The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law in November 2021, will unleash a flood of funding for a vast array of construction projects, including electric grid and energy improvements, roads and bridges, public transit, and water systems to name just a few. It is worth celebrating that so much will be repaired, replaced, or new-built. It also highlights a new opportunity to bring digitization to the construction industry, brin...

The pandemic of the last two years has changed the federal workplace. As employees begin a cautious return to their offices, the federal government’ Safer Federal Workforce Task Force is exploring how to balance reopening with the employees’ desire to keep some of the flexibility they discovered while working remotely. Key priorities such as hoteling, workplace/building services, visitor management, and the potential for understand...

Digital workers amplify human potential, and digital and human workers working in collaboration amplify your organization’s potential. While there is some discomfort with digital workers, digital workers are improving human worker’s wellbeing by taking over tasks allowing for re-skilling employees. A recent study indicates that work-life balance is a key driver for SOC analyst burnout. Implementing digital workers may help alleviat...

In June 2021, the federal government was optimistic about returning to offices in the summer and began planning for reentry with new guidelines. The Delta variant surge paused those plans and caused a reexamination of the future work plans. Learn how agencies are adjusting to host of new and continuing challenges: a long term remote workforce, the technology and security challenges they face, how they are changing the way they manage the workf...

With aging IT infrastructure, outdated job classification system and a greying government workforce, agency executive and human capital officers face a trifecta of challenges in the years ahead. Soaring demand for cybersecurity experts and data scientists are just two examples of the newer professional specialists that the government is struggling to hire. With the rise of vaccinated workers, questions have arisen about the reopening of federa...

As You Move Toward Bringing Employees Back, Give Your Teams The Tools To Help Them Stay Safe And Productive On The Job With Solutions From Microsoft About The Virtual Conference: While chances are your work environment has changed greatly in the past year, Microsoft tools will allow you to remain effective and create an integrated work environment for all of your internal communications needs. Microsoft SharePoint & Teams demonstrations w...

Strategies For Optimizing Your Digital Workplace, Including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint And M365, For Boosted Collaboration, Communication And Productivity Microsoft Teams, SharePoint & M365 have taken most workplaces by storm. But keeping up has not always been easy. Many workers have not fully adopted Teams as a top-down or project communication platform. Others have over-adopted Teams and created often confusing sets of Teams, Channels...

Claiming Social Security spousal benefits can be tricky. Details are often overlooked, unclear, and sometimes unknown. The key is knowing which benefits you are entitled to and when to claim them. This webinar will cover: Types of spousal benefits When a spousal benefit becomes payable How much a spouse may collect How long a spousal benefit may last How to maximize Social Security with spousal benefits How to avoid “spouse traps...

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Can you see and hear me? Is there a lag? Are only the employees in the office participating? The hybrid work environment can create collaboration challenges for government employees. But there are ways to utilize technology to help eliminate those barriers. Join us online Thursday, Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to learn from government and industry experts about how secure display technology can empower your team to collaborate much more eff...