It’s not Dev versus Ops, it’s Dev plus Ops. The communication between development and operations departments is crucial to eliminating red tape from government software development. DevOps is a process of integrating the two departments with a goal of changing and improving their relationship. Some of the benefits of empowering DevOps include faster development time,Read… Read more »
With Open Season here, here are some questions to ask yourself, your doctors, and your agency’s health insurance professional in preparation.
“I have no one under the age of 40 in my office,” said a policy analyst from the Department of Veterans Affairs in a recent GovLoop survey. That policy analyst isn’t alone – the government is graying. According to the Office of Personnel Management, the average age of a government employee is 47. At theRead… Read more »
How should leaders in huge organizations ensure that every employee can feel valued and on the path to their full potential?
Can you think of a dispute you had recently that could have benefited from a structured conversation?
Among the many decisions that transitions teams and a new administrations will grapple with, executive talent management can be overlooked as a key priority.
Who is mostly responsible for engagement, the manager or the employee?
A positive mindset, lightheartedness, optimism and yes, downright fun, all have an impact, not only on your own feelings of well-being and happiness in your life, but, also on your job success and the effectiveness of organizations.
It’s so important to nip anxiety and stress in the bud, and create strategies to deal with them before they spiral out of control. That’s been high on my agenda for the last few months, and I’ve been testing out different methods to calm down and let go. These 5 apps are some of my… Read more »
This is an excerpt from the recent Customer Service Playbook for Government. In the guide, we detail six plays to help you transform the way your agency serves its citizen users. Again and again the experts we spoke with said great customer service cannot happen unless employees at all levels of the organization support it,Read… Read more »