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 »
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 »
Perhaps the reason we cling to the “get what you came for” attitude during graduate school (or a post-doctoral stint, or a low-paying internship) is that we need something to get us through the phase where we pay our dues, the phase where the hours are long and the paychecks are small. The incentive to… Read more »
In a world where information grows at exponential rates, it can be difficult to figure out what is important, how things are related, and why we should care. But those are exactly the tasks that federal employees must address on a daily basis. Luckily, that’s where geographic information system (GIS) comes in. GIS can helpRead… Read more »
The challenge most technologists face is how best to support a dynamic network when many of their processes are not automated. But a promising solution to address this growing challenge has emerged in the form of software-defined networking (SDN).
It’s more than polishing your grammar or devising the listicle to end all listicles. Being a better blogger is about focusing on quality and a devotion to your reader.
It’s been a couple years since I was the Community Manager for GovLoop, but I continue to reflect on the problem of “information overload” for government employees, especially as it pertains to an internal system like an LMS, CMS or intranet. We’ve had to address this problem with the GovLoop community as it’s grown overRead… Read more »
One hundred years ago, the first woman was elected to serve in Congress. On November 9, 1916, Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) was elected to serve as Montana’s Representative-at-Large in the House of Representatives during the 65th Congress. In the subsequent century, 312 more women have been elected or appointed to serve in our country’s legislative body.Read… Read more »
Results of a new study about projecting citizen voices to improve public service delivery.
Why does the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) poll government employees every year about the best places to work in the federal government? Is it a recruitment tool for those considering public service? To gauge employee satisfaction? Just for fun? Maybe. However, the Partnership for Public Service (PPS), wants the survey to be a sourceRead… Read more »