The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently released an application that allows users to look up housing Fair Market Rents (FMRs) & Income Limits from anytime and anywhere. The HUD PD&R FMR/IL Lookup application is only currently available on the Android platform. Here’s more from HUD about the data users can access on the application and [...]

The National Security Agency released the NSA Career Links App to provide news and job opportunities in the agency anytime, anywhere. The security agency describes the app: Stay up-to-date on the latest news from the National Security Agency – free! This app puts everything NSA – job opportunities, news, and events – in the palm [...]

[youtube width="450" height="400"]HYJLOWv8dso[/youtube] The US Census blog Random Samplings announced that the Census  just released a new API that includes both 2010 Census data and American Community Survey statistics on every neighborhood in the US. According to the blog: This information-centric approach is outlined in the recently released Federal Digital Strategy, and promises to be [...]

In order to provide access to news updates and other agency information on mobile devices, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives created the ATF App. It provides information about field office location, firearms, agency history and it allows you to subscribe to various news updates. The app is available on both the iOS [...]

The Library of Congress created the Congressional Record App so users can view the daily edition of the Congressional Record and search for other related information on their tablets. The mobile product leverages data provided by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate [...]

This holiday season saw another mobile milestone reached. A record 1.2 billion apps were downloaded by iPhone and Android owners last week. According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, 20 million iOS and Android devices were activated between December 25th and December 31, 2011. A record-breaking 6.8 million iOS and Android devices were activated on Christmas Day alone. [...]

Ever wondered how many hours you’ve logged at work in a week and how much $$$ that translates to? If you have an iPhone you can freely download DOL Timesheet, an app from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that lets you calculate the amount of money you may be owed by your employer. It can [...]