Challenge: Data-Driven Decision-Making as a Priority

For some agencies, it isn’t so much that the desire to make data-driven decisions is lacking, the issue is they don’t have the necessary capabilities to fully support those efforts.

6 Ways Analytics Can Accelerate Your Community’s COVID-19 Response

Analytics should be a key part of the pandemic response, from tracking pandemic surveillance to verifying the availability of critical services.

What’s Top of Mind for Public Servants Lately?

In March 2020, we surveyed GovLoop community members to learn what’s top of mind for govies. Heres the breakdown.

Unpacking the Challenge of Data Availability

Think about the critical applications that support the work you do every day. What data from those systems do you rely on to make timely decisions?

It’s Not Just You: Combatting Virtual Meeting Fatigue

Meeting culture can be draining. With the rise of virtual meetings, here are some ways to protect your peace and improve the overall experience.

Is the Paperless Office Just Talk? Not at National Science Foundation

Nearly overnight, NSF moved the core of its business — identifying and funding work at the frontiers of science and engineering — to a virtual environment.

How Seattle Used GIS to Store its Data

Seattle recently invested in 3D capabilities to visualize the whole city alongside zoning requirements using ArcGIS Urban software

How COVID-19 Is Reshaping Government Technology

The collective experiences of federal IT departments are serving as case studies that will shape how agencies use technology going forward.

Software Factories: A New Type of Government Factory

With so many tools available, agencies are grappling with product sprawl. To reign things in, agencies are turning to software factories to take their DevSecOps efforts to the next level.

Planning and Engineering Success Stories: Oshkosh, Wisconsin

GIS played a vital role in fostering civic engagement and providing an inclusive environment for residents to voice their concerns and to be heard.

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