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    "title" : "The Data Briefing: Highlights from 300 Federal Mobile Moments |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"The Data Briefing: Highlights from 300 Federal Mobile Moments","summary" : "DigitalGov’s theme this month is mobile moments, which explores the impact of mobile applications in the federal government.","date" : "2015-10-21T11:00:10-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"bbrantley" : "Bill Brantley"},"topics" : {
        
            "emerging-tech" : "Emerging tech",
            "mobile" : "Mobile"
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      "filepath" :"news/2015/10/2015-10-21-the-data-briefing-300-mobile-moments.md",
      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/10/2015-10-21-the-data-briefing-300-mobile-moments.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2015/10/2015-10-21-the-data-briefing-300-mobile-moments.md","slug" : "the-data-briefing-300-mobile-moments","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/10/21/the-data-briefing-300-mobile-moments/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eDigitalGov’s theme this month is \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/10/07/is-your-agency-winning-its-mobile-moments/\"\u003emobile moments\u003c/a\u003e, which explores the impact of mobile applications in the federal government. For this post, I am examining the more than 300 mobile apps created by the federal government. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.usa.gov/mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eupdated list of federal mobile apps is on USA.gov\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/10/600-x-400-Businesswoman-talking-on-mobile-phone-Pilin_Petunyia-iStock-Thinkstock-177283677.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Business woman stops to use a mobile phone\"/\u003e\u003cp\u003ePilin_Petunyia/iStock/Thinkstock\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the list, 73 federal organizations have released mobile apps on a wide variety of topics. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has the most mobile apps with 31 releases. The Smithsonian Institution released 15 mobile apps while the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services have 14 mobile apps each.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the apps are informational in that they provide a mobile version of online sites or printed documents. For example, there is the \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/u.s.-capitol-visitor-guide/id796994687?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eU.S. Capitol Visitor Guide\u003c/a\u003e that describes how to book tours and what to expect on your tour of the Capitol. Other mobile apps provide locator services such as the Department of Energy’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/locator/m/stations/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlternative Fueling Station Locator\u003c/a\u003e. Some of the mobile apps provide real-time information such as the Transportation Security Administration’s \u003ca href=\"http://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMy TSA app\u003c/a\u003e which gives updated security line wait times.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image image-right image-right-legacy\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2015/09/250-x-444-U.S.-Department-of-Labor-DOL-Timesheet-App.jpg\"\n    alt=\"U.S. Department of Labor Timesheet App\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\nA random sample of the more interesting mobile apps:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dol-timesheet/id433638193?mt=8#\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepartment of Labor’s Timesheet\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e—this app allows you to enter your hours worked so that you can calculate your expected wages (including overtime).\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/mobile/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Center for Education Statistics’ The Condition of Education\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e—provides key indicators for the state of public education in the United States.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=t2.paj\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Center for Telehealth and Technology’s Positive Activity Jackpot\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e—this mobile app uses a behavioral therapy technique called “pleasant event scheduling” to help users fight depression. Using augmented reality, the user can find nearby enjoyable activities.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am especially interested in federal mobile apps that provide mobile learning (“m-learning”). The Library of Congress provides a \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/u.s.-constitution-analysis/id692260032?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emobile version of the U.S. Constitution\u003c/a\u003e along with an analysis of the various sections. Another Library of Congress m-learning app is \u003ca href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.gov.osi.aesops\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAesop for Children\u003c/a\u003e. NASA has the most m-learning apps that use a wide variety of technologies to educate citizens on science and technology topics.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI believe there is a great potential for m-learning apps using federal data. I recently acquired the General Class Amateur Radio license which consists of passing an exam of 35 questions from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC)’s exam pool. Most of my studying was through a mobile app that created practice exams from the official FCC questions. This app demonstrated the value of federal information for m-learning.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe list of more than 300 federal mobile apps is a great snapshot of the various ways mobile apps can serve the important moments of our lives. This list also encourages other agencies to examine their data sources and create vitally-needed mobile apps. 2015 will be seen as the time when mobile Internet use passed traditional Web use. Now is a great time for federal agencies to release more mobile moments for the American public.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIs your agency’s app missing from the \u003ca href=\"https://www.usa.gov/mobile-apps\"\u003eUSA.gov Mobile Apps Directory\u003c/a\u003e? Join the \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/05/21/start-sleuthing-with-the-great-federal-mobile-product-hunt/\"\u003eGreat Federal Mobile Product Hunt\u003c/a\u003e and learn how you can add it.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach week, \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/topics/emerging-tech/\"\u003eThe Data Briefing\u003c/a\u003e showcases the latest federal data news and trends.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. William Brantley is the Training Administrator for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Global Intellectual Property Academy. You can find out more about his personal work in open data, analytics, and related topics at \u003ca href=\"http://billbrantley.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBillBrantley.com\u003c/a\u003e. All opinions are his own and do not reflect the opinions of the USPTO or GSA.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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