GovLoop Academy

Let’s face it, sometimes having a conversation with your direct reports isn’t easy. Whether you are providing critical feedback, sharing a new direction the agency is taking or even changing around the workday schedule, critica...

With the many cloud buzzwords and misconceptions circulating it can be easy to feel “safe” if your agency is in the cloud. However, cloud services are often not being utilized as effectively as we might believe. Specifically, ...

Change can be incredibly slow in government. For example, sensitive documents are still printed and stored in file cabinets. Employees still obtain physical signatures for approvals and then hand-deliver them to colleagues down...

No one is safe from a cyber attack. When breaches happen, the implications are often costly and long-lasting. While it’s virtually impossible to prevent a cyber breach, organizations can take proactive steps to mitigate risk. P...

Agencies that need new innovative solutions to help meet their missions deserve a better way to procure. How can you navigate the vast options out there in order to pick the right tech for your organization? Specifically, you’...

Governments must rely on technology to deliver services in the most efficient ways possible. One way is to use artificial intelligence to automate IT operations (AIOps). This works by enabling IT teams to effectively manage com...

Have you ever looked at a spreadsheet and it seems like a dead end? Maybe it's hard to read or hard to make reasonable conclusions about the data it contains. It's well understood that data powers better decision-making, but ge...

It’s hot and the only thing that looks appealing is diving into a cool pool. However, the mission of the government must go on. And as supervisors it’s your job to oversee that work. Specifically, you’ll learn: - Steps and str...

Session 4: A New Era in Government\ Government Lightning Keynote: Bygone Government to a New Frontier - Heidi Norman, CIO, City of Pittsburgh, PA The idea that government agencies are slow to embrace change is a myth. Well, i...

Session 3: Securing the Future of Government Transformation Government Lightning Keynote: Meeting the Mission…Securely - Nancy Rainosek, CISO, State of Texas There's an old joke that agencies could provide perfect security fo...