USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov Measure Content Efficiency With New KPI Metric
Sep 12, 2017 | Jessica Milcetich
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News and Updates
CFPB Serves up Financial Tips to Seniors
Sep 11, 2017 | Erin Scheithe
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Meals on Wheels America have created multilingual educational resources about financial scams that target the elderly which can be easily distributed to seniors in the communities they serve, and downloaded or ordered in bulk for free by the general public. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Consumer Education & Read »
USDA FoodKeeper App Update Expands Content Offerings
Sep 7, 2017 | Christopher Bernstein
The USDA’s multilingual FoodKeeper app has been updated to include three options for receiving food recall updates and expands storage timelines to over 500 products. This post was originally published on the USDA blog. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced new updates to its popular FoodKeeper application that will provide users with new access to Read »
How Federal Leaders Can Build the Will, Skill, and Velocity Needed for Digital Transformation
Sep 6, 2017 | Bill Brantley
Learning—and practicing—five imperatives of network leadership can help agencies improve their odds for successful digital transformation. Many organizations are undergoing digital transformation because the organizations see that it is necessary for long-term survival. However, digitally reinventing the organization is “one of the hardest journeys to make.” According to industry experts, two-thirds of organizations will fail Read »
Code.gov User Interviews — What We Learned
Sep 5, 2017 | Code.gov Team
This post was originally published by Code.gov on Medium. It’s been a year since the federal government published the Federal Source Code Policy, which created the foundation for Code.gov. In honor of the policy’s anniversary, we checked in with our users to learn more about them, their needs, and the challenges they face. Our users Read »
HIV.gov’s 6 Ways to Stay Social Media Savvy
Aug 31, 2017 | Michelle Samplin-Salgado
This post was originally published on the HIV.gov blog. Editor’s Note: At HIV.gov, our team calls include a weekly update on digital trends. These updates allow us to stay current and inform our work. We recently asked HIV.gov’s former digital strategist to suggest ways our HIV partners can stay up to date with social media trends. Read »
Walter Reed’s 3-D Printing Innovations Help Warfighters Get Back to Life
Aug 29, 2017 | Yolanda R. Arrington
This is part of an ongoing series highlighting the innovations and research happening at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Wounded warriors who dream of returning to playing hockey, climbing mountains or simply brushing their teeth with ease can look to 3-D printing innovations at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to Read »
Government Launches Login.Gov to Simplify Access to Public Services
Aug 28, 2017 | Joel Minton, Tom Mills
Joel Minton, a member of the U.S. Digital Service, is working with GSA’s Technology Transformation Service as the director of login.gov. Tom Mills is the Chief Technology Architect at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In early April, the U.S. Digital Service and 18F launched login.gov, a single sign-on solution for government websites that will enable Read »
Emerging Tech and Open Data for a More Open and Accountable Government
Aug 24, 2017 | Justin Herman
Open data and emerging technologies—including artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers, such as blockchain—hold vast potential to transform public services held back by bureaucracy and outdated IT systems. We are opening the doors to bold, fresh ideas for government accountability, transparency and citizen participation by working with U.S. businesses, civil society groups and others to shape Read »
NIST Publishes NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
Aug 22, 2017 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Team
Categorizing and Describing Cybersecurity Work for the Nation The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is pleased to announce the release of Special Publication 800-181, the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework. This publication serves as a fundamental reference to support a workforce capable of meeting an organization’s cybersecurity needs. It provides organizations with a common, consistent Read »
NIST Crafts Next-Generation Safeguards for Information Systems and the Internet of Things
Aug 22, 2017 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Team
Information systems—from communications platforms to internet-connected devices—require both security and privacy safeguards to work successfully and protect users in our increasingly complex and interconnected world. Toward these ends, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new draft revision of its widely used Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Read »
Shedding Light on Underserved Users through Research
Aug 17, 2017 | Tyrus Manuel
How user interviews helped spotlight the needs of a previously forgotten group. We may not like to admit it, but, most web services or sites have users that (for whatever reason) just aren’t well understood—and in turn, not well served. Conducting user interviews and making sure you get good participation from those groups can help Read »
2016/2017 Mobile Analysis: Mobile Device Trends on Government Websites
Aug 14, 2017 | Freddie Blicher
We’d like to thank each agency and sub-agency for their partnership and participation in the Digital Analytics Program (DAP). The data below represents a view from over 4,500+ executive branch websites and the analysis we conducted wouldn’t be possible without you. Since the introduction of the iPhone a decade ago, smartphone and tablet usage has Read »
The Data Briefing: Federal Government Pioneers in Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality Training
Aug 9, 2017 | Bill Brantley
When I was in the private sector, around the year 2000, I worked for an information technology (IT) consulting company as a project manager and developer. On one project, I provided support for early mobile devices given to medical students. I worked in a small office around the corner from the cardio-respiratory simulator (CRS). The Read »
By the Numbers: Why Video Is Effective
Aug 7, 2017 | HIV.gov
At HIV.gov, we’re often asked if videos are effective tools for communicating HIV prevention and treatment information. Our experience, the work of our partners, and current research continue to support the use of video for informing and empowering individuals. Read »