5 Tools for Securing Better Pricing on Your Next GSA Schedule Purchase
If you’re feeling a little gun-shy about using the Schedules, here are five online tools you can use to make sure you secure better pricing on your next GSA purchase.
Want GovLoop to Write About You? Here’s Our 2016 Editorial Calendar
In 2016, we’re looking to expand the reach of folks we interview for our guides. In short: we want to hear from you! If you think you have a great case study or success story from your agency or organization that should be featured in a GovLoop guide, and you’re willing to be interviewed about… Read more »
Meet GovLoop’s Featured Bloggers!
Last month, we put out a call for our seventh round of GovLoop Featured Bloggers – and you responded with amazing enthusiasm. Around 100 people from all walks of government and industry life sent in great ideas for posts, about everything from technology challenges in city government to using Twitter to monitor food safety in your city.Read… Read more »
DorobekINSIDER: The ‘Gov That Works’ Platform
We are going to try to spur a dialogue — and a good government platform.
It’s About Energy, Not Engagement
Let’s concentrate our efforts more on the energy levels we bring to the workplace by paying more attention to brain science.
State and Local’s Innovation Challenges
Each state has its own agenda, priorities, initiatives, and challenges, but what all states can agree on is the need for innovation. But it’s not easy as budgets and resources continue to shrink and employees find the need to adapt to new technologies. Even thinking about innovation can be an uphill battle for state andRead… Read more »
Securing the Future of U.S. Digital Infrastructure
Simply put, existing network infrastructure was never designed to meet the missions, challenges or cyber threats of today.
Why Job Rotations Are Vital to the Senior Executive Service
Both current and former federal employees argue that SESers need job rotations to grow professionally and prepare to meet the government’s most pressing needs. Elizabeth Kolmstetter, Chief Human Capital Officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development is one of those proponents. Her story is one example of the valuable opportunities that come from job… Read more »
How to Pursue Public Service Without a Plan
When starting out in your career, navigating the professional world can be overwhelming. There’s a host of information out there telling you what steps to take and how you’re supposed to plan out your career. It can feel like you’re making one giant, continuous checklist to plan out the rest of your life: build resume,Read… Read more »
Feelings Every Fed has When It Might Snow in DC
Here we are again. It might, just might, snow in Washington, DC this week. If you’ve worked through a winter as a federal employee or contractor in DC, you know the feelings that come with potential snowfall. If you’re new to government, here’s an explanation of what to expect: When you first hear DC is expecting snowRead… Read more »