Come hear how agencies agencies are using the Digital Government Strategy to make government anytime, anywhere on any device! On January 24 at 11.am., we will host a webinar where agencies will show how they are implementing the Digital Government Strategy with their Mobile Gov efforts. The event will highlight planned mobile implementations from the Digital [...]

In response to the growing use of mobile devices and the Digital Government Strategy, the Central Intelligence Agency has launched a new mobile site. Readers can now access mobile-friendly versions of CIA.gov materials on their small screens: About CIA: Quick facts about our leadership, mission, and history. CIA Museum: Artifacts and stories from the CIA [...]

The World Bank recently released the infographic below in conjunction with the Reboot Blog that highlights findings from it’s mobile ubiquity worldwide report. Here are some of the interesting findings: 75% of the world now has access to a mobile phone The number of mobile subscriptions will soon eclipse the world’s population The developing world [...]

To give their users anytime, anywhere access to information, the  National Institute on Drug Abuse recently implemented a mobile website. The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s mobile Web site, m.drugabuse.gov, gives users quick and easy access to facts about illicit drugs, the science behind addiction, drug abuse research funding, and more. Mobile users benefit from easy-to-find [...]

Yesterday marked three months since the release of the Digital Government Strategy and agencies have been making great strides in meeting the milestones toward building a 21st Century Government. In his blog, Building-blocks of a 21st Century Digital Government, Steve Van Roekel said Executing on this vision of government cannot happen alone. To provide the [...]

Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel highlighted the new Census Bureau app “America’s Economy” in his Digital Government Strategy update today. Here is what he had to say: Today marks three months since we released the Digital Government Strategy (PDF/ HTML5) – as part of the President’s directive to build a 21st Century Government that delivers better services to the American people. [...]

Busy week in mobile gov. First, the White House released a memo from the President [pdf] announcing a ”comprehensive Government-wide strategy to build a 21st century digital Government that delivers better digital services to the American people.” In order to ensure that agencies make the best use of emerging technologies in serving the public, I hereby direct each agency [...]