A Changing Workforce at DHS
With one of the most diverse workforces in government, the Department of Homeland Security emphasizes recruitment and retention.
Human Resources
Digitization Makes Government More Responsive
Streamlined workflows allow agencies to eliminate points of friction — hard-copy signatures and procurement paper trails, for instance — and respond better and faster to constituents. Indeed, automation can make a big difference.
Avoid Quiet Firing
Employers are responding to quiet quitting with quiet firing. Here are some tips on how to recognize it — and how to keep it from happening to you.
Managing For the Future
We don’t know what the future will bring. But that doesn’t mean we can’t prepare for it — and prepare our workforce to meet its challenges.
Tips for Managing the “Work Revolution”
The public-sector workforce is undergoing a revolution, said the director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management during GovLoop’s recent NextGen virtual summit. Her agency is doing specific things to attract and retain young talent that often have little interest in government work.
Get Real About Work-Life Balance
In the Veterans Affairs Department, agency leaders have devised a way to attract and maintain a happy and productive workforce. Here’s how they did it.
Employee Engagement — No Matter Where
The VA is committed to designing and implementing practices that ensure employees are successful, supported and empowered to do their jobs well — regardless of location.
In Praise of Grinders: They Get The Job Done
Why does everyone have to move up constantly? What is wrong with staying in a place where you’re happy, and doing good work every day?
Follow an Outcomes-Based Approach for Hybrid Work
Establishing a hybrid work model is not easy — like many things in life, there are lots of ways to fall short — but the past two years have demonstrated that hybrid work can succeed.
What Makes Hybrid Work, Work
Ask people for their thoughts on hybrid work, and even its staunchest advocates usually offer caveats: It requires certain technology, a new management style, thoughtful culture-building and other reimaginings.