Many Coronavirus Lessons Are Here to Stay
NSF’s successful response to COVID-19 has been thanks to a people-first mindset, which connects employees to the mission and offers them support.
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Is the Paperless Office Just Talk? Not at National Science Foundation
Nearly overnight, NSF moved the core of its business — identifying and funding work at the frontiers of science and engineering — to a virtual environment.
Reducing the Administrative Burden for Federal Grants
University research is a big business. But federally imposed administrative requirements divert researchers to focus on non-value-added activities.
The Recipe for Innovative Government CX
For many government employees, the answer to creating strong CX at their agencies may exist in ignoring their potential for failure.
NSF Names Winners of Career Compass Challenge
NSF wants to create a 21st-century workforce. The agency released a Career Compass Challenge on Nov. 9th and announced the winners of the first part on Friday.
People-Centered Government: Integrating CX in Digital Transformation
Agencies want to deliver an integrated digital experience for customers. So what exactly does prioritizing CX mean for government?
How to Engage Partners and Sustain a Modernization Project
Potential partners for your modernization project are at various levels across your agency. Here are some practical ways to connect with those groups.
How NSF CIO Enables Innovation, Plans for Future Tech Needs
CIO Dorothy Aronson is collaborating with forward-thinking staff to introduce microprojects that allow the agency to test and scale new technologies and processes.
A Look at STEM Education: A Cross-Agency Priority Goal
STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math – are career fields in the U.S. jobs market that tripled in recent years. In fact, current projections are that the demand for these skills will outstrip the supply by at least one million jobs. Since the late 1950s, after the Russians launched Sputnik to the surprise ofRead… Read more »
Navy, NSF Taps Utah State Professor to Research Spider Silk
Prof. Randy Lewis, a molecular biologist at Utah State University, has received nearly $1.15 million in grants from the Office of Naval Research and National Science Foundation to develop spider silk production methods. Lewis aims to make technology in which silk-making genes of arachnids are transferred to other animals to help boost production, USU saidRead… Read more »
