Month: February 2020
Institutional Partner News
February 26, 2020
Government Executive – 2020 Government Hall of Fame Nominations
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Government Executive Government Hall of Fame awards. The Government Hall of Fame is designed for those who have reached a high pinnacle of success during their careers in civil service. The Hall of Fame honors the best of the best: those who have demonstrated sustained achievement and unparalleled […]
Institutional Partner News
February 26, 2020
Watchdog Finds ‘Uneven Progress’ in State Department’s Effort to Improve Workforce Diversity
A watchdog reported on Tuesday that although the State Department says it is committed to improving racial and gender representation in its workforce, department leaders have failed to analyze career promotion data to adequately understand barriers women and minorities face. The Government Accountability Office analyzed data for over 40,000 employees who worked at the department from 2002 […]
Institutional Partner News
February 25, 2020
How Can a Federal Government for the 21st Century Capitalize on Private Sector Investment?
Editor’s note: The following post first appeared on the IBM Center for The Business of Government website. Many governments around the world seek ways to serve their constituents and carry out their missions more effectively and with greater efficiency. This imperative takes on even greater import as emerging technology and business paradigms raise expectations from […]
Institutional Partner News
February 16, 2020
Excellence in Government Fellows Program
For government to carry out missions ranging from defending against cyberattacks to promoting health and wellness for all Americans, agencies need the absolute best leaders at the helm. The Excellence in Government Fellows program is the premier leadership development course for federal employees at the GS-14 to GS-15 levels. For more than 30 years, EIG has trained […]
Institutional Partner News
February 16, 2020
Nominations for the 2020 Teddies Are Now Open
The Theodore Roosevelt Government Leadership Awards (The Teddies) honor an all-star team of distinguished federal officials and industry leaders for outstanding achievement in delivering on government’s promise to serve the American people. Each year two winners will be chosen in the Visionaries, Directors, Pathfinders, Defenders and Partners categories for demonstrated success in their work over […]
Impact Stories
February 16, 2020
Over 300 attend New Year Networking event!
On January 30th, the foundation hosted a New Year Networking event to kick off our tenth anniversary year. Intended as a cross-fellowship and multi-organization career networking event, it provided attendees with an opportunity to expand and enhance their professional networks and foster contacts and camaraderie to catalyze the sharing of resources, events and job information, to facilitate collaboration, and build a network of public service leaders across the dynamic range of public policy and government fellowships in our region.
Institutional Partner News
February 6, 2020
A Roadmap to the Future: Toward a More Connected Federal Government
The federal landscape is expected to change dramatically in the next decade as the power and capacity of technology advance, more data becomes available and the demands on federal employees grow and shift. With the U.S. population projected to expand by more than 20 million people in the next 10 years, according to the U.S. […]
Institutional Partner News
February 6, 2020
The Evidence-Based Policy Revolution Waiting to Happen
Is the evidence-based policymaking movement at the federal level of government on the cusp of an important change? It’s too soon to say for sure, but hopefully so. The change would expand the questions that currently drive the evidence movement, such as Does this program work? and Which version of this program works best? to include questions like What does […]