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Let's Talk Cloud Strategy: A Q&A with Mac Sims - Logistics IT Transformation Branch Chief at USAF

2023 Federal Cloud Roadshow

Ahead of his session at the 2023 Federal Cloud Roadshow, we sat down with Mac Sims, the US Air Force's Logistics IT Transformation Branch Chief, to talk about his Agency's cloud migration journey, collaboration, compliance, and the future of cloud in government.

Let's Talk Cloud Strategy: A Q&A with Mac Sims - Logistics IT Transformation Branch Chief at USAF

Technology & Transformation

Speaker Spotlight Q&A: Kevin Rants: Chief Administrative Officer, Colorado Department of Public Safety

2024 Government Innovation Show - Colorado

Ahead of his session on 'Humanizing Digital Experiences' at the 2023 Government Innovation Colorado event, we caught up with Kevin Rants to chat about his role as Chief Administrative Officer at Colorado Department of Public Safety, his career in public service, and much more.

Speaker Spotlight Q&A: Kevin Rants: Chief Administrative Officer, Colorado Department of Public Safety

People & Culture

Speaker Spotlight Q&A: Jennifer Fairweather, Chief Human Resources Officer, Jefferson County, CO

2024 Government Innovation Show - Colorado

Meet Government Innovation Colorado Speaker & CHRO of Jefferson County, Jennifer Fairweather. In this exclusive pre-event Q&A, she shares her career journey in the public sector & HR, her biggest career role models, advice for young professionals, and much more...

Speaker Spotlight Q&A: Jennifer Fairweather, Chief Human Resources Officer, Jefferson County, CO

Technology & Transformation

Let's Talk: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Workforce Development

Ahead of his 2023 session at Government Innovation New York, we're sharing a chat we had last year with Oswaldo Mestre Jr., Chief Service Officer & Director of Citizen Services for the City of Buffalo Division of Citizen Services. In it, he highlights the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in workforce development. Join Oswaldo at his next talk - all about Building Successful Data Relationships - at the 2023 Government Innovation New York event on May 17th.

Let's Talk: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Workforce Development

People & Culture

The Changing Face of Talent: Q&A with Alex Smith, CHRO of Memphis, TN

Ahead of her session at Government Innovation Georgia on March 29th, we caught up with Alex Smith, Chief Human Resources Officer from the City of Memphis, to learn more about her DEI initiatives, her approach to innovation, and her upcoming Panel Discussion: The Future of Work: The Changing Face of Talent.

The Changing Face of Talent: Q&A with Alex Smith, CHRO of Memphis, TN

People & Culture

Redefining HR Functions Amid the Evolution of the Workplace

The main point is that the pandemic shone a light on the need to ensure greater engagement and empowerment of employees. Almost for the first time, employees realized that they are in charge of their own destinies, so Martina Mangion says, we as HR teams need to be more competitive in how we attract, recruit, engage with and retain those employees. People now move laterally not just upwards if a competing role has better conditions or benefits. So upskilling has also become more important than ever before. On top of that, it is crucial that we have a diverse workforce …

Redefining HR Functions Amid the Evolution of the Workplace

People & Culture

Strategies to Attract and Retain the Next Generation of Leaders for Tomorrow’s Public Sector

In the forgotten past, people were happy to have a job and often stayed in their roles for many years even if they didn’t really enjoy what they were doing. In the last few decades this started to change and now, especially after the pandemic, the job alone is not enough to sustain employees. It is about the workforce and the workplace as much as the work itself. For instance, the demographics of most workplaces will soon change with the retirement of the baby-boomers and incoming of the next generation who have a different priority as they join the workforce. …

Strategies to Attract and Retain the Next Generation of Leaders for Tomorrow’s Public Sector

Data & Analytics

Speaker Spotlight Q&A with Sarah Truckle, Director of Program and Strategic Operations at the State of Vermont's Agency of Human Services

She has graduate degrees in both law and environmental policy from Vermont Law School. In her role within the Secretary’s Office, she leads the agency’s integration and care coordination through complex case management, directing the systems-level coordination of agency resources and community partner services. Additionally, her work integrates the Agency’s strategic operations supporting programmatic and fiscal alignment. Outside of work Sarah enjoys baking cakes and pastries, reading fiction, and walking through Hubbard Park with her two sons.

Speaker Spotlight Q&A with Sarah Truckle, Director of Program and Strategic Operations at the State of Vermont's Agency of Human Services

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