Should You Buy Facebook Ads for Public Outreach?
Facebook ads allow us to reach audiences we have traditionally struggled to communicate with and to do so in a way that is technologically convenient for them.
Your Content Ask: Let’s Have a Content Meeting
A lot of people spend a great deal of time thinking about notional content — content that doesn’t exist.
10 Government Women You Should Follow on Twitter (Federal Edition)
The federal government is filled with awe-inspiring female public servants. But with so many women doing so many awesome things, how do you keep track of all those accomplishments? While I read a number of newsletters and check multiple websites daily, I find that the easiest way to stay keyed into women in government is through Twitter. ByRead… Read more »
FITARA as an Enterprise
Learn about how FITARA is doing as an enterprise.
Cultivating Innovation: 10 Ways to Change the Rules of the Game
Unlike upgrades or process improvements, innovations insert themselves into the game in order to change the rules of the game, not just play the game better.
What the Legal Entity Identifier Means for Financial Regulation and Open Data
Currently, there is no electronic way to aggregate all the information that a company reports to the government — even if the information is publicly available. But the rise of legal entity identifiers (LEI) could change that and transform financial regulation for the U.S. government and around the world.
Applying Clustering to Streamline Data Analysis
The practical applications of clustering are vast. With the ability to identify groups in the data based on their shared characteristics, future customers, employees and stakeholders can be marketed and delivered products and services that are most likely to be pertinent to their specific needs.
How Workforce Management Tools Help in a Disaster
This blog post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent guide, Understanding State and Local Government. Download the full guide here. Wildfires, tornados, snowstorms – when disaster strikes, first responders are the first to rush to the scene. However, making sure the right first responders are in place is imperative to a government’s successful response to a disaster.Read… Read more »
Predicting and Reducing Crime with Data Analytics
No police department has the manpower to be everywhere at all times. That’s why police officers in Norcross, Georgia, are using predictive analytics to determine the most probable locations where crimes might occur.
5 Steps to Start Using DevOps
This post is an excerpt from our recent “Guide to DevOps in Government“. The full guide is available for download at this link. Once you understand the value of DevOps, how do you get started? Especially if your teams work in strict silos, without tools to foster collaboration, you might be overwhelmed at the prospect ofRead… Read more »