Knowing When, Where and How to Modernize
Modernization can be a game-changer for government, but there are unique challenges in the public sector. Here’s how one innovator manages the change.
How to Celebrate National Park Week
Saturday, April 20, National Park Week kicks off, with a free entrance day and special activities at national parks through April 28.
Getting Your Data AI-Ready
Poor data management can undermine an agency’s AI innovations. But by following three core AI principles, embracing flexibility, establishing a comprehensive AI strategy and adopting a forward-thinking data management solution, agencies can realize AI’s potential.
Making Connections, Modernizing Recruitment
To attract and retain a dedicated, talented, modernized workforce, government agencies must say the right things to the right people at the right time. Here are some effective ways to reach out.
Getting Comfortable With AI
In 2024, we’ll see more use of generative AI in government, says Beth Noveck. Here are some of the ways.
Delivering What the Public Expects
We interact every day with brands and services that shape our expectations of how government should engage with us. Applying for public services should be as easy as online shopping. Here’s how to get there.
Making Generative AI Government-Ready
This blog details how generative artificial intelligence, when used securely, can boost agency efficiency.
AI in 2024: Laying the Groundwork
To get your agency ready for AI, follow these five steps.
Make In-Person Work Meaningful
Workplace Transformation Strategist Mika Cross discusses how agencies can create meaningful in-person work.
The CX-EX Connection
Government agencies know that providing good customer experience is central to their mission, but much of what creates a positive experience takes place behind the scenes: It’s how happy public-sector employees are at their jobs.
How to Accelerate Government Modernization
Modernization is crucial for agencies to stay agile, secure, and responsive to evolving needs. But it can be hard to overcome the hurdles. Here are some strategies.
The Key(notes) to Professional Development
Take a look at the keynote sessions being offered at the NextGen Gov Virtual Training Summit on May 15.
For North Dakota, the Pandemic Kickstarted a Transition to Digital Work
When governments nationwide had to switch to remote work nearly overnight, North Dakota’s technology office met the challenge of supporting and equipping 8,000 state employees who were suddenly working at home. Here’s what they learned.
5 Success Skills for New Hires
When an agency hires you, it wants you to succeed. That’s why agencies have employee manuals, organization charts and onboarding processes. But new hires need to do some of the legwork, too.
Make Your Job Meaningful
A government career offers many opportunities to find work that matters. But although you’re working for the public good, you also need to treat your career as a career — and treat yourself as a professional.
How One State Advances Cyber Protection
The everyday functions of government — and the services that agencies provide constituents — depend on strong cybersecurity protections. One state’s plan for disaster recovery helped it respond effectively to 23 simultaneous ransomware attacks. But the state has more in mind than that.
How to Take Some of the Hard Work out of Cloud Security
Configuration management is critical to cloud security because many products come with default settings that do not provide adequate security.
In Chicago, Collaboration Makes Early Childcare Better
Agencies often lack reliable, real-time data that can help them solve critical problems. In Chicago, officials used the cloud to bring early childhood care to underserved demographics.
Long-Timers’ Advice for New Government Hires
When you’re a newbie, the wisdom of long-timers can lift the veil on the mysteries of life as a public servant. According to our experts, the most important thing in starting your government job is to embrace the complex and varied environment you’ve entered and explore it.
Head off Hybrid Burnout
Many people are just trying to “get through” remote or hybrid work, hoping that the past will reappear. It won’t, a government expert told GovLoop recently, but there are ways to adjust to hybrid work’s peculiarities.