Post Highlights GovLoop releases new report: Exploring BYOD in the Public Sector Report highlights best practices,challenges and case studies for public sector professionals interested in BYOD – Find the entire report here. Below is an expert interview with David Graziano of Cisco This post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent report, Exploring Bring Your OwnRead… Read more »
Post Highlights GovLoop releases new report: Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government Report includes a survey of GIS professionals in government Post identifies challenges stated in the survey conducted by GovLoop The GovLoop report, Identifying the Promise of GIS for Government, focuses on best practices, case studies and identifies innovative uses of geographic informationRead… Read more »
As citizens continue to move away from desktops to mobile technologies, it becomes increasingly important for developers to consider how their site design will appear not only on desktops and laptops, but tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices. Additionally, investing significant resources in website design may be seen as investing in obsolete technology, with soRead… Read more »
Cloud computing has been one the main technology trends throughout the public and private sector in 2012. With dozens of agencies embracing cloud computing for improved efficiencies, the cloud has become one of the most critical tools for agencies to explore. The cloud offers the opportunity to cut costs, improve efficiencies and assist in improvedRead… Read more »
For some of us, we have been able to skip the lines on Election Day through early voting initiatives. In a recent HP white paper, HP identifies that HP document management systems have been implemented in New Jersey to support vote-by-mail initiatives in the Garden State. The report states, “When the state of New JerseyRead… Read more »
7 years. $213 million spent. “Until the problems appeared this month, the security upgrade appeared, based on public reports, to be a rare example of a project being completed on time and within its budget in an agency plagued with project management problems. It was not until Oct. 17, according to the NNSA memo, thatRead… Read more »
Agile CAN work in Government, and here’s a great resource to get you started. The National Audit Office across the pond just published what I think is an excellent review called “Governance for Agile Delivery.” The stars must be aligned, because this is something we are discussing at my workplace and I posted a questionRead… Read more »
By BobGourley When I was on active duty, I had the privilege of working for ADM Willard while he was the Seventh Fleet Commander. One thing he constantly drummed into each of his warfighters was the concept of carefully and meticulously identifying the SUPPORTED Commander and the SUPPORTING assets for each task force. Because allRead… Read more »
Last year I created a simple Google Spreadsheet (essentially a wiki list) for Canadian public servants to input their organization’s mobile website and/or app so that others could see who was doing what. I made this spreadsheet public, allowed anyone to edit, and housed it under the “mobilegovernment.ca” URL. Since that time, many government folksRead… Read more »
Howto.Gov hosted their 5th webinar on APIs (of their 8 part installment) this past Thursday. This time, they went over a bit more of the technical roadblocks. More specifically, how to go about realeasing data for consumption and different API formats, keys, and analytics. (If lost already, refer to API evangelist. They do a greatRead… Read more »