Often, we can lose focus on our long-term goals as we deal with the more pressing issues in our day-to-day lives. But your career advancement deserves dedicated attention and planning. Join us at the GovLoop offices on Wednesday Feb. 21 from 4:30–6:30 pm ET to hear government experts share what effective goal planning looks like and how to make it work for your career.

There has been a dramatic shift in the way we work. For the past three years, employees have gone above and beyond to get the job done. However, just getting the job done is no longer enough. Now, we need to innovate and try new things. Join us at the GovLoop offices on Wednesday Dec. 13 at 4:30–6:30 p.m. ET to hear from government experts about how to truly innovate in the current world of work.

From where you work has become a political hot potato. But the politicians aren’t the ones who are returning to the office and transitioning to more in-person work, you are. And we know that it hasn’t been an easy transition for some of you. A recent Federal Times survey found that half of federal employees have applied for a new job since 2021 when agencies were first formally told to initiate return-to-office plans in the wake of...

Are you feeling the itch that it’s time to make a career change but you don’t know how to get started? Or maybe you have a difficult supervisor or colleague and you could use some advice on how to work with them? Sometimes, it helps to get some outside advice from an expert. Lucky for you, we have brought together a team of mentors to get your questions answered. Join NextGen and Presidential Management Alumni Association (PMAA) on...

Have you ever stepped into a new role or taken the lead on a project, only to feel horribly unqualified? This feeling of self-doubt, inadequacy or insecurity around professional responsibilities is not only stress-inducing but can significantly impede your growth and confidence at work. The good news is that you’re not alone. According to a recent clinical research paper, nearly 70% of the U.S. population has experienced imposter syndrom...

Now more than ever before, the work government employees do is very, very stressful. In order to make your career in government sustainable, you need to be thinking about the full lifecycle, from entry into government to family life to retirement and so much more. You need to take the entire federal government employee lifecycle – or whole fed – into consideration when making your retirement and health insurance decisions. But how...

At GovLoop, we always want to give back to our community and now we want you to be a part of it! Join us and your public service peers Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C. for Govies Give Back! We'll be cleaning up Rock Creek Park at the Melvin Hazen Mini-Oasis Site. It'll be a fun-filled day of giving back to the community, free lunch, awesome swag and networking! You'll be able to meet other public servants and the G...

Food Trucks of Thanks are back! As part of our awesome GovLoop community, you're probably used to getting tons of resources and trainings for free. And now, along with our partner Cloudera, we're adding lunch to that list! Join us and your public service peers Thursday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C. for Food Trucks of Thanks!We know how hard you work in government and we want to do our part to say thank you and that we...

NextGen is a movement. It's about inspiring government innovation. It's about providing training and leadership opportunities to people new in government. It's about helping managers bridge the generation gap to help develop and retain new talent. It's about creating the absolute best next generation of government. Training Summit The NextGen Training Summit is the embodiment of what NextGen represents: inspiring government innovation and prov...

As part of our awesome GovLoop community, you're probably used to getting tons of resources and trainings for free. And now, along with our partner Pure Storage, we're adding lunch to that list! Join us and your public service peers Wednesday, July 10 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C. for Food Trucks of Thanks! We know how hard you work in government and we want to do our part to say thank you. We'll have four different food trucks...