February 2021

By L. David Tigreros, PMP, CISSP The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) announced the launch of FSiLearn, the Department of State’s newest online learning platform, Nov. 9, 2020. FSiLearn boasts a robust suite of tools and...

By Glenda Siegrist, DNP, MAC, NP-C “Eighty percent of all victims of trafficking see a health care provider,” said Director of Hope for Justice Richard Schoeberl, Ph.D., during a recent conference hosted by his NGO—which...

Civil Service Abood, Mary E.Abramson, Ruth M.Applebaum, Jack M.Beall, Stanley F.Bergamo, AndrewBernhardt, James E.Bloom, Evan T.Bodden, GerardoBush, Antoinette O.Butler, DarleneCheney, Craig S.Chowdhury, Syeda M.Daniels, Lola I.Davis, Barbara D.Davis, MollieDillon, Leo I.Drewrey, Warren E.Duckett, MarthaDudley, Barbara...

By Jeffrey Cole Belarus—strategically located between the European Union to the west, Russia to the east, and Ukraine to the south—is a country in transition. Since the fraudulent presidential election, Aug. 9, 2020, a longtime...

By Patricia Watts  Of all the tools and techniques available to counter the effects of foreign disinformation and propaganda, a well-engineered video game may be among the most effective.   In early November, the U.S. Global Engagement...

By Jill Darken, Theresa Gibson, and Steve Lettic

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) broke ground on the new Embassy New Delhi compound, Jan. 8. India’s Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri (at podium), Delhi Deputy Chief...

Ambassador Maria Brewer (left) joined Sierra Leonean and international soccer star Kei Kamara, who plays as a striker for Minnesota United Football Club, to encourage youth at a soccer clinic in Freetown sponsored by...

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By Alicia Carter When Dan Sheerin, 61, began interning at the Department of State in 1980, employees’ use of office automation mainly consisted of dictating machines and electric typewriters. The newly arriving computers were clunky,...