Modernization

GSA Develops Human-Centered Design Buying Guide for Agencies

The buying guide assistance to federal agencies looking to improve their customer experience operations.

Ideas

What Federal IT Modernization Leaders Do Best

Modernization is not about just finding solutions that are more cost-efficient and more secure.

Artificial Intelligence

Critical Update: How the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Plans to Run ‘Better, Cheaper, Faster’ Tech

Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe and his team are stabilizing and modernizing IT to help meet growing demands in a changing marketplace.

Ideas

Ensuring Continuity with Your Internal Customers in a Virtual World

Focus on internal customers, even during a pandemic.

Modernization

COVID-19 Forces a New Approach to Public Health Communications

No one likes to wait for answers to questions regarding health issues, especially when there is a lot of uncertainty and conflicting information.

Digital Government

The Suite Life

Nextgov chats with federal executives about their role in agencies’ ever-growing C-suites. 

Ideas

The Path to Improved Citizen Digital Experiences

Measuring digital efforts is critical to creating meaningful improvements for citizens.

Modernization

GAO Launches Upgraded, Mobile-Friendly Website

Agency officials hope it’ll increase users’ access to the watchdog’s work.

Digital Government

The Census Already Started in Alaska. Native Translators Are Working to Prevent Undercount Repeat.

Across the country, tribal and non-English speaking communities are creating guidance and messages in a variety of languages to encourage Census 2020 participation.

Ideas

Reimagining Citizen Services in the Government in 2025

As citizens change, so will their expectations. 

Ideas

In 2020, Employees Are the New Constituent 

In order to deliver on their missions, government agencies must start prioritizing their employees’ experiences – and that starts with right technology.

Digital Government

GAO Calls Out IRS’ Taxpayer Experience Issues

The 2019 tax filing season was more problematic than usual for IRS.

Ideas

What Citizens Are Trying to Tell Us

Are we listening?

Emerging Tech

The Next Big Customer Experience From Jeff Bezos

His space company, Blue Origin, is on the verge of sending tourists just past the boundary of Earth.

Emerging Tech

'Dark Patterns' Trick You into Spending More Online

There's a reason a website tells you how many other shoppers are looking at the same item you are.

Modernization

FCC Launches Plan to Make Suicide Hotline Accessible Through a 3-Digit Dial Code

988 could soon be the 911 for suicide prevention.

Ideas

Improving Citizen Experience in Government Call Centers

It doesn't have to be a long wait.

Modernization

A State Agency Scraps Its Paper-Based Licensing System

In adopting a digital licensing system, officials at the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission say they moved away not just from stacks and stacks of paper, but also an old mindset.

Modernization

Digital First

Federal agencies are ditching paper processes to better serve citizens—and each other. 

Modernization

More Vets Are Taking Advantage of Digital Services Through New VA.gov

One year in, the relaunch of VA.gov seems to have resulted in more veterans access digital services.