Has your organization realized a return on investment for your open data efforts? When it was first introduced, open data was defined as the innovation currency from which to best understand how to improve accountability and transparency. We were promised greater civic engagement and a boost to local economies. Over the last few years weRead… Read more »
Win or lose, I’m really proud of our softball team, and I think it has some significant benefits for our workplace. Here are just a few areas where it’s made a difference.
It’s no secret that governments are under a lot of pressure. They experience internal and external demands that push them to be faster and more efficient. However, despite attempts to automate processes and improve approaches to software development, many agencies still struggle with supply and securing test data for application projects and other challenges. Secure,… Read more »
Federal agencies are increasingly reliant on software applications to meet their varied missions. But as their IT environments become more complex with the advent of cloud services, virtualization and mobile devices, the challenge of managing and optimizing application performance is likewise more complex. This challenge is aggravated by the fact that agencies typically employ monitoringRead… Read more »
Federal agencies are under increased pressure to effectively secure government IT after a series of headline-making breaches were discovered last year. But in a recent interview, Mark Kneidinger, Director of Federal Network Resilience in the Office of Cybersecurity and Communication at the Department of Homeland Security, said that pressure may be exactly what government needs… Read more »
On April 13, key Congressional oversight leaders gathered to check on the health of the DATA Act. Their prognosis? Good, but not out of the woods yet. The joint oversight hearing brought officials from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Treasury Department, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), andRead… Read more »
The silo effect is something we have all probably felt within our organizations, but we can also feel it within the communities we work in. Joining a nonprofit board is a strategic and beneficial way to bridge that gap and improve connectivity.
In the world of government, we have many common threats to face. Though it may be possible to withstand them on our own, we make ourselves much mightier when we band together and tackle them as a team.
In eight governments are attempting to engage, inform and connect with citizens. So it’s not surprising that figuring out how to utilize those eight seconds is imperative for success.
As citizens demand greater engagement with their government, agencies are working to improve their digital presence to provide a citizen-centric experience. In Tuesday’s webinar, state and local government leaders and industry experts talked about the successful digital strategies employed by Louisville and the state of New York.