/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/kelly-olson/ Recent content on Digital.gov Hugo en-us /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/04/14/gsa-unveils-new-hub-for-federal-citizen-science-crowdsourcing/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:10:36 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/04/14/gsa-unveils-new-hub-for-federal-citizen-science-crowdsourcing/ Do you have a scientific issue to address? Wish you had dozens, hundreds, even thousands more people helping you out? There’s help out there, and now that help is easier than ever to find. /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/03/24/buying-power-new-labs-will-foster-innovation-in-government-acquisition/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:00:31 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2016/03/24/buying-power-new-labs-will-foster-innovation-in-government-acquisition/ The slow, tedious federal acquisition process has long been the butt of jokes in the private sector. If the government had wanted to buy the original Nintendo, one might say, it would have all the paperwork in place by the time the rest of the world had moved on to the XBox. But that culture /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/10/29/new-white-house-innovation-strategy-promotes-increase-in-challenges-and-prizes/ Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:00:05 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/10/29/new-white-house-innovation-strategy-promotes-increase-in-challenges-and-prizes/ The White House released an updated Strategy for American Innovation last week, calling again on government to tap the American public’s brain trust /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/10/06/the-people-and-teams-that-power-high-impact-incentive-prizes/ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 11:10:55 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/10/06/the-people-and-teams-that-power-high-impact-incentive-prizes/ Federal agencies have used prize competitions and challenges to drive competition and spark innovation for nearly a decade. In September 2010, as part of President Obama’s Strategy for American Innovation [PDF], the Administration launched Challenge.gov, an online platform that enables federal agencies to engage civic /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/09/10/not-just-a-website-challenge-gov-enables-agencies-to-innovate-with-incentives/ Thu, 10 Sep 2015 02:57:15 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/09/10/not-just-a-website-challenge-gov-enables-agencies-to-innovate-with-incentives/ Next month, Challenge.gov turns five. A technical platform, a listing of federal prize competitions, and consultation and support services for running impactful challenges all meld into the program, which brings the best ideas and talent together to solve mission-centric problems. To mark the milestone, the General Services Administration (GSA) will host a special event on