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GovConnect has identified three models, based on best practices in Federal agencies and the private sector. These are being tested by pilot agencies as part of Phase 1:

1. GovProject model (manager initiated micro-projects): Employees can apply their skills and expertise on a part-time basis (e.g., up to 20 percent time) to support project opportunities within the employee’s agency or in another Government agency. This model is management-driven and supports the rapid deployment of cross-agency action teams to respond to complex problems or time sensitive needs.
2. GovStart model (employee initiated micro-projects and professional networks): Employees can identify talent quickly across their agencies or across Government based on desired skillsets, to assemble part-time teams (e.g., up to 20 percent time) to work on innovative initiatives and strengthen professional networks within and across agencies. These micro-projects are grassroots, employee-driven as opposed to management-driven.
3. GovCloud model (Cloud-based skills deployment): Employees are hired by the Federal Government and are detailed to agencies on a project-by-project basis to address critical skills gaps. GovCloud employees may work on one project at a time or work on multiple projects at once. Note: although the capacity to be “hired by the Federal government” in lieu of a particular agency doesn’t yet formally exist, there are a number of ways to test cross and intra-agency skills deployment in this manner, some of which are already underway.