The U.S. Census Bureau recently launched the America’s Economy app as part of an effort to increase and improve access to their statistics. The app is currently available on the Android and iOS platforms. Census describes the app: Take the pulse of the U.S. Economy straight from your phone. The America’s Economy app provides real-time [...]

[youtube width="450" height="400"] lTYZTwWKaNI [/youtube] Federal agency mobile implementation is an important aspect of the Digital Government Strategy, so last week the Mobile Gov team and Digital Gov University partnered for a “Mobile First” Webinar. A “mobile first” approach is where new websites and applications are designed for mobile devices first, instead of designed for the traditional desktop.  Representatives from [...]

[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 [...]

You need resources and we are here to help! Here are our July events to jump start your agency’s digital gov efforts. TOMORROW! API Webinar Series: An Introduction to APIs API’s are an important data element agencies need to address when implementing the Digital Gov Strategy. In this first installment of our API webinar series, experts [...]

You need resources, and we are here to help with an excellent new webinar series to jump start your agency’s digital gov efforts. Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, allow developers to get creative with an agency’s data—from making content mobile ready to innovative mashups. API’s are an important data element agencies need to address when implementing the [...]

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 [...]

In case you missed it, there is a Federal Mobility Strategy in the works. From Federal CIO,  Steve Van Roekel [T]here is more we can do to seize the mobile opportunity, and we need to be bold in doing it. We need to address the massive variations in the way we pay for mobile services [...]

Making federal government data more user-friendly and accessible to the public gives citizens an opportunity to ensure government accountability and encourages engagement and influence in the decision-making process. Data.gov has been a tremendous asset in accomplishing this goal, allowing anyone  to download government datasets, large and small, However, while experts on the data can extract [...]