The Emerging Power of Generative AI in Government

Fueled by a recent executive order highlighting responsible AI use, government leaders are increasingly exploring the potential of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance efficiency and streamline interactions. This report explores: How GenAI can aid in tasks such as creating first drafts, knowledge management and constituent interactions. Insights from experts around GenAI. The benefits andRead… Read more »

How Automated Testing Helps Improve the Constituent Experience

There is a government focus on enhancing customer experience (CX), particularly in online services right now. The White House Executive Order of 2021 elevated CX as a federal priority, echoed by state CIOs prioritizing digital transformation. This report explores how better CX means enhancing the quality of applications through automated testing of software code inRead… Read more »

How to Support the Demands of the Evolving Government Workforce

Virtual work can open up a new world of life-work balance for agencies but also comes with challenges. Core processes such as time and attendance reporting must be seamless for today’s hybrid workforces. Forward-thinking agencies understand this reality and know they need to develop creative solutions to survive and thrive. In this report, we exploreRead… Read more »

How to Deliver Better Services Through Better CX

Digitized services are here to stay, with 78% of the public seeing the benefits of using virtual agents, as it lets them conduct their business quickly and efficiently. In fact, improving digital services was ranked as the second-highest priority (behind cybersecurity) for state chief information officers. It sounds straightforward, but there are layers supporting anyRead… Read more »

Collaborative Work Management: A Better Way to Get Stuff Done

Collaborative work and real-time data-sharing are essential for important decision-making. However, this process can be challenging, with more employees than ever working remotely. Explore this report to learn more about how collaborative work management can help close the gap between where agencies were prior to the pandemic and where they are today. You’ll also learnRead… Read more »

Improving CX in Your Agency Through Contact Center Modernization

There’s a major shift in government to transform the way citizens interact with agencies across a variety of platforms. More specifically, there is a concerted effort to deliver consistent, seamless and personalized experiences. Today, citizens demand intuitive services across voice, social media, chat, SMS and all types of automated self-services. To better understand agencies’ topRead… Read more »

Insider Threats: The Danger Within

Most federal employees think their agencies are safe from insider threats – but they’re wrong. A 2017 Meritalk survey found that 42 percent of federal cybersecurity professionals said that their agencies were the target of cyber incidents perpetrated by insiders. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) defines insider threats as any “current or formerRead… Read more »

Product Ownership: The Key to Successful Agile Transformation in Government

Agile approaches have started to revolutionize government projects, but there are still stumbling blocks to overcome. One major opportunity is encouraging those in the federal government to move away from traditional project management to a product ownership approach. Product ownership focuses on the creation and delivery of the product being developed to ensure it isRead… Read more »

Making Connections That Matter with Better Public-Sector Customer Service

Governments have made great strides in the past few years to improve the customer experience (CX), in part because of a growing realization of its importance and because of federal mandates such as President Obama’s 2011 customer service executive order. In GovLoop’s recent survey of 176 public-sector employees, results showed that although they still face significantRead… Read more »

Increasing Efficiency in Government With Digitized Forms

Citizen interactions with government agencies, compared with private companies, can seem like night and day in terms of ease, efficiency and speed. For starters, many government services start with paper applications. Although documents may be available online, they often don’t display well on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, and sometimes must be printedRead… Read more »

A Digital Revolution in Government Customer Experience

Most of the interactions federal agencies have with citizens don’t make national news. We typically don’t hear how easy it is to navigate a government website, request information or sign up for a service, unless that interaction goes awry. Just because we don’t hear about all the positive experiences, however, doesn’t mean there aren’t countlessRead… Read more »

Why You Need an Information Governance Strategy

Organizations worldwide are feeling the pressure of the information explosion. Data is doubling every two years and is estimated to reach an astonishing 40 zettabytes by 2022. What’s more, the growing variety of data has introduced tremendous complexity for public managers seeking to streamline their organizations’ ability to access and use information. Finally, the PresidentialRead… Read more »

Accelerating Government Transformation with IT

Everywhere government looks, budgets are shrinking. Federal government’s IT spending will be cut by $2.4 billion in 2015. State and local governments will also suffer decreases in IT and support service budgets. Contrast that to IT spending in the private sector, which is predicted to increase to $3.8 trillion as technology companies continue to offerRead… Read more »

Resilient Communities, Efficient Governments

Natural disasters. Budget crises. Significant technological failures. In today’s interconnected world, a single disruptive event can have negative repercussions on a community long after the initial impact. This makes the imperative for a swift recovery a priority for state and local government. The ultimate goal is to make the community resilient to such events; itRead… Read more »

Building Safer Communities in the Digital Age

Analytics has transformed the way public safety organizations fight crime and keep our communities safe. Today, GovLoop and IBM have released a new report, Smarter Cities: Public Safety in the Digital Age, which explores how new analytical approaches has re-imagined the way the public sector protects communities. As governments are faced with shrinking budgets andRead… Read more »