Here is a staggering stat: 130 million Americans own a smartphone, including roughly 1 out of 2 adults. That's a technology that wasn't even around 5 years ago. So how can government leverage this technology to connect, engage and empower government employees and the general public? Already agencies have created more than 200 mobile apps, including EPA's AirNow, Department of State's Smart Traveler and IRS2Go, and agencies are exploring Bring...

Has your agency invested heavily in facilities data? See how to drive more ongoing value from your investments. Come learn how GIS can extend the value of your investments in data about your facility. Featured speaker, Stu Rich the CTO of PenBay Solutions, will describe how CAD and BIM are being integrated into GIS solutions for Space & Occupancy, Asset Location, Work Management, and Safety & Security across markets from Federal Govern...

NextGen+ is an extension of the OPM approved Next Generation of Government Training Summit that takes place every July. This added half-day training provides sessions that are jam packed with information focused on educating, inspiring and training emerging government leaders to further enhance their day-to-day career and the betterment of government overall. Take advantage of the additional NextGen training, keep the knowledge flowing, and to...

With the increased emphasis on cybersecurity in government, open source software places a critical role in keeping government information secure. In this training, we will discuss open security projects and techniques that support and protect government cyber assets. Specifically, we will address these hot topics: Where is government using open source software as part of their cybersecurity posture? How are government adopters learning about o...

What is NextGen? The Next Generation of Government Training Summit began in 2010 and has enhanced the working and personal lives of 600+ Generation X and Y government employees. The sessions and workshops presented during the two day summit are jam packed with information focused on educating, inspiring and training emerging government leaders to further enhance their day-to-day career and the betterment of government overall. Young Government...

Get Your Gov On, Austin! Every wonder if you're the only one dealing with a specific work issue? Do you like to talk through challenges and ideas with people in your shoes? Interested in discussing, learning, sharing governmen'ts tech trends in 2012? Join GovLoop and fellow government Austinites as we talk through a few gov related hot tech trends and issues, share ideas and give one another a pat on the back! During this GovUp (a MeetUp for G...

Are your agency’s data centers becoming an issue? Is consolidation a must? What is it doing for your project’s bottom line? Register today to attend this interactive and educational session surrounding data center consolidation. The conversation entitled, “Your Agencies’ Data Center Consolidation Blueprint: applying yesterdays lessons to tomorrows success,” will provide you with tangible skills, networking time wi...

Come and connect with other folks like you -- Federal and non-profit leaders -- who have committed themselves to public service. This cool, new (complimentary!) event, hosted by GovLoop and the Washington City Paper will bring together Federal employees and 30 charities to build upon the successful launch of this year’s Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area, the workplace giving campaign for Federal employees. Every year...

Striving to Make Better Buying Decisions? Searching for Contract Vehicles? You may have answered yes to these questions. In the acquisition and procurement world, you know better than anyone, it is essential to be smart with money!How do you: Discover how and where contractors and vendors work with federal agenciesFind out which agencies are meeting their small business goals, and what products or services they award to small businessLearn...

Two of the hottest trends in 2011 are open source technology and cloud computing. Every conference I go to there seems to be whole sessions devote to cloud computing and whole separate sessions to open source. However, you rarely see to see the two discussed in the same session or discussion which is kind of weird since they share commonalities. A lot of the thinking behind cloud computing and open source is very similar. For example, I think...