire danger. That will be the focus of my blogs over the next several weeks.
DorobekINSIDER Live: A Cybersecurity To-Do List
Cybersecurity is everywhere. Major attacks dominate the media, agencies shape their strategies around security, and almost all new employees have to learn about computer safety tips when they start a new job. But despite this apparent pervasive quality of cybersecurity, many agencies still struggle to develop a clear to-do list.
Simple Steps Gov Can Take to Improve the Citizen Experience
The answer to better customer service in the public sector is a simple one, but not easy: “You have to listen, understand, and make connections.”
Getting into Government: Best Political Internships to Apply to
Whether it’s entering the White House or working with the Smithsonian, there are numerous government internships available.