Potter County, PA Used Maps and Data to Bridge the Digital Divide
A rural Pennsylvania community expanded broadband internet services using GIS.
How to Make Digital Documents Work for You
Manually sifting through data is time-consuming and terribly inefficient. A digital approach to documentation, however, can yield faster, more accurate and more insightful outcomes.
What You Need to Know About Story Intelligence Before Your Next Presentation
Learn how the literary world’s secret wisdom can help you to master business storytelling so you can enjoy the most successful outcomes.
How to Face Flu Season
The cold and flu season can be tough on an agency and its employees. Here are ways to prepare and to manage people and job responsibilities when illness strikes.
Build Great Relationships to Build Great Teams
Great teams are built on great relationships, and that holds true for government as well as sports and other realms. But as the public sector struggles to fill vacant positions, it also needs to think about its existing employees and what’s keeping them there. What does a future government workforce look like, and how can… Read more »
Think Like a Business
Technology is not a panacea for an agency’s IT ills, says one industry leader. Rather, tech is an enabler, a way for government agencies to move beyond bureaucracy and adopt a more businesslike mindset. And an agency’s success depends in large part on its willingness to embrace automation and find industry partners.
Government Transformation: Adopting Cloud for Maximum Impact
Government needs to provide both its employees and the public with modernized online experiences, including on-demand access to data and services. But facing an array of challenges, how can agencies deliver what they should? An innovative, “single pane of glass” approach gives states the ability to let people easily access resources from multiple agencies and… Read more »
Future-Proof Your Critical Data Initiatives
Agencies need the ability to manage their data seamlessly, whether it’s on premises or in the cloud, in order to take advantage of innovative opportunities. A solution known as an open source relationship database management system (RDBMS) can help.
The Future Is Customer-Centered
There was a time when government paid little attention to how consumers interacted with it, and the Department of Veterans Affairs was no different. But today, the VA is at the forefront of changing that. The VA’s deputy chief veterans experience officer explains both her vision and the obstacles ahead.
Gain Fiscal Predictability Through Pay-as-You-Go IT
Federal agencies often lack the financial resources to pay for IT modernization expenditures up front, despite the long-term cost savings of that approach. Instead, agencies are relying on on-demand consumption models that deliver simplified and predictable pricing.