Posts By Amy DeWolf

GovLoop is Hiring – 2018 Fellowships

We are looking for bright, hard-working current or recent students (an undergraduate degree, or working towards one, is all that is required) to join us starting January 8th, 2018. These are paid internships in Downtown DC. Positions are 4 months with the opportunity to extend to 8 months.

Come Work at GovLoop – New Fellowships in May 2017

GovLoop is hiring!   We are looking for bright, hard-working current or recent students (an undergraduate degree, or working towards one, is all that is required) to join us starting May 22. These are paid internships in Downtown DC. Positions are 4 months with the opportunity to extend to 8 months. We’re looking for those interested in editorial/writing, events,Read… Read more »

Join Us at GovLoop

Here at GovLoop, our goal is simple: connect government to improve government. In order to do that, we need awesome, hard-working fellows to help us out! We’re hiring our next cohort of undergraduate or recently graduated students for our fall fellowship program. This is a full time, four month (August 22 – December 23), paid internshipRead… Read more »

Analytics is the weapon, but who will man the cyber gates?

This post was written by Karen Terrell, Vice President, SAS Federal   According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there have been 57 data breaches of government and military agencies in 2015, putting at risk nearly 40 million records. Unfortunately, the attacks will continue to happen, growing in frequency, severity and impact unless agencies employRead… Read more »

Investing in Data Skills to Reap Big Benefits from Big Data

Federal agencies are starting to recognize the endless possibilities that big data can provide – improved health care and education; prevention of crime and cyberattacks; detection of fraud, waste and abuse; and better and safer transportation services. However, the rise of big data has led to big projects, big bucks and big challenges as agencies… Read more »

Data as a DevOps Driver, Not Drag

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 »

Join the State and Local Tech Trends Virtual Training

State and local governments face a lot of challenges: shrinking budgets, federal mandates, resource constraints, an aging workforce, and the constant threat of a cyberattack. Just to name a few. In our 2nd Annual State and Local Innovators Virtual Summit we surveyed attendees to learn about specific challenges facing public servants and their communities.Today, in our StateRead… Read more »

Join Us: State and Local Innovators Virtual Summit – Today!

State and local governments pioneered cloud adaption and infrastructure efficiencies. They are at the forefront of innovative citizen engagement strategies and workforce overhauls. And you, the public servants in state and local government, do this while facing budget challenges, resource constraints, and the constant threat of a cyberattack. Today, we highlight this good work duringRead… Read more »

The Big 50: GovLoop’s Super VIPs

Last year, GovLoop hosted over 45 online trainings, 20 in-person events and published nearly 25 guides! (We were a little busy…) We covered everything from open source technology and big data to project management and public speaking. We had over 30,000 people attend our trainings. To our awesome members that blog, download our guides and attendRead… Read more »