Taking a Look at RFP-EZ
The Presidential Innovation Fellows team working on RFP-EZ launched a sneak preview last week. It’s a great overview of the project, why it’s needed, and what they are building. Check it out below
Alameda County- Business Values to Social Services
Alameda County is one of the largest counties in California, with 1.9 million residents. Like many agencies across the country, the Alameda County Social Services Agency faced a resource crunch and there 2,200 employees were forced to do much more with less. In a report by IBM, Don Edwards, Assistant Director of Administration and InformationRead… Read more »
Agencies Rush to Aid Hurricane Sandy’s Relief Efforts — Plus DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insight’s DorobekINSIDER The Office of Personnel Management estimates that one-third of the almost 300,000 federal employees, including emergency staff in the DC metro area telework when government buildings are closed because of weather. That’s a HUGE increase. So is Hurricane Sandy the catalyst for telework? Click here for the full recap. This blogRead… Read more »
Is Hurricane Sandy the Catalyst for Telework?
The Office of Personnel Management estimates that one-third of the almost 300,000 federal employees, including emergency staff in the DC metro area telework when government buildings are closed because of weather. That’s a huge increase from the 8% of federal employees who telework on a weekly basis. So could Hurricane Sandy and super storms likeRead… Read more »
GSA-Approved GovLoop Terms of Service
Over the last couple years, I have received questions regarding whether we were officially approved by GSA with our terms of service, and now I have an answer: YES! I’m excited to announce that GovLoop has a new GSA-approved Terms of Service (ToS). We’ve made changes to the ToS to cover all federal employees signingRead… Read more »
Election App in Focus: VoterHub
Everyone has their own way to consume information for the election; many of us have turned to our phones as a way to find information. For those with a Windows based phone, be sure to check out VoterHub, which enables you to become an informed voter and find a lot of great information to helpRead… Read more »
Expert Insights: David Graziano of Cisco Talks BYOD
Post Highlights GovLoop releases new report: Exploring BYOD in the Public Sector Report highlights best practices,challenges and case studies for public sector professionals interested in BYOD – Find the entire report here. Below is an expert interview with David Graziano of Cisco This post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent report, Exploring Bring Your OwnRead… Read more »
What is Your Greatest GIS Challenge?
Post Highlights GovLoop releases new report: Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government Report includes a survey of GIS professionals in government Post identifies challenges stated in the survey conducted by GovLoop The GovLoop report, Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government, focuses on best practices, case studies and identifies innovative uses of geographic informationRead… Read more »
Government Social Media Reacts to the Storm – The Communication Evolution
Hurricane Sandy might go down in history as the first natural disaster to really go viral. The Huffington Post reports, More than 244,000 photos have been posted to Instagram with the hashtag #sandy, according to app founder Kevin Systrom. More than 144,000 more have been posted under #hurricanesandy and another 23,000 photos under #frankenstorm. “ThereRead… Read more »
MIT Report Finds Cost Savings for Cloud Adoption by Small Businesses
Cloud computing has been one the main technology trends throughout the public and private sector in 2012. With dozens of agencies embracing cloud computing for improved efficiencies, the cloud has become one of the most critical tools for agencies to explore. The cloud offers the opportunity to cut costs, improve efficiencies and assist in improvedRead… Read more »