Tech

Strategies for Increasing Your Retirement Annuity and Income

Yes, there are ways to retire with more than you can imagine! There are many parts to this puzzle that YOU have control over and those who take responsible actions now will be handsomely rewarded when they decide to retire. Having more in retirement doesn’t necessarily mean having a larger annuity, although that too isRead… Read more »

Open Government and Obama’s Re-election

Obama’s first term in office brought in innovative technology leaders like Todd Park, Bryan Sivak and Vivek Kundra, to name a few. With his reelection, we can expect four more years of their and others’ continued work in the space of government data. But what does that really mean? We at Captricity have been thinkingRead… Read more »

Scoring CIOs on social media

We talk about social media and citizen engagement all the time, but some agencies CIOs are doing better than others. MeriTalk ranked the federal CIOs in terms on online social media savviness. Here are the results: Federal Computer Week reports MeriTalk assigned the CIOs points based on Facebook use, LinkedIn connections, tweets, followers and Follower-to-FollowRead… Read more »

Changing Traditional Project Management: 15 Tips on Bringing Agile Methodology to Government

Today, technology is a critical component to transform and modernize government to truly create a 21st century government. For our year-end report, the GovLoop team set out to explore what technology trends shaped 2012 to help agencies meet organizational goals. The report also includes best practices, case studies, and identifies which trends will shape governmentRead… Read more »

Organizing Your Day in the Digital Age

Working in a government position requires an employee to be able to multitask, communicate well and, above all else, be organized. As most federal employees know, it isn’t always easy staying organized when you’re busy, but here are five digital tools that can help: 1. Box Box is a free app that offers access toRead… Read more »

Finding New Efficiencies, Cost Savings and Improved Services with Cloud Technology

Today, technology is a critical component to transform and modernize government to truly create a 21st century government. For our year-end report, the GovLoop team set out to explore what technology trends shaped 2012 to help agencies meet organizational goals. The report also includes best practices, case studies, and identifies which trends will shape governmentRead… Read more »

Govies Use Big Data to Predict Crime and Manage Spaceflight Imagery

Today, technology is a critical component to transform and modernize government to truly create a 21st century government. For our year-end report, the GovLoop team set out to explore what technology trends shaped 2012 to help agencies meet organizational goals. The report also includes best practices, case studies, and identifies which trends will shape governmentRead… Read more »

Why Does Pennsylvania Lead The Nation In Child Support Collection?

Every state and just about every county has a child support collection office responsible for enforcing Court ordered child support. Receiving child support is critical for parents with custody of children. Child support income can prevent parents from being on public assistance and it can also result in reimbursing public assistance costs. States/counties looking toRead… Read more »

Announcing The GovLoop Guide: Government Technology Year in Review 2012

Today, technology is a critical component to transform and modernize government to truly create a 21st century government. For our year-end report, the GovLoop team set out to explore what technology trends shaped 2012 to help agencies meet organizational goals. The report also includes best practices, case studies, and identifies which trends will shape governmentRead… Read more »