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The 15th annual ?? NextGen Public Service Awards ?? brought to light some amazing government employees who have changed their communities! Let’s take a closer look at the award categories and congratulate our talented winners, who are working hard to improve and invigorate government ?? Our third category, "Outstanding Colleagues," recognizes an individual who goes ? above and beyond? day-to-day requirements. Whether they volunteer to run meetings, contribute ideas or help colleagues in need, you can always count on them to pull their weight and more! ?? Congratulations to Gina Kim, Office of Technology and Innovation, City of New York) and Jimmy Nguyen (Scheduler, 3rd Maintenance Group, Joint Base Elmendorf, Richardson Alaska)! Check out more on their government contributions (and learn what their nominators had to say) with the 2024 NextGen Award Booklet: https://lnkd.in/esJey7qF

? New Tech Tricks ? Valuable Career Advice ? Successful CX examples And more! This is only a little of what ? GovLoop Featured Contributors ? offer our audience, and we're thankful for their insights! Let's meet another FC right now, Dr. Rhonda Farrell! You can read her bio below ?? and don't forget to visit https://lnkd.in/gfEaFDtG to see her articles! She's a #transformation advisor with decades of experience driving impactful change and strategic growth for DoD, IC, Joint, and commercial agencies and organizations. She has a robust background in digital transformation, organizational development, and process improvement, offering a unique perspective that combines technical expertise with a deep understanding of business dynamics. As a strategy and #innovation leader, she aligns with CIO, CTO, CDO, CISO, and Chief of Staff initiatives to identify strategic gaps, realign missions, and re-engineer organizations. Based in Baltimore and a proud US Marine Corps veteran, she brings a disciplined, resilient, and mission-focused approach to her work, enabling organizations to pivot and innovate successfully.?

Check out this new ?? video interview ??: https://lnkd.in/eGxZvZVp You ?? don't ?? want to miss Andrew Churchill, Vice President for Public Sector at Qlik and Piyush Bothra, Area Principal for Independent Software Vendors at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Web Services, discussing steps that agencies can take to make their data AI-ready. Topics addressed include: ? The biggest barriers to getting data AI-ready ? Best practices in data hygiene to support AI initiatives ? Key criteria for assessing the readiness of your data

?? Join us and Veeam Software online Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, to hear from government and industry leaders about what agencies can do to ?? thwart #ransomware and other #cybersecurity threats ?? https://bit.ly/4fzGaq5 You'll get advice from: Jerry Simpson, PMP, MBA, MS CIO, Infrastructure Services, City of Phoenix Jeff Reichard, Vice President, Solution Strategy, Office of the CTO, Veeam

?? Remember to join us and Deadra Welcome, CPTD, CPTM, CVF, CPDC, CMLF on Monday, Nov. 25 at 4 p.m. ET to discover how to encourage healthy ? management practices on your team: https://lnkd.in/gGVQKavr

We're so excited that so many talented and knowledgeable professionals are loaning us their expertise as Featured Contributors! ?? Let's meet another FC right now, Deadra Welcome, CPTD, CPTM, CVF, CPDC, CMLF! Check out her bio below ?? and view her articles and advice at https://lnkd.in/gfEaFDtG. Deadra Welcome is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Concerning Learning, LLC., where she elevates workplace culture by focusing on team cohesion, #diversity and #inclusion, and #leadership development. Using a unique blend of instructional design, facilitation, and coaching techniques, Deadra creates tailored solutions for improved organizational performance. Using her 27 years of federal government service and nearly 30 years in the culture and performance industry, she strives to make learning extraordinary and create spaces where everyone belongs and thrives.

How's your zero-trust architecture implementation going? Do you know it can help you ? successfully prepare ? for heightened cyber threats? This new report with Commvault and Carahsoft details how organizations can use modernized tools and approaches to meet #ZTA ?? requirements: bit.ly/3AHQvkF

What new tech and in-demand skills does your agency need to thrive in 2025? ?? ?? Join us, Granicus and Atlassian online Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. ET to hear from gov and industry leaders as we discuss the workforce trends you need to know as we head into 2025: bit.ly/3V0fiHx

This new Carahsoft guide, “Going Places: Priorities for State and Local Tech,” offers actionable ?? insights into three top priorities: #AI, #cybersecurity, and #data: https://bit.ly/4fRmU7g

In this guide with Docusign and Carahsoft, we explore ? three specific ways ? to improve the customer experience (#CX), with how-to directions and clear-cut tips and techniques: https://bit.ly/4ewlWvZ