Fighting Indiana’s Opioid Epidemic with Data
Spurred by serious concerns about the rise of opioid use statewide — and a fascination with data — state employees combined disparate datasets to visualize and combat Indiana’s drug epidemic.
Social Media Metrics: Don’t Be a ‘Like’ Counter
I challenge you to look beyond simple metrics and start listening to your audience. Ask them real questions you want real answers to. Often times, you can learn first-hand what people in our communities really do want and need from us.
On the Nature of Styleguides
Styleguides are useful because consistency is the only editorial virtue. There’s nothing foolish about consistency. But styleguides don’t produce plain language that answers users’ needs. They won’t fix everything–they’ll just make publishing a little easier.
Elevating the Citizen Experience with Digital Government
Amidst the enticing aroma of bagels, government and industry employees gathered at GovDelivery on Tuesday morning for a panel on elevating the citizen experience in digital government. The foundation of the panel was a report that GovDelivery published recently on trends in digital government engagement. The panel consisted of three current and former government employeesRead… Read more »
Find Your Govie Patronus
If you haven’t connected with your govie patronus yet, here are some for you to consider.
Exploring the Use of Social Tools to Improve Interagency Collaboration
Taking a look at the use of internal collaborative tools across the Intelligence Community (IC).
FY 2015 Year-End Data Gives Insights to Government IT Needs and Trends
Taking a look at Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) purchasing trends and activity in different IT areas such as cyber, wireless services, commodities from IT Schedule 70, satellite services, network services and more.
Making Sure Your Training Program is on the Right Path
A solid training evaluation program helps assure your training program is on the right path to providing business results.
Industries of the Future?
Have you ever wished for a crystal ball that would magically show you the future? What would you do with that knowledge? We can’t promise you a crystal ball, but Alec Ross, former Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and current Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, is releasing his book, IndustriesRead… Read more »
How to Increase Your Female Applicant Pool
The percentage of female federal hires decreased from 43 percent in 2000 to 37 percent in 2012, according to a September 2014 report from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Why? MSPB says an increase in male applicants – not discrimination – may be the primary cause of a widening gap in gender representation. For one thing, veteran’s preferentialRead… Read more »