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Mobile Answers.ED.gov
The Department of Education’s Information Resource Center mobilized their Frequently Asked Questions page to give online visitors a consistent and optimized self-service experience across multiple platforms. Users now get access to hundreds of frequently asked questions related to education from any device (PC, tablet, smartphone, etc) from the site that serves as the central entry point [...]
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Library of Congress – Virtual Tour App
The Library of Congress – Virtual Tour App allows users to get a tour of the Library of Congress at anytime and from anywhere. The app, available for the iPhone, gives users access to hundreds of pictures of the Library including pictures of the main reading room or its collection on important documents which founded [...]
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FBI’s Child ID App
The FBI Child ID App gives parents a quick informational resource so they are prepared for the unfortunate instance where a child goes missing. The FBI states: The free FBI Child ID app provides a convenient place to electronically store photos and vital information about your child so that it’s literally right at hand if [...]
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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 -
Mobile Gov Apps Theatre
Here is a list of all the exciting mobile applications that were presented today at the FOSE convention. Today’s Doc-iPhone App brought to you by the National Archives and Records Administration USA.gov from General Services Administration Science 360 for iPad created by National Science Foundation Library of Congress Virtual Tour from the Library of Congress [...]
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Making Mobile Gov: Discuss Intergovernmental Sharing
This last topic, intergovernmental sharing, is not about Kumbaya. It’s about leveraging what agencies are already doing, jump-starting efforts, and solving a problem once–instead of dozens of times. But there are authorities, budgets, and regulations that can make this smart move a challenge. Share your own experiences and Discuss Intergovernmental Sharing. What are you waiting [...]
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Making Mobile Gov: Discuss the Mobile Market
If an app is launched in an app store and nobody knows, does it make a sound? That’s one of the questions up for today’s discussion of the mobile market. While some question whether government should be building apps at all–that this is a function of the private sector–others are wondering where the government apps [...]
918 views | Comments OffJul 7th, 2011 | Filed under Gov News, Making Mobile GovTags: apps, apps store, gallery, industry, innovation, marketing, mobile gov, mobile sites, mobile use, mobilegov, smartphones -
There’s An App For That: New on apps.usa.gov
New on the apps gallery on USA.GOV: Quit Guide from National Cancer Institute: An iPhone app to help you prepare to quit smoking and support you in the days and weeks after you quit. Recovery.Gov App from the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board provides easy access to the projects funded by the American Recovery and [...]
1,589 views | Comments OffApr 21st, 2011 | Filed under Gov News, Mobile Gov ProductsTags: apps, apps store, gallery, HIV/AIDS, iphone, National Cancer Institute, NLM, NSF, recovery.gov