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Resources.Data.gov

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An online repository of policies, schema standards, tools, best practices, and case studies to provide agencies with resources for federal data management.

The website standards

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:00:00 -0500

As defined in 21st Century IDEA, the Design System incorporates federal standards to improve federal websites and digital services.

Website standards

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:00:00 -0500

GSA officially released the ‘website standards’ referenced in Section 3(e) of 21st Century IDEA. The U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) is key to new website standards.

Using Pirate Metrics to Analyze Your Mobile Application’s Audience

Thu, 12 May 2016 10:00:28 -0400

There are over 200 native applications in the federal government with various download numbers. Are the ones with the most downloads the most successful?

Check Your Refund Status AND Pay Your Taxes With IRS2Go

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:27:57 -0400

IRS2Go, offered for Amazon, Android and iOS, is one of the oldest and arguably most popular government apps.

Trends on Tuesday: Providing Anytime, Anywhere Government Through Mobile App Competitions

Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:30:40 -0400

Agencies have used an open data competition approach in their quest to provide anytime, anywhere government. For example, in 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted the Apps for the Environment challenge and has a hub for apps created using EPA data. Here’s an update on challenges hosted by other agencies: The National Institute of Standards

Trends on Tuesday: Is Crowdsourcing the Future of Mobile Design and Development?

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:18:42 -0400

NASA recently announced the winners of a smartwatch app interface competition. A Canadian duo won the design competition, and NASA’s plan is to build the app with 2016 funding to have it available for astronauts to use when they are aboard the International Space Station. This is the first government smartwatch app development we’ve talked about

Is Your Agency Winning Its Mobile Moments?

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:16:43 -0400

Someone has a problem they are trying to solve. They pull out their mobile device and find a solution. They move onto something else. That’s a mobile moment. Organizations are living and dying by their mobile moments, and a few government agencies are winning theirs. We’ve written before how the Transportation Security Administration is winning

Speed Matters: Optimizing Your Website For Maximum Performance

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:00:13 -0400

During a recent DigitalGov University webinar, Jeremy Vanderlan, Technical Deputy for AIDS.gov, explained how even fractions of a second can have a negative impact on a user’s impression of your website.

NIST Hosts Reference Data Challenge to Create Mobile Apps

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:00:09 -0400

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants YOU to help them build native apps. NIST launched the Reference Data Challenge to improve the way the agency shares scientific reference data. They want third party developers from around the country to build native apps that aggregate and improve the usability of free NIST datasets and resources.

Help Us Add Resources to the Updated Mobile User Experience Guidelines!

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:10:20 -0400

Government agencies need to make sure their mobile websites and native apps don’t become one of the estimated billions of applications that end up in the app graveyard. The need for digital products to work better is not new in the federal government. Resources like the Digital Playbook and Public Participation Playbook have had impact

Trends on Tuesday: Global Efforts Underway to Update Mobile Accessibility Guidelines

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:00:29 -0400

Federal agencies do not get a free pass on accessibility for mobile—as we stated earlier this month, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act applies to ALL information and communication technology (ICT). Luckily, there are a number of organizations working on guidelines and practices to help the private and public sectors create accessible mobile websites and

NOAA’s CrowdMag App: Citizen Science on the Go

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:00:40 -0400

The rise in mobile device usage has created a rise in expectations: the public wants new and innovative interactions with all organizations, including government. Incorporating social media in mobile websites and native apps is one way federal agencies have increased public interaction. Six agencies have leveraged native app functionality for crowdsourcing purposes. The National Oceanic

Finding the Best Mobile Moment Is the First Stepping Stone to Anytime, Anywhere Government

Mon, 01 Jun 2015 11:10:30 -0400

Mobile-friendliness is a must for government. But mobilizing the whole digital enchilada takes time due to various challenges, as experiences from the Department of Education and National Park Service have illustrated.

DigitalGov Summit: Live From the Comfort of Your Desk

Mon, 18 May 2015 02:59:13 -0400

The DigitalGov platform helps federal agencies meet 21st century digital expectations, and we’ve planned our second DigitalGov Summit with this mission and your needs in mind.

Monthly Theme: Customer Service in the Federal Digital Space

Thu, 07 May 2015 14:42:42 -0400

“The customer is king.” “The customer is always right.” Regardless of your feelings on these age-old customer service adages, the fact remains: we’re all serving someone. No matter what corner of the federal digital space you occupy, you are connecting with people, and the outcome of those connections matters. To recognize the importance of these

Trends on Tuesday: Smartphone Market Growth Makes Mobile-Friendly a Must

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:00:43 -0400

ComScore reported last week that smartphones now make up a whopping 75% of the mobile market. That’s up from 65% just one year ago. This means three-quarters of Americans over the age of 13 now have smartphones, and they are accessing government services with them more and more. This is an undeniable fact because earlier this

DigitalGov Monthly Theme: How Data and Code Improve Government Services

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:43:05 -0400

Data and code are the foundation, building blocks, and cornerstone of government digital services. They are the keys that open the door to a better digital government future and are fundamental in making government more open.

Trends on Tuesday: Top Five Trends in Mobile App Design for 2015

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:10:27 -0400

Mobile user habits are a moving target, and designers have to adjust accordingly. Review these top 5 trends in app design for 2015.

Trends on Tuesday: Smartphone Growth Reaches 1.3 Billion in 2014

Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:51:14 -0400

Smartphone adoption rate continues to rise, but the screen sizes users adopt continue to evolve. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.2 million units during the fourth quarter of 2014. IDC states that this was an increase of more than 25%, compared

How Government will Accelerate Anytime, Anywhere Services and Information in 2015

Thu, 29 Jan 2015 03:19:04 -0400

Innovative wearables, stronger wifi and more 3D printing have been among the many projections for the future of mobile in 2015. Whatever comes to pass, we can be certain that the anytime, anywhere user will develop new habits and desires based on new trends. Government must accelerate its customer service approach with anytime, anywhere efforts to keep up. Here’s

Trends On Tuesday: Responsive Web Design Implementation Happening Piecemeal

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:02:04 -0400

Approximately 18% of websites have implemented Responsive Web Design, according to the audit of websites Guy Podjarny completed in November. That’s more than 7% growth since his previous audit in January 2014. That number may seem low with the popularity of Responsive Web Design and the preference of mobile websites from users, but implementing responsive Web

Trends on Tuesday: Phablets Top Tablets in Post-Holiday Activations

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 11:31:50 -0400

Phablets, the popular term for smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5 to less than 7 inches, increased in popularity this holiday season. According to Flurry, 13% of new device activations in December were phablets, jumping from 4% in 2013. Back in October, the International Data Corporation (IDC) predicted that “phablets” would outship tablets in 2015.

Trends on Tuesday: The Hottest DigitalGov Mobile Articles in 2014

Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:10:55 -0400

QR codes, apps about whales, bullying and railroad crossings, challenges of responsive Web design and mobilizing charts and tables were the things you were most interested in this year. We publish mobile trends every Tuesday and feature a government mobile app every Thursday on the mobile channel of DigitalGov. In addition, we do recaps of MobileGov

Trends on Tuesday: Half of Online Americans Don’t Know What a Privacy Policy Is

Tue, 23 Dec 2014 09:00:17 -0400

Federal agencies are required by law to use privacy policies on their digital properties that explain how they use the data they collect about users and visitors. This ensures that these users and visitors know what the government is doing with their data.

How Six Agencies Are CrowdSourcing with Mobile Apps

Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:05:01 -0400

Mobile devices allow the public to interact with government in new and game-changing ways and users expect those interactions. As a result, many agencies are taking advantage of native apps for crowdsourcing projects. The White House Open Government Initiative recently defined crowdsourcing “as a

Trends on Tuesday: Smartphone Users Still Use the Phone for Talking

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:57:53 -0400

Smartphones are changing how organizations do business—they are more than just smart Web browsers. As I noted last week, purchases from mobile phones have dramatically increased during the holiday shopping season. The infographic from IfByPhone demonstrates how people are using

Defense Finance Accounting Services Use HHS Code to Make Mobile-Friendly Tables

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:14:44 -0400

Government mobile code developed to help make tables mobile-friendly in one agency has now been used in another agency’s mobile efforts. Last month, Clair Koroma told DigitalGov readers about code that the Department of Health and Human Services had developed to make website tables mobile-friendly and then HHS

Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Sales Rise Substantially During Holiday Shopping Season

Tue, 09 Dec 2014 10:14:32 -0400

Were you surfing the pre-Black Friday online sales while waiting for the Thanksgiving turkey to appear on the table? Turns out, you weren’t alone. “Online sales for Thanksgiving 2014 grew 12.2%, with mobile sales accounting for 74% of that traffic,” according to Mobile Marketing Watch. To put that in context, mobile sales grew 26.1% percent

Trends on Tuesday: Speed Matters When Measuring Responsive Web Design Performance Load Times

Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:00:48 -0400

In the mobile world, every second matters. Mobile users are a finicky bunch. They want their information anytime, anywhere and quickly. As members of the MobileGov Community of Practice have noted last year, mobile user experience is about emotion. If that emotion is not happy, you will lose the user. For this month’s DigitalGov user

Trends on Tuesday: Phablets to Top Tablets in 2015?

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 11:10:30 -0400

Is it a phone or is it a tablet? The International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that “phablets,” the popular term for smartphones with screen sizes from 5.5 to less than 7 inches, will outship portable PCs this year and tablets in 2015. Specifically, total phablet volume will top 318 million units, surpassing the 233 million

What’s Happening with the Internet of Things?

Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:32:33 -0400

No Mobile Gov Month on DigitalGov would be complete without an update on the Internet of Things. Regardless if you’re talking wearables, smart homes, sensors or any other connected device, your current mobile approaches will be impacted—as will your social media, user experience and data strategies. When we last visited the topic in April, discussion

Open and API-Driven Federal Mobile App Registration

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 01:44:14 -0400

Thanks to the power of open data and APIs, federal agencies can now register their mobile native apps and websites on the Federal Mobile Products Registry and have them appear on the USA.gov Federal Mobile Apps Directory (formerly USA.gov Apps Gallery).

Open and Structured Content Models Workshop Recap

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:24:44 -0400

People consume government information in a variety of ways: through agency websites, of course, but increasingly through social media, search engines, and mobile apps, whether developed by agencies or third parties. To make sure the information is available seamlessly, accurately, and consistently from one setting to another,

Welcome to Mobile Gov Month on DigitalGov

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:26:16 -0400

What’s your mobile itch? A long time ago at a workshop not so far away…we asked the 40 federal government innovators who had released native apps this question. We wanted to know their biggest barriers, challenges, frustrations to building anytime, anywhere government. Their generosity in telling

Save the Date: Tech@State Mobile Diplomacy Event

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 13:57:19 -0400

Sign up now to join fellow MobileGov Community of Practice members for Tech@State’s Mobile Diplomacy conference on Friday, October 3, 2014! Your attendance will let you participate in a variety of panels, ignite and breakout sessions about mobile development relevant to all digital government innovators. Members of the

Getting it Done with Open Opportunities: The Case of the Mobile Code Catalog

Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:30:00 -0400

Imagine open source code, publicly available to share, that jump starts your agency’s mobile development efforts. Pretty neat idea, huh? Well last year it became a reality with the Mobile Code Catalog. This idea was the brainchild of Mike Pulsifer, who, as the Technical Manager for the Division of Enterprise Communications, Office of Public Affairs,

Trends on Tuesday: Avoid the “App Graveyard”

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:23:17 -0400

Apps that are downloaded, used a few times and then never used again, are considered part of the “app graveyard.” In fact, 95% of apps are discarded within a month of download by users. Focus on creating a great user experience to make sure your agency apps are used consistently.

Mobile Gov Code Chop Shop: Help Department of Labor Share Their App Functionality Gov-wide

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 14:00:01 -0400

You’ve just found a great open source fed agency app on the Mobile Code Sharing Catalog, and would love to use one of its cool functionalities for your own agency’s app. As federal agencies release more and more code to the open source

Solving a MobileGov Mystery: Using Open Source CMS to Implement Responsive Web Design

Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:24:56 -0400

Responsive Web design is widely-known as a go-to solution for designing a website to fit on any device’s screen size. As we found in our February workshop, federal agencies are implementing it for various reasons. There are various ways to implement responsive

Broadcasting Board of Governors Use “Relay” Tool to Cover the World Cup

Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:10:30 -0400

World Cup fever, everyone’s got it—even the Broadcasting Board of Governors‘ (BBG) Voice of America has reporters covering the event. For this year’s World Cup, VOA has teamed up with the Office of Digital and Design Innovation (a digital team inside

Trends on Tuesday: Are Mobile Devices The “Center” of Social Universe?

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:28:59 -0400

Mobile devices are moving closer to the center of the social universe, according to this Sproutsocial article. Platforms like Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter are overwhelmingly used on the go. Comscore predicts that there will be increasing monetization via social in the coming years. In the banking industry, where data shows many people have stopped going to

Trends on Tuesday: Larger Screen Smartphones See Accelerated Shipments

Tue, 20 May 2014 01:15:08 -0400

Smaller doesn’t mean more popular when it comes to smartphone screen size. According to mobile analyst Canalys, shipments for phones with screens larger than 5″ represented a third of total shipments worldwide in Q1 this year. Devices with a screen size larger than 5″ are more popularly known as “phablets” (not quite tablets, not quite phones). Government agencies

Sign up For DigitalGov Citizen Services Summit, Friday, May 30

Mon, 19 May 2014 03:03:16 -0400

We won’t build the government of the 21st century by drawing within the lines. We don’t have to tell you the hard work of building a digital government doesn’t exist in a vacuum or a bubble. Show us social media without mobile, Web without data and user experience without APIs. You can’t? That’s right—in reality,

Trends on Tuesday: How Contact Centers are Adapting to the Mobile User

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:00:01 -0400

While it does provide challenges, anytime, anywhere digital government provides numerous opportunities for contact centers to do business more effectively. According to this study by Compare Business Products, one of the most important impacts for contact centers is that smartphone users can now connect with contact centers via voice calls, SMS messages, Internet pages, social

EPA Mobile Projects Update

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:00:48 -0400

Earth Day is next week, so today instead of featuring one mobile product like we do every Thursday, we’re highlighting how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is tackling mobile to help empower citizen environmental decisions. Currently, you can

Tell Us Your Internet of Things Challenges

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:04:09 -0400

The Internet of Things, a concept approaching reality, is best described as objects (think appliance, trees, etc.) in the world equipped with identifying devices or machine-readable identifiers that make them connected to the Web. This handy infographic charts the history and development of the idea and perhaps this washing machine could be a roadmap to

Trends on Tuesday: U.S. Smartphone Ownership Increases

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:31:07 -0400

159.8 million people in the U.S. over the age of 13 owned smartphones during the three months ending in January, up 7 percent since October, according to ComScore. That is a 66.8 percent mobile market penetration, meaning two thirds of people in the country

Trends on Tuesday: Testing Key to Quality Mobile Products

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:00:34 -0400

Building quality mobile products is the greatest challenge for succeeding in the mobile space according to an infographic by SmartBear. One key to developing quality mobile products is testing, as “nearly 50% of consumers will delete an app if they encounter just a single bug.” As a result the following processes are used to ensure

Why Go Responsive? Here’s What Feds Are Saying

Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:04:51 -0400

Responsive Web design implementations in the federal government have members of the Mobile Gov Community of Practice asking what is responsive Web design and how do we do it? In February, the

Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Download Speeds on the Rise

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 01:35:57 -0400

Mobile devices are uploading data faster and mobile users are starting to expect better performance, according to Citrix. Fifty percent of web pages are taking 37.5% less time to load on a mobile device than they did just a year ago according the Citrix Mobile Analytics Report. This infographic from the study shows the percentage of users

Anytime, Anywhere, Anything: The Effect of Mobile on the Web in 25 Years

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:32:42 -0400

In 25 years, imagine a world where anytime, anywhere, any device is just taken for granted. That’s the theme from the responses we got from our Mobile Gov Community of Practice members when we asked them to predict the effect mobile would have on the Web

Trends on Tuesday: Global Mobile Data Traffic Nearly Doubles in 2013

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 12:18:53 -0400

Global mobile data traffic almost doubled in 2013 according to Cisco’s recent Traffic Forecast Update. There are a number of other mobile data traffic trends in the report, but here are five trends we wanted to highlight today: Global mobile data traffic grew 81 percent in 2013. Global mobile data traffic reached 1.5 exabytes per

Responsive Web Design Workshop: Why, How and What’s Next?

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:28:29 -0400

Responsive web design has been a beacon of light in the darkness of mobile strategy for many federal agencies. Many agencies have implemented it and many others are exploring this approach to Mobile Gov. There are still many other questions about responsive web

Mobile Gov User Experience Resources and Design Tools

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 02:50:23 -0400

In September 2013, the Mobile Gov Community of Practice released user experience guidelines and recommendations for federal agencies to use in order to create good mobile user experiences. This article highlights private sector and government resources and tools to assist agencies in implementing those user experience guidelines. Mobile User Experience Resources and Tools From the

Trends on Tuesday: Federal Agency Mobile Gov Trends in 2013

Tue, 31 Dec 2013 13:31:03 -0400

Today we want to tell you about the federal agency trends we saw this year in the development of public facing mobile products.

Your Art App Now on Android

Thu, 26 Dec 2013 13:27:00 -0400

Earlier this year the National Gallery of Art released their “Your Art” app on iOS and now they have released an Android version. The Your Art app allows users to explore more than 130 works by artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and others. Along

Mobile User Experience Guidelines

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:13:00 -0400

These mobile user experience guidelines were distilled from community feedback about mobile UX practices.

Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Gaming Habits

Tue, 10 Dec 2013 01:01:15 -0400

We’ve reported before that playing games is one of the most popular activities on mobile devices. A recent study by App Annie and IDC dives deeper into

U.S. Census Bureau Dwellr App

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:51:29 -0400

The pursuit of happiness for many of us might mean a fresh new start and a new place to call home. But where? In such a large and diverse country as ours, the choices can seem endless — and overwhelming. Now, your data friendly U.S. Census Bureau has harnessed the power

Trends on Tuesday: More Tablet Shipments than PCs in 2014?

Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:11:05 -0400

Canalys, an international IT company, predicted last week that tablets will almost out-ship all other PC form factors combined next year. They expect that tablets will account for almost 50% of the total client PC market (that includes desktops, notebooks, and tablets) in 2014. PC shipments accounted for 40% of PC shipments

Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Driving Pre-Cyber Monday Shopping

Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:55:39 -0400

Cyber Monday, billed as one of the busiest online-commerce days of the year, is spilling into the rest of the holiday season as more consumers use mobile devices to shop whenever they please. Shoppers are no longer waiting to return to work on the Monday after Thanksgiving to surf and complete web deals. Consumers armed

Mobile Product Compatibility and Functional Testing 101

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:55:56 -0400

As covered in the Mobile Product Testing Guidelines article, there are various approaches to mobile testing. This article is a resource of the Federal CrowdSource Mobile Testing Program and focuses on two common test types are compatibility testing and functional testing. Compatibility Testing The Wikipedia article on compatibility testing states the “Compatibility testing, part of software

NOAA Release Mako Now on iOS

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:29:12 -0400

The NOAA Release Mako App was created for fisherman to report their releases of Shortfin Mako sharks while on the water. In order to offer the tool on

New Outbreaks (but No Zombies) on CDC’s Solve the Outbreak

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:01:14 -0400

The Centers for Disease Control recently added three new outbreaks to their Solve the Outbreak app. CDC released the app earlier this year to teach users how CDC’s disease detectives save lives everyday.

Trends on Tuesday: Digital News Trends and Mobile

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:13:29 -0400

The Pew Research Center recently released a report on “12 Trends Shaping Digital News.” Some of these trends show that mobile devices continue to affect how the public consumes the news. The report found: 19% of Americans saw news on a social network “yesterday” in 2012, more than double the 9% who had done so

Making Mobile Gov: User Experience Recommendations

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:49:35 -0400

How We Did It Last November, as part of revisiting the state of Mobile Gov, government mobile innovators identified a need for guidelines to help create amazing and engaging mobile user experiences. We convened a group to workshop around elements of mobile user experience with the

Trends on Tuesday: The State of Mobile Search

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:46:18 -0400

Mobile searching has become a fact of life. According to a recent study by Econsultancy, 67% of smartphone owners had used their device to search for information in the past 7 days. The infographic below describes what they are searching for–the majority of searches are for

Mobile Code Sharing Catalog Snippet: Web Experience Toolkit (WET)

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:46:20 -0400

Looking to jumpstart your mobile website development? Check out the Web Experience Toolkit (WET) available on the Mobile Code Sharing Catalog. The toolkit includes reusable components for building and maintaining innovative Web sites that are accessible, usable, and interoperable. Developed as a collaborative open source project by the Government of Canada, the WET has reusable

Mobile Product Testing Guidelines and Resources

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:45:01 -0400

You have started developing your mobile product, but you may be wondering what and how to test. As with any form of software development, mobile testing should be done intermittently throughout all development stages. This article was developed as part of the Mobile Application Development Program to provide agencies with some general testing strategies, types,

Mobile Product Security and Privacy Testing Resources

Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:01:32 -0400

Security testing is used to ensure that a mobile product does not pose a threat to agency IT systems and databases. In addition, privacy testing ensures that an app does not put the user’s personally identifiable information into a compromisable position. This article was developed as part of the Mobile Application Development Program. See our

Mobile Product Performance Testing

Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:21:06 -0400

Performance testing is used to verify that an app or web page will display quickly to the user and will continue to function as the number of users increases to peak loads. Performance is an important consideration for mobile applications because the connection speed of users is often slower and more variable for mobile users than desktop users. Surveys

Federal Crowdsource Mobile Testing Program

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:20:38 -0400

Compatibility testing service that agencies can use to test the mobile-friendliness of their websites.

Responsive Design Overview, Resources and Tools

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:08:25 -0400

Responsive Web design refers to a fluidly constructed Web page layout that scales from handheld device displays to large, high-resolution computer displays using flexible typography, flexible images, fluid grids, and CSS3 media queries. For years, most Web teams designed for the desktop. Branding, navigation, work flows – the overall look & feel of online applications

Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:49:57 -0400

Techcrunch. com reports Mary Meeker’s much anticipated annual Internet Trends report released at the D11 Conference last week shows astounding growth regarding use of smartphones and tablets.

Mobile Application Development Program Webinar and Wikithon Tomorrow!

Wed, 29 May 2013 10:00:43 -0400

Anytime, anywhere government information and services are becoming more important as the public increasingly consumes information and services on the go. As we announced last week, agencies can now get assistance with their mobile development efforts with our new Mobile Application Development Program. Tomorrow, we will host

Functionality and Usability Testing Resources

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:28:41 -0400

Functionality testing verifies that the functions of a product or service is working as intended. Each function is tested by providing appropriate input, verifying the output and comparing the actual results with the expected results. Usability testing measures the ease of use and intuitiveness of a product or service by asking users to perform a

Mobile SOW and Developer Qualifications

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:11:04 -0400

Structuring a Statement of Work (SOW) for the development or modification of mobile products should be similar to any SOW your government organization issues for IT products and services.

Make Mobile Gov with the Mobile Application Development Program

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:01:11 -0400

Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device. The 21st century imperative to deliver government information and services to the public anytime, anywhere and on any device makes mobile a critical tactic in the federal Digital Government Strategy.

Mobile Application Development Program

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:45:28 -0400

Helping agencies plan, develop, test and launch anytime, anywhere, any device mobile products and services for the public. Plan—Build a mobile strategy, see what other agencies have done, use new acquisitions tools to find top mobile developers. Develop—Create great mobile apps and sites

Cracking the Mobile Contracting Nut

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:05:48 -0400

Mobile is a fast moving technology leaving many agencies feeling behind the contracting eight-ball. Between finding those rockstar mobile developers, figuring out what to ask for in a statement of work (SOW), the time it takes getting a contract to get those expert resources, agencies are challenged in making

GSA FAS QR Code

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:50:06 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by GSA. The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service Customer Accounts and Research (CAR) Office created a QR codes presentation for the 2011 GSA Expo to teach government attendees about the benefits of

Smart Traveler App

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:22:34 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by Department of State. Secretary Clinton often talks about using “21st Century Statecraft” at the State Department. For us in the website office, this equates to using new tools

Taking Cancer.gov Mobile

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:29:55 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by National Cancer Institute. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the nation’s leading cancer research agency and part of the National Institutes of Health has a legislative mandate to collect, organize, and disseminate the

Agile “Sprinting” to Digital Governance Recommendations

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:51:19 -0400

To help agencies produce better decision-making across the organization about how to best spend resources on digital services and manage their data, the Digital Government Strategy tasked the Digital Services Advisory Group with “recommending guidelines on agency-wide governance structure for developing and

Bureau of Indian Affairs Wikithon

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:04:12 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by Bureau of Indian Affairs.

AIDS.gov Responsive Design

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:41:20 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by AIDS.gov. AIDS.gov implemented an innovative model for responsive design by combining the former AIDS.gov and m.aids.gov to a fluid site accessible on computers, smartphones and tablets. View the

FAA Mobile Site

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:36:05 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA launched a mobile site to cater to the needs of its users on the move. Why We Did It Mobile traffic

Mobile Strategy at the Smithsonian

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:48:52 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian’s Mobile Strategy is designed to be integral to the overall organizational strategy of the institution. This Mobile Gov Experience is a synopsis of a webinar (PDF, 3.3 MB, 18 pages) by Smithsonian’s

MedlinePlus Mobile Evaluation

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:17:01 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by the National Library of Medicine. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) launched MedlinePlus Mobile (m.medlineplus.gov) in January 2010 to provide authoritative consumer-level health information to a

USDA’s Ask Karen

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:43:37 -0400

MobileGov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Eyenote

Thu, 31 May 2012 12:27:21 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The EyeNote application scans paper money and tells the user the denomination, making U.S. paper money accessible to the blind and visually

USA.gov Mobile Apps Gallery

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:25:46 -0400

In April 2012, the U.S. General Services Administration launched a “full stack” responsive redesign of the federal mobile apps galleries: apps.USA.gov and apps.GobiernoUSA.gov. The full stack includes both a REST API and a complete redesign of the site using responsive design techniques.

EPA’s Mobile Access Review Committee

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:06:56 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. The Enivronmental Protection Agency’s Mobile Access Review Committee (MARC) evaluates external (public-facing) mobile app and mobile Web concepts prior to any development.

DOL Labor Stats App

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:09:51 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. The Labor Stats Application presents the most up-to-date numbers and news releases for top employment statistics published by Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

EPA Indoor airPLUS App

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:02:12 -0400

Mobile Gov Experiences are agency stories about creating anytime, anywhere, any device government services and info. This entry is a story shared by the Environmental Protection Agency about their Indoor airPLUS app.

Making Mobile Gov Project

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:20:28 -0400

Held during the summer 2011, Making Mobile Gov was a three phase multi-media project created by the MobileGov Community of Practice to help federal agencies discover, discuss, and design a citizen-centric path to mobile government services and information.