TSP Talk Weekly Wrap Up

Stocks had a little bit of something for everyone last week with gaps up, gaps down, and some very low volume flat days, but by the end of the week the S&P was flat losing just 12 cents or 0.01%. Here are the weekly, monthly, and annual TSP fund returns through Friday, July 25… TheRead… Read more »

Using Augmented Reality to Visualize Engineering Designs

This week I experimented with using an augmented reality app at a public meeting to display this simple visualization of one of our projects. My experience was that it did seem to help with explaining or showing people not only an overall snapshot of how the roadway will look when finished, but it also helpedRead… Read more »

#WeStillComing and Other Insights into Digital Communications

If you don’t know the story of the viral #WeStillComing, it’s ok; you can still have amazing digital communications thanks to these insights from the #nextgengov panelists who have been there and done it well. How do I get buy in for digital communications initiatives? Align communication plans and technologies with your agency or department’sRead… Read more »

Lessons Learned As A Drug Dealer In Federal Prison

It’s that time of year again! The next two days we’ll be blogging from GovLoop and YGL’s Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. It’s usually an unfortunate story to hear about a commissioned officer who ends up in federal prison…unless you’re Dr. Quinn Bott. Serving asRead… Read more »

Analytics & Decision Making: Taking the Pulse of the World

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. Data, data, data. You may love it or you may not. The thing about it is that it tells a story. In some cases, it may even be able to help support a stance on aRead… Read more »

How Congress and Polarization Are Impacting The Budget

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. If there is one thing that federal workers can agree on, it is that the budget process for the Federal Government has presented some challenges for the work the federal employee can do. When you addRead… Read more »

Real Talk: Young Federal Workers Speak About Their Experiences

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. Moderator Kelly Jin, co-founder, Consequi Dawn Brown, Procurement Analyst, Environment Protection Agency Noemie Levy, Policy Assistant, White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation Kevin Richman, Communications lead, office of Integrated Services, FAS-GSA Three youngRead… Read more »

Bring NextGen to Your Agency

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. So, you’re at NextGen. Maybe it’s your first time — or maybe you’ve been here before. And you’ve heard lots of great information. You’re re-energized and ready to get back into the office Monday morning andRead… Read more »

Network with a Purpose — And It Will Be Less Awkward!

We’re blogging from the Next Generation of Government Training Summit. Follow along @NextGenGov and read more blog posts here. “How do you feel about networking?” That question was met with mixed results as the afternoon breakout session — Purposeful Networking — began. The session was hosted by David Uejio, Lead for Talent Acquisition at theRead… Read more »