I don’t know about you, but there is nothing worse than needing to complete a project for work, but being delayed by the internet! How has a Slow Internet Connection Ever Reduced Your Productivity? CenturyLink Government is quickly improving the connectivity of government, and recently announced that a five-year task order will be fully implementedRead… Read more »
Emergency’s happen, and when they do, they are very stressful. If you are away from home and an emergency occurs, you want to know where to find the nearest emergency room, where it is, and how long you will be there. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a mobile application that gave you allRead… Read more »
What if there was a mobile app that allowed you to have all your car insurance needs at your fingertips? Well there is! Are you ready for the fastest, leanest, strongest GEICO app yet? Check out the cool features of the app below: Insurance at your fingertips: With the GEICO App, you can: -Pay yourRead… Read more »
In Washington, we see our fair share of conferences on a variety of topics. Sometimes we learn a ton, and others, we feel completely lost. I love attending conferences that are full of learning and innovation, but also relevant to me and what I do on a daily basis. Have your heard about Geographic InformationRead… Read more »
Government agencies have not always been known as leaders of the web design industry. However, in recent years and even months, there have been a few that truly are on the cutting edge of quality design and user experience. Granted, not every agency requires a modern, flashy, public-facing website, but if your agency engages theRead… Read more »
Are we already at the end of 2011? Every year around this time we are all saying how quickly the year flew by. I went back and took a look at interesting citizen engagement initiatives launched in 2011. There were a lot of great examples to choose from, so it was tough to narrow theRead… Read more »
GovLoop is all about the users and nothing really emphasizes that point more than the fact that roughly 90 percent of our content is user generated. GovLoop has tons of resources (shameless plug) from guides to infographics to trainings, mentoring and the list goes on and on BUT the user generated content in blogs andRead… Read more »
The results are tallied, but before I announce the final winner of the GovLoop 2011 Charity Challenge, I just wanted to acknowledge all of the government member organizations that are giving groups of public sector professionals with common backgrounds and interests a place to connect and collaborate with their peers. GovLoop is proud to haveRead… Read more »
Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance. – Natalie Portman Natalie Portman might be onto something. There are some people that just catch your attention and make you want to learn more about them. Maybe it’s something they said orRead… Read more »
Today was the beta launch of MyFCC.gov Couple interesting items from their blog post announcing the release: that caught my interest The ability to customize an online experience is pretty unique for government: “MyFCC is a new tool designed to let you create a customized FCC online experience for quick access to the tools andRead… Read more »