As Federal agencies navigate tighter budgets and faster technological change, cross-skilling has emerged as a strategic lever to drive efficiency, agility, and mission delivery. Rather than rely on narrow specializations, cross-skilling enables agencies to build teams with competencies that span domains like cloud, cybersecurity, and data analytics. […]

The Federal Data Strategy brought to the fore an issue that is critical to government technology missions – the urgent need to know what employees can do. Only by gaining accurate and timely knowledge of employee skill sets can Federal agencies fully accomplish their increasingly complex missions and better serve the public. In a recent interview with MeriTalk, Tony Holmes, public sector practice lead for solutions architects at Pluralsight, discusses how Federal organizations can gain this vital knowledge of employee skills in a workplace increasingly transformed by artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. […]

One of the biggest challenges facing Federal government agencies is recruiting and retaining
skilled IT workers. Providing employees with the right kind of technical training can help solve both
problems. […]

Federal and private sector leaders discussed how the coronavirus pandemic has changed traditional workplace expectations, and how agencies can maintain team culture and continue upskilling their employees, during a September 30 MeriTalk webinar. […]