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Looking Back on #GovLove 2021

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Looking Back on #GovLove 2021

Roses are red, violets are blue. #GovLove is wrapped up & we can’t wait to do it again with you!

For two weeks in February, we partnered with agencies and programs to spread some love and appreciation across government with a tweet and Valentine’s Day card. Inspired by the paper Valentines we exchanged during grade school, our team wanted to highlight the great work happening across government in a fun, collaborative way. Check out our blog post and listen to Performance.gov’s very own Catie Miller on Engaging Local Government Leaders’ GovLove podcast to learn more about the social media campaign.

We’ve highlighted a few of the posts originally shared on Twitter and LinkedIn to celebrate our partners’ great work and commitment to public service. Feel some of the love below! For a complete look at all of the #GovLove in the air this season, check out the #GovLove hashtag!

The U.S. Department of Education spread the #GovLove to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Nutrition team.

Image of a tweet with text: Showing USDANutrition some #GovLove for their responsiveness to meeting students' nutritional needs through the Covid-19 pandemic. If your school is closed and you're in need of a USDA meals for kids site check out fns.usda.gov/meals4kids

Secretary of State Antony Blinken dedicated his #GovLove to the U.S. Department of State’s workforce and to our allies and friends worldwide.

Image of a tweet with text: As the world celebrates love and friendship today, I'm sending Govlove to our dedicated and talented StateDept workforce who tirelessly delivers on behalf of the american people, and to our allies and friends worldwide whose partnership propels us closer to our shared goals.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) delivered un-fur-getable #GovLove to the hardworking dogs across the government, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection and USDA.

Image of a tweet with text: We have a bit of puppy love for our canine friends! But it's not just us. There are amazing and hardworking dogs across the government, including our partners at CBP and USDA

Performance.gov sprinkled some #GovLove over to the Presidential Innovation Fellows.

Image of a tweet with text: with a dash of govlove technology and innovation join PIF.gov to solve our nation's toughest challenges build reslience and improve the lives of the public go.usa.gov/xAD77

CXO Fellow Clayton Batko gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a #GovLove shoutout.

Image of a tweet with text: CXO Fellow Clayton Batko is sending EPA a little GovLove for ValentinesDay EPA you are a tall glass of water... thanks for keeping that water clean

Acting Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) Maria Roat sent the entire Federal IT workforce some #GovLove.

Image of a tweet with text: some govlove for our entire Federal IT workforce! You rock!

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Experience Office declared their #GovLove for the National Park Service.

Image of a tweet with text: thanks to the national park service for showing veterans and gold star families some  love, with free entry to national parks nationwide everyday.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Mid-Atlantic Region shared some #GovLove with their West Philadelphia Promise Zone partners.

Image of a tweet with text: Sending GovLove to our PHLPromiseZone partners. Through collaboration and strong community engagement, your anti-poverty strategies are making a big difference in a community of more than 35,000 residents. Thanks for all you do.

Performance.gov celebrated our #GovLove for the helpful work of the USASpending team.

Image of a tweet with text: we like big data and we can't lie, you other agencies can't deny... that usaspending is helpful in understanding covid-19 appropriations! Check out the site: usaspending.gov

#GovLove was in the air with this sweet message from Performance.gov to the CXO Fellowship Program.

Image of a tweet with text: are you a federal employee interested in connecting with leaders and building relationships through cross-community collaboration?! Then the CXO fellowship program is the sweet treat for you! Learn more cfo.gov/cxo-fellows

The CIO Council celebrated #GovLove by sending a note to their Data Science Training Program participants.

Image of a tweet with text: it doesn't take a genius to compute our govlove for the data science training program! Your commitment to data-driven decision making warms our hearts.

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#GovLove was a success!

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Interested in spreading more #GovLove next year? Keep an eye out for more details, and reach out to pgovsupport@gsa.gov with any ideas, questions, or feedback!