Ideas

How to Delight Customers Through Public-Private Partnerships

Customer service innovation in government will benefit the ongoing digital transformation in government.

Digital Government

Despite Improvements, Government Still Bottom of the Barrel in Customer Experience

Overall, Forrester rates the federal government’s average index as “poor," with agencies generally rating from “very poor” to “OK.”

Ideas

What’s Key to Driving Better Citizen Experience?

There are three important, early considerations in developing initiatives to elevate the citizen customer experience.

Digital Government

Would a Uniform Digital ID Work in the US?

Some countries have invested in uniform digital identity with success. Their experiences can provide a roadmap for governments navigating the earlier stages of the journey.

Ideas

What Federal Government Can Learn from States in Going Digital

To speed delivery of citizen- and business-centric digital solutions, federal agencies can adopt best practices from states where online transaction-based services have been used successfully for more than two decades.

Emerging Tech

You May Soon Be Able to Check Your Snail Mail via Email

Called Informed Delivery, the service allows Postal Service customers in participating regions to receive emailed images of the front side of all mail pieces that will be delivered to the home that day.

Digital Government

Nextgov Ebook: Customer Experience Roadmap

This ebook will discuss what leading agencies are doing to improve customer service and align customers with their missions.

Ideas

When it Comes to Engagement With Citizens, the Government Is Finally Paying Attention

There is an old saying in retail marketing that “the customer is always right.” Unfortunately, it’s hard for the government to follow that adage.

Digital Government

Social Security Wants to Know What its Customers Want -- Before They Do

To some, the thought of a government agency anticipating the needs of its customers is Orwellian at best.

Digital Government

Improving the Veteran Experience is (Literally) the Top Priority at VA

VA Secretary Bob McDonald announced 12 "breakthrough priorities" to Congress in early 2016.

Digital Government

Need Something from the Government? Most Would Prefer Visiting a Website

A new study suggests American citizens are more satisfied with the government’s delivery of digital services than government’s overall service delivery.

Digital Government

Only 3 Percent of Federal Job Ads Contain the Word 'Customer'

That doesn’t bode well for the government’s fledgling efforts to improve customer service across agencies.

Ideas

Is Your Agency Trying to Improve Customer Service? Don’t Overlook These Key Factors.

While surveys can offer valuable insights into the customer experience, there is another, even more readily accessible source of intelligence about customer satisfaction: your employees.

Digital Government

Here’s What the Government Gets Right When it Comes to Customer Service

The feds get dinged a lot, but it’s important to shed some light on positive government efforts, too.

Digital Government

Reports Suggest Divide Between Government and Customers it Serves

Citizens' perception of the federal customer experience differs from that of the agencies themselves.

Emerging Tech

Speed Dialer Aims to Profit off IRS' Terrible Customer Service

Software helps route paying customer to a breathing person within 1 to 6 minutes at an IRS call center notorious for its lengthy hold times.

Emerging Tech

What Will OMB's New Requirements Do for Federal Customer Service?

The 2016 directive is a strong signal from the House appropriations committee that the government’s efforts to improve customer service following an executive order in 2011 have not gone far enough.