Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Making Government Cool Initiative
The “Making Government Cool Initiative” is being led by Matt Collier, Special Assistant to the Director. An internal OPM Working Group, together with 6 full-time, 90-day detailees from outside agencies, make up the “cool team.” The group is tasked with answering the central question: “How do we convince the best and the brightest to work for the Federal government?” and seeks to create a comprehensive and sustainable strategy for attracting the best candidates to public service and thus, “making government cool again.”
The team is focused on recruiting and hiring at the college level, as well as helping to shape a positive developmental experience for these entry-level new hires. Focused within a “pathways to service” framework, the team is examining 7 areas: recruitment strategy, employment incentives, communication strategy, agency relations, stakeholder outreach, employment experience, and diversity.
Currently, the team is reaching out to agencies, organizations, universities, and other stakeholders to gather information and ideas that will help shape an interim report inclusive of findings and recommendations. As part of that process, Young Government Leaders (YGL) and Emerging Postal Leaders (EPL) members are centered around the two areas in which YGL and EPL members can provide the most beneficial perspective: communication strategy and employment experience.
- Emerging Postal Leaders (EPL):
Aretha Carter(USPS-HQ)
Keisha Chambers (USPS-HQ)
Bruce Marsh (USPS-HQ)
Brad Parish (USPS-HQ)
Nora Taylor (USPS-HQ)
Carrie Witt (USPS-HQ) - Young Government Leaders (YGL):
Lora Allen (Department of Education)
Lisa Phillips (Department of Energy)
Malena Brookshire (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Teresa David (Department of Homeland Security)
Andy Krzmarzick (USDA Graduate School)
Steve Ressler (GovLoop)
Atinuke Diver
Government Executive: Excellence in Government (EIG) Series
To Be Developed
YGL is a professional organization of men and women employed by the Federal Government who are “young” in their service and/or “fresh” in their perspective. Our mission is to educate, inspire, and transform the current and future leaders of the Federal Government.