Making a Smart City
IoT provides cities an opportunity to keep up with changing citizen demands for connectivity. As technology becomes more and more prevalent in everyday life, citizens expect more connectivity throughout the city.
Mobile
FirstNet for Volunteer Fire – Bring Your Own Device
There is a wide array of applications available for mobile devices, and FirstNet will open the doors for more innovation geared toward public safety applications.
A Climate Ripe for Mobile Health
How government is responding to the mobile health expansion.
Can You Engage in 8 Seconds?
In eight governments are attempting to engage, inform and connect with citizens. So it’s not surprising that figuring out how to utilize those eight seconds is imperative for success.
Leaders Teaching Leaders: Leadership Development in the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization
Sean Corbett, Program Manager at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), gave an excellent presentation on the FAA’s Leaders Teaching Leaders (LTL) Program at the Training Officer’s Consortium’s Annual Executive Institute in Ocean City, MD this week. Sean shared his experience in standing up and launching an LTL Program at FAA and highlighted the elements that… Read more »
5 LinkedIn Groups Every Millennial Should Join
Millennials-Read about some LinkedIn groups you should join!
Turning Mobile Phones Into Citizen Engagement Portals
This blog post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent guide, Understanding State and Local Government. Download the full guide here. Teens and young adults are often accused of being addicted to their phones, but they are not alone: 90 percent of Americans own a mobile device with text messaging capabilities. And more than 60 percent own aRead… Read more »
FY 2015 Sees Agencies Saving Dollars on Wireless
As agencies move to a more mobile workforce, we have seen their demand for wireless services increase. Government use of GSA’s Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) Wireless Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) in Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) skyrocketed 500% over FY14.
The Best Government Mobile Apps for Business… and Your Office
With an increasingly mobile American population, most U.S. federal government agencies have launched mobile-optimized “responsive” versions of their official websites for citizens. A smaller number of agencies have taken the extra step to develop specialized apps for mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, and most of those apps are aimed to consumers / citizens.
6 Ways to Improve Internal Communications
It’s easy to give internal communication the short shift in your communication strategy. But your team is everything and if you can make your internal team 20 percent efficient and more aware of key items, it’ll improve everything else in your office.