On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: GSA has approved Instagram in government. So how do you make the business case? Insights from IBM’s Gadi Ben-Yehuda. The SEVEN stories that impact your life: The Homeland Security Department named Phyllis Schneck as its new deputy under secretary of cybersecurity in the National Protection and Programs Directorate. Federal News RadioRead… Read more »
A few months back we talked to IBM’s Gadi Ben-Yehuda about the business case for Pinterest in government. We discovered Pinterest offered a new way for agencies to showcase their mission. Now GSA has approved terms of service for government to Instagram. So what’s the big deal? Ben-Yehuda is the innovation and social media directorRead… Read more »
Do you know what your data is actually telling you? If so, how long does it take to understand it? This was the topic of conversation at GovLoop and Esri’s Meet Up in Washington, DC last week- how to better understand your data to effectively engage your community and provide better services. Many organizations areRead… Read more »
Last week we gave you all a quick mobile GovLoop research digest. This week I am going to share three GovLoop resources that show the way in which government delivers services and operates is in the midst of a transformation. Be sure to take a look at and share the resources below, they are designedRead… Read more »
Think about your day at work. How much of your time is dedicated to copying or printing papers? How about the amount of time you spend updating spreadsheets? Or the amount of time it takes you to copy information from one document to another? Our answers may vary depending on your job description, but theRead… Read more »
The way that government delivers services to citizens is rapidly changing. Services are now being delivered across sectors and changing the role of government. Today, technology is an essential component to delivering services to citizens. Information technology tools are used throughout the entire lifecycle of delivering services. From the onset, IT is used to trackRead… Read more »
Violent crime rates on Indian reservations are twice as high as the national crime rate. Charles Addington, the associate director for field operations from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was tasked with coming up with a solution to reduce crime on reservations by 5%. Addington’s data driven approach to policing was so successful, that violentRead… Read more »
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: We’ve all been part of the dreaded group project before. So you know there is always a weaker member, someone who doesn’t pull their own weight. The same phenomenon is true for inter-agency collaboration projects. Sometimes one agency just doesn’t give as much time or resources to a project as others.Read… Read more »
We’ve all been part of the dreaded group project before. So you know there is always a weaker member, someone who doesn’t pull their own weight. The same phenomenon is true for inter-agency collaboration projects. Sometimes one agency just doesn’t give as much time or resources to a project as others. “One of the waysRead… Read more »
A month back, Mr. GovLoop took a look at the pay grades of ESPN staff and federal workers. The findings were pretty interesting and it was a little bit of a mixed bag on who came out on top. Well browsing the web today I found another article where the pay scale of the sportsRead… Read more »