Mobile technology allows government workers to get out from behind their desks and outside of buildings to bring services directly to the people, even if those people are homeless and living under a bridge, according to government CIOs who spoke at Tuesday’s FOSE conference.
For example, Veterans Affairs Deputy CIO Stephen Warren said mobile technology is revolutionizing health delivery, benefits delivery and memorial services. Keep reading →
FAA officials advised federal agencies Tuesday to balance creativity against security and give users wide latitude to experiment with innovative ways to get the most out of their mobile devices.
Managers for FAA, an agency in the forefront of piloting advanced mobility technology, spoke in a session at the annual FOSE conference in Washington, D.C., which covers range of federal IT topics from mobile government to defense innovations. Keep reading →
The Fueleconomy.gov mobile website allows users to estimate their car’s fuel mileage per gallon and other information related to their vehicle’s fuel usage. according to the Mobile Gov blog
The mobile website is maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy and is accessible on any phone that has web browser functionality. Keep reading →
Government has never lacked for big ideas. Getting them accomplished has been another story, although the nation’s interstate highway system, the Internet and landing men on the moon are among just a few examples of where the federal government has succeeded in doing amazing things.
One of the big–if not quite so lofty–ideas now being floated in planning discussions among senior IT leaders at the Office of Management and Budget, is a long term view towards developing a government-wide entity to supply the back office computing systems and core business services for federal agencies. Keep reading →
In honor of Women’s History Month, Breaking Gov highlights women’s relatively recent breakthrough in the growing and increasingly crucial world of federal IT. This is the second of a three-part series on women in federal IT that reveals who these leaders are and how they’re making a difference.
With 26 years of government experience, Kim Nelson moved to the private sector six years ago, taking her vast public sector knowledge to Microsoft. Keep reading →
In honor of Women’s History Month, Breaking Gov highlights women’s relatively recent breakthrough in the growing and increasingly crucial world of federal IT. This is the first of a three-part series on women in federal IT that reveals who these leaders are and how they’re making a difference.
Just 15 years ago, women were the exception in federal IT roles. In fact, at the time, men claimed every top federal technology job in government. Keep reading →
A free web chat program, a few laptops and a whole lot of motivation for harnessing the power of mobile technology to provide citizen services came together inside a Starbucks in the heart of the nation’s Capitol this week.
In all, 18 participants from 11 federal agencies, private companies and non-profits spent time Wednesday on various tasks associated with building a Mobile Gov Wiki to further the mobile government movement. In two hours, they had five new articles created and 15 articles edited on the wiki, a living web site that allows users to easily create, edit, and organize web pages. Keep reading →
Thanks to lightning-fast software from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), if a truck bomb was discovered in Lower Manhattan we will now be able to predict the likely damage patterns in the surrounding areas, and prioritize the first responders’ activities long before the bomb’s acoustic shockwave ricocheted out at the speed of sound. Keep reading →
The word ‘bureaucracy’ does not conjure warm, fuzzy feelings for most people; in fact, it’s often considered a dirty word. In government, it seems inevitable. Many larger agencies would not run effectively without hierarchy and rigid structure, which often presents a frustrating set of challenges.
David Paschane, Organizational Architect at the Department of Veterans Affairs and an Associate Research Professor at UMBC, recently brought this issue to the attention of the GovLoop community and pondered why bureaucratization happens in the first place. Keep reading →
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board’s new leader took the reins just a few weeks ago, but has already moved full speed ahead using cutting edge strategies for tracking federal spending, increasing government transparency and doggedly pursuing fraud detection and mismanagement.
Kathleen Tighe, who took over as board chair of the young agency Jan. 1 after Earl Devaney’s retirement, brings her experience in government accountability as Inspector General for the Education Department to the task of overseeing $840 billion in stimulus funds unleashed in 2009. Keep reading →