For those of us with a green thumb, we know that a plant needs water, good fertilizer, and a little love to nurture growth. In the government IT arena, the Govtech Fund is nurturing that growth. When looking at the private industry, the number of companies with venture capital entities backing new products is extensive.Read… Read more »
You’ve been there. It’s a Monday morning and you’re ready for the work week — or as ready as you can be after the relaxation of the weekend. You know your most important projects that need to get done at the office, and you know as soon as you can just grab a cup ofRead… Read more »
Sometimes, it’s difficult for the federal government to fill an open position, either because the skill set is hard to find or because the job location is less than ideal. When this happens, the feds can look to their current employees and offer relocation incentives to help attract the best candidates to fill these positions.Read… Read more »
Data access. Data virtualization. Data consolidation. Data security. Data analytics. What do all of these things have in common? Ok, yes, they all have something to do with data, but that’s obvious. What’s not so obvious is that all of these data-centric tasks rely on storage solutions to facilitate them. Data has to be storedRead… Read more »
Over the past 4 years, GovLoop has hosted a Graduate Fellowship Program in which recent graduates or current graduate students have joined us for a semester to contribute to our mission to “connect government to improve government.” Over 40 Fellows have worked on our core projects, including our research guides, online and in-person training, digitalRead… Read more »
If you are like me, you are looking outside at the changing leaves and wondering how it is already October, but alas fall is here and that means end of year retrospectives are just around the corner. (You can check out the 2013 Innovations Guide). But before we can count down all the best andRead… Read more »
As we prepare for GovLoop’s first-ever State and Local Innovators Virtual Summit, we and the presenters are posting blogs about many of the sessions and some of the tips they will share. The summit is October 22nd and free for everyone — make sure to register here! This post was written by Terri Jones, Government MarketingRead… Read more »
Want to know about a natural disaster before the hurricane hits? Or when a major water main has broken in your city, making it impossible to drive your usual commute? With open data, this is a reality. The open data revolution literally puts information at your fingertips. On Wednesday’s special edition of GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER LIVE,Read… Read more »
Transparency is a critical issue for governments, but figuring out ways to display complex financial data can be cumbersome. One solution is to create a real-time financial dashboard. Ari Hoffnung, Senior Adviser, is the former Deputy Comptroller for New York City and one of the founders of Checkbook NYC, a financial transparency application widely considered one ofRead… Read more »
Hey there. I’m Christopher Dorobek — the DorobekINSIDER — and welcome GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER… where we focus on six words: Helping government do its job better. On GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER: GovLoop’s DorobekINSIDER LIVE: Making the case for open data: A recap of Wednesday’s discussion about why open data matters. [Hear the full discussion here.] But up front:Read… Read more »