Welcome to GovLoop, the premier online community for government employees.
Who Am I? My name is Steve Ressler. I’ve been in the U.S. federal government for 5 years where I am an IT Program Manager. I still work a 9 to 5 and this is my 5 to 9 so to say. If you want more background on me, check out my personal website and the organization I co-founded Young Government Leaders about 5 years ago (there are new rockstars that run it now)
Why? I created this online network as a way to connect government employees. Personally, I have founded and participated in many government associations (Young Government Leaders, ACT/IAC, Partnership for Public Service, NAPA, Federal Managers Association, etc) and I have found them very rewarding. Additionally, I have searched and utilized the government websites, good government sites, and professional groups.
I wanted an online forum to connect all my various groups and to connect with government employees across agencies. I wanted an informal place where people could gather, share their ideas, and ask other questions. A place that could serve as a repository for both current and future government employees as they start and grow in their career.
As thus, GovLoop is born. I hope you enjoy it and please let me know how we can take it to the next level.
Steve, congratulations on taking the initiative to create GovLoop. On second thought, when I signed in, perhaps I should identified you as my favorite government employee instead of Barack Obama!
Steve
Thanks for starting this. I know it takes alot of work to start something like this and maintain it! great job!
Steve – Great job! We really need a social/business networking tool in the Federal Government. This is a fantastic site!
Kudos for your initiative and the drive to make it happen!
Excellent work Steve. I am interested in what technology you used for getting the site up and running and we at Lagan Technologies are looking at setting up a similar community for our users.
Fantastic initiative Steve. You’ve created a great community.
Steve, congratulations and thaks for starting this!!!!
Hi Steve, I only joined today but I think your site is fascinating and look forward to using it.
Many thanks Charles