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MyMoneyAppUp Challenge Winners
One way federal agencies create mobile products is through contests on Challenge.gov. The Department of Treasury recently named winners for it’s MyMoneyAppUp Challenge, which it describes: Earlier this year, Treasury and our partners called on Americans to participate in the nationwide MyMoneyAppUp Challenge by submitting their best mobile app ideas and designs to help consumers make smart [...]
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Trends on Tuesday: Mobile Trends @ Labor
Recent data from the Department of Labor website shows that mobile device use and mobile device traffic are trending up. As we posted last Tuesday, globally mobile device usage leaped from 2% to 8% in June 2010 to 10% in May 2012, according to data from KPCB. How does this translate at the U.S. Department of Labor? [...]
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Labor Stats App
In order to give users the most up to date facts, figures and other relevant data, the U.S. Department of Labor has released the Labor Stats App. The Labor Stats app is available on both the Android and iPhone platforms. According to DOL: The Labor Stats Application presents the most up-to-date numbers and news releases [...]
1,099 views | 1 commentMay 24th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy -
Department of Labor Transparency on the Go
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 [...]
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Mobile Web vs. Native Apps [video]
Last week we had two champions debate the pros and cons of mobile websites versus native apps. Neil Bonner, from the Transportation Security Administration, was our proponent of mobile websites. Mike Pulsifer, Department of Labor, was our firm believer in the value of mobile apps. These gladiators were joined by Dalroy Ward from EPA as [...]
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Battle Royale: Mobile Web Versus Mobile Apps
When agency folks gather together to talk about mobile gov, the number one question asked is, “Should we do a mobile app or a mobile web site?” To help people with that question, we’re going to become fight promoters and sponsor THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY!! Mobile Web Vs. Mobile Apps We will have two [...]
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SBA and DOL Mobile Challenges
One way government can produce mobile products is through contests like those on Challenge.gov. We wanted to highlight two agency mobile challenges: First, the Small Business Administration launched the Apps for Entrepreneurs challenge this week. The SBA wants better tools for entrepreneurs and small businesses to navigate the Federal government’s programs, services, and procurement opportunities. [...]
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OSHA’s Heat Safety Tool
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration‘s new mobile product, the OSHA Heat Safety Tool, allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, display a risk level to outdoor workers. The app, which is available on Andriod devices, pulls data from the National Weather Service for it’s [...]
1,544 views | Comments OffAug 25th, 2011 | Filed under Gov News, Mobile Gov ProductsTags: Android, apps, data, Department of Labor, gallery, mashup, mhealth, mobile products, National Weather Service, OSHA, safety