The federal government’s roles and missions extend far and wide, including protecting and defending the United States, exploring space, gathering weather and climate data, and overseeing massive health and social welfare programs. The annual Government Hall of Fame Gala gathers current and former government officials and stakeholders to celebrate the public sector leaders who have made historic achievements and advances in these and othe...

Long gone are the days where government agencies should rely on brick-and-mortar locations to respond to the needs of the constituents.Social messaging - using applications like Facebook or Twitter to interact with an organization - is replacing the phone as the preferred communication channel. During the pandemic, we saw those previously thought to be digitally excluded adopt social messaging as a way to stay in touch with their loved ones....

Government agencies know that providing a positive experience (CX) is essential to carrying out their missions. However, that’s not easy in a hybrid environment, where outdated technology can lead to lapses and poor employee engagement. To provide good CX, agencies need to ensure that employees have the technology, tools and management support they need. Join us online Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT to learn from experts abo...

Learn how Oracle Digital Assistant automates engagement, provides a seamless workflow between bots and humans and improves efficiency while freeing up staff to focus on critical mission requirements. Discover new ways to connect Simplify interactions and improve productivity Build intelligence with AI and machine learning Integrate seamlessly to multiple back-end systems to transform your agency

Today’s consumers are connected, informed, and tech-savvy. They expect their favorite companies to provide exceptional and innovative customer service online. Those expectations now apply to consumers as citizens – they want government agencies at all levels to offer service and support whenever they might need it, and offer a seamless experience across the board. This represents a major shift in how agencies approach their mission...

What do people look like when they are on your network or accessing a website or system? In most cases, a person is assigned a username, role and access rights that govern their interactions with the organization or agency. This controls what they can and cannot do within a network, application or website. But what should bots look like when they are operating on your network? Interestingly, a bot should not be treated differently: it must be...

While we never know what the future holds, what makes the 2020-2021 academic year especially challenging is that we do not have a playbook for educating students in the middle of a pandemic. K-12 schools are trying to balance an operating plan with daily changes to evolving safety and health regulations. The current environment has dramatically accelerated the use of interactive communication tools, including teleconferencing, video, SMS/text,...

Public sector innovation is needed now more than ever before. Using new approaches – from policy design to service delivery, new technologies and better use of data – to improve the performance and responsiveness of the public sector is critical if we are to bounce back from the recent challenges we have all faced. To recover faster and better, we need to collaborate, share ideas and accelerate innovation in the public sector, ulti...

Improving the customer experience has been a federal focal point for several years now, but many organizations still struggle with turning basic goals like "better design" and "meet digital natives' expectations" into a practical program to improve CX. In this GCN editorial webcast, GCN editors will speak with CX experts within government about what's worked for them, and how to make sure CX investments pay dividends across the enterprise. Thi...

The Office of Management and Budget has established a Cross-Agency Priority Goal charging government to provide a modern, streamlined, and responsive customer experience across public sector organization. Government executives are embracing the concept of customer experience as a means to improve the usability and reliability of critical digital services like patent services, veterans’ benefit delivery, student loans, disaster aid, and t...