How the City of Oakland Empowered Virtual Civic Participation
As a result of just three virtual efforts, citizens are more engaged than ever before. They have opportunities to get involved in their city.
Posts Tagged: COVID-19
Location Is a Guidelight in COVID-19 Responses
To combat the spread of an infectious disease, which requires contact tracing, geospatial information has shown what feet on the ground can’t.
What to Prioritize and Invest in During a Budget Shortfall
It is important to focus on cost, efficiency, and performance while prioritizing investments that promote multi-year outcomes.
Getting the (Digital) Word Out to Small Businesses
COVID-19 has proven that something so seemingly benign as paper can undermine well-intentioned government efforts if left unchecked.
When Schools Are Online but Students Aren’t
At least 3.7 million households lack internet access according to a Census Bureau survey. Here is how one school ensures its students have connectivity.
Forced to Get Creative, Agencies Learn New Lessons
While agencies had more to do, the pressing and unique circumstances of this year had them moving boulders that had been blocking progress.
How Colorado Is Operationalizing Equity
“There are a lot of folks who love equity as a concept, but knowing how to actually do equity work is where the challenge comes in.”
6 Tips to Battle Holiday Stress and Isolation
The holiday season is a stressful time, and 2020 has presented us with new challenges. Here are some out-of-the-box ideas to help with stress and isolation.
NASA Boldly Explores Telework
Early on, network outages disrupted NASA’s remote workers, prompting quickly implemented architectural improvements to resolve those issues.
Creating a Single Source of Data Truth After COVID-19
At GovLoop’s virtual summit Wednesday, two experts spoke about how COVID-19 accelerated data collaboration, how it can unlock innovation in government and the biggest hurdles agencies face now.
