Professional Development

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Ensuring that federal agencies can deliver excellent digital services requires an engaged and well-trained workforce. While core competencies in collaboration, communication, and leadership remain vital, additional skills like data analysis, cybersecurity, and digital fluency are becoming increasingly in-demand. Creating an intentional professional development plan for yourself or your team ensures that we can deliver cutting-edge solutions.

The President’s Management Agenda: Workforce Priority

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Join us for a discussion on how to adapt your career in user experience (UX) to a quickly changing world.
2023

Bringing design in-house

What is design, who are designers, and how can they help your agency? Learn how to build a design team that can help your agency solve “wicked problems” and be more innovative.

Jan 27, 2023

GSA Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) Program

GSA Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) Program—Since 2012, over 200 Presidential Innovation Fellows have supported initiatives at more than 50 agencies, providing expert advice in specialized disciplines such as artificial intelligence, data strategy, product management, human-centered design, software development, and digital strategy. These efforts have enhanced agencies’ abilities to provide the best customer experience for their stakeholders and the public. The PIF program plans to celebrate the anniversary over the next year with activities to highlight the program’s impact and community since it launched.— via General Services Administration

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Aug 23, 2022
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Webinar Recap: The Part-Timer

Learn how Joanne Short of the United States Postal Service (USPS) opened professional doors by going beyond her job description in her Plain Language Summit session, The Part-Timer.

Dec 15, 2021