HealthCare.gov launched on June 30, 2010. It’s a website that puts the power back into the citizens hands by providing them the access of information right at their fingertips. “It’s the first website to collect both public and private health insurance options across the nation in a single place. Even better, our insurance options finderRead… Read more »
Although I don’t live in DC, I work there and drive in DC daily. If I were a DC resident I’d be beyond pleased to have such a service to use. FixMyCityDC is developed with open-source code and it allows users to submit municipality-related reports (downed trees, potholes, etc.), directly to the district’s system forRead… Read more »
I recently ran across something really interesting movement and had to share it with the GovLoop community. It shows how important public service is and how people are rallying around the idea training individuals to be the best public servants they can be. “The U.S. Public Service Academy will be an undergraduate institution devoted toRead… Read more »
A special thanks to Jeffrey Levy, Director of Web Communications for Office of Public Affairs at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for participating in this weeks GovLoop Project of the Week. 1. What prompted this redesign? We constantly assess our home page, so this is the next cycle. Our last home page redesign was 18 monthsRead… Read more »
In light of the horrible real estate market and the huge amount of Americans losing their homes; I find this site extremely helpful. I know a lot of people have a million questions and want to save their homes while getting back on track financially. “Making Home Affordable provides homeowners with detailed information about theseRead… Read more »
1. What is Armyhire.com? ArmyHire.com enables job seekers to apply for U.S. Government Civilian positions in the Army Contracting Command (ACC). The job openings are for contracting and procurement personnel, and are open to people currently employed in industry or in government. The website offers information about job opportunities with ACC, including job descriptions, informationRead… Read more »
Happy Holidays to everyone. This week I present Business.gov. Over the years I’ve found that starting a business from the ground up can be very frustrating and overwhelming. Looking for a list of what to do and who to contact can be just as tedious. I ran across Business.gov while doing some research for aRead… Read more »
In the spirit of the happy holiday season; I thought I would keep the project of the week light and entertaining. A couple of weeks ago I ran across a Government news site called OhMyGov! that I found extremely refreshing, a tad humorous and very intelligent. What is OhMyGov! about? “OhMyGov! was founded and fundedRead… Read more »
1. What is GovLuv? GovLuv is a website that connects government representatives and citizens through Twitter. It illuminates the existing conversations and encourages a more productive two-way dialog. It is a project of Act.ly and the Open Forum Foundation, and is freely available as a public service. 2. How did the idea of GovLuv comeRead… Read more »
This week we feature Gov 2.0 University. While social media/web 2.0 are far from new, it is for many Government leaders who struggle trying to understand what it all means and how they can implement it into their business structure and processes. Gov 2.0 University exists to “help government leaders successfully apply Web 2.0 technologiesRead… Read more »