The White House Blog reports the winner of the 2011 SAVE Award is Matthew Ritsko of Crofton, Maryland. Matthew’s idea is to create a centralized tool repository, or a “lending library,” at NASA. The idea is to avoid wasteful repeat purchases of tools. The White House Blog states Matthew is a Financial Manager at NASA’sRead… Read more »
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GovLaunch: Facebook Page Lets You Thank Our Military
Have you seen this page from the US Military? It is a great a quick way to thank members of the military for their service and commitment to protect our country. I encourage you all to take a look at the site and thank a member of the military, it’s quick and easy to doRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: 2011 Digital Cities Announced
Government Technology has announced the 2011 rankings from the 2011 Digital Cities Survey. The city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii, Olathe, Kan., Roseville, Calif. and Eden Prairie, Minn. were identified as the top cities. The survey has been conducted for the past 11 years and ranks municipalities that best show how technology enchances public serviceRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: North Carolina Implements New Software for Pensions
Rising pension costs are crippling state and local governments. Today Government Technology reports that North Carolina will use custom software to help forecast state pension costs and help protect the pensions of 850,000 employees. The customized software from SAS — which the company says will be made available to all state pension systems — willRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: Facebook and Department of Labor Create Partnership for Job Seekers
Federal Computer Weekly reports that the Department of Labor and Facebook have partnered up to create the Social Jobs Partnership. This is an effort to use social networks to facilitate employment for those currently unemployed. The Facebook page states: In the interest of getting people back to work, the partnership plans to pursue a numberRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: Mobile App Keeping Officers Safe
Government Technology reports that a new app has been developed to help US Fish & Wildlife Service Officers stay safe when working in remote locations. The app is called PocketCop, which allows officers to run a background check on a person and receive near instantaneous results. The app allows Cops to see if an individualRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: We The People petitions garner much attention in first week
Since the launch of its new online petition system, We The People, earlier this week, The White House has received a flood of petitions. We The People is part of a large push by the Obama administration to have greater transparency and openness in government. (And there is an ongoing debate about whether “Open IsRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: VA listens to audience in development of PTSD Coach app
Knowing your audience and brand is important, and when you’re creating a mobile application targeted toward an audience with specific needs, you need to listen. That’s exactly what the VA did in the planning stages of its Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Coach application. Lead Developer Dr. Julia Hoffman, along with other clinicians for the VARead… Read more »
GovLaunch: Marines Release Social Media Handbook
Amazing how quickly things change, two years ago, the Marines banned personnel from using social media and last week the Marines released a social media handbook detailing ways to use social media for improved communications. Throughout the Marine Corps’ history, people have discussed, debated and embraced the United States Marine Corps and our Marines. TheseRead… Read more »
GovLaunch: USAJobs.gov getting a makeover, coming offline
USAJobs.gov, the Federal Government’s official job website, will scrap its current design and unveil a new look next month that is said to be more user-friendly. The new site is said to be modeled after many shopping websites. According to this article over at GovExec: “USAJobs 3.0, designed to make the process smoother for potentialRead… Read more »