Government agencies have not always been known as leaders of the web design industry. However, in recent years and even months, there have been a few that truly are on the cutting edge of quality design and user experience. Granted, not every agency requires a modern, flashy, public-facing website, but if your agency engages theRead… Read more »
Are we already at the end of 2011? Every year around this time we are all saying how quickly the year flew by. I went back and took a look at interesting citizen engagement initiatives launched in 2011. There were a lot of great examples to choose from, so it was tough to narrow theRead… Read more »
GovLoop is all about the users and nothing really emphasizes that point more than the fact that roughly 90 percent of our content is user generated. GovLoop has tons of resources (shameless plug) from guides to infographics to trainings, mentoring and the list goes on and on BUT the user generated content in blogs andRead… Read more »
The results are tallied, but before I announce the final winner of the GovLoop 2011 Charity Challenge, I just wanted to acknowledge all of the government member organizations that are giving groups of public sector professionals with common backgrounds and interests a place to connect and collaborate with their peers. GovLoop is proud to haveRead… Read more »
Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance. – Natalie Portman Natalie Portman might be onto something. There are some people that just catch your attention and make you want to learn more about them. Maybe it’s something they said orRead… Read more »
Today was the beta launch of MyFCC.gov Couple interesting items from their blog post announcing the release: that caught my interest The ability to customize an online experience is pretty unique for government: “MyFCC is a new tool designed to let you create a customized FCC online experience for quick access to the tools andRead… Read more »
Interesting report on state of .gov web from .gov taskforce Some interesting tidbits: 1/5 of domains are inactive 50% of agencies use 2-9 CMS systems 29% use more than 15 web hosting providers Lots of awesome details – full report below .gov Taskforce – State of-the-web View more documents from GovLoop Favorite
What if you had an awesome idea for how to use GIS, but needed a place to share it? What if you could present your idea to hundreds of people with a passion for GIS in a rapid-fire lightning talk? Well now you can! Esri’s Federal GIS Conference is coming to Wasington, DC on FeburaryRead… Read more »
This morning I had the pleasure of listening to Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel at the Ronald Reagan Building. The event was hosted by ACT-IAC (American Councils for Technology – Industry Advisory Council). VanRoekel gave a fascinating presentation highlighting the challenges of Federal IT reform. The presentation was titled, Our Moment – the information from theRead… Read more »
Looking forward to the New Year is often about mammoth resolutions: I am going to l.o.s.e 15 lbs! Quit smoking! Spend 10 hours a week more with family! These grand plans can be positive if you have incredible will power, follow through, and a personal project management system. But what about all the little thingsRead… Read more »