Digital Government

Satisfaction with Federal Government Drops Yet Again

The Treasury Department had the lowest customer satisfaction score in the federal government, largely because of the IRS.

Emerging Tech

Q&A with Matt Goodrich: How FedRAMP Gives Customers What They Want

GSA is building very technical policies based on what its customers want, not developing policies and forcing its customers to comply with them.

Ideas

Digital Customer Experience: 3 Tips for Making Real Change in the Federal Government

Federal organizations can benefit from a digital approach that seeks to understand user needs, engages them and maintains usability and performance.

Digital Government

Why the U.S. Postal Service Has the Best Customer Service in Government

The agency's "customer-obsessed" approach ranks highest in the federal government alongside the National Park Service.

Modernization

Federal Customer Experience Forecast: More Disparity Between Haves and Have-Nots

A new report from Forrester Research predicts “uneven progress” among federal agencies.

Emerging Tech

GSA Looks for New Chief Customer Officer

The position sits in the GSA administrator’s office and has a dedicated team and budget.

Digital Government

GSA’s Customer Experience Credo: Be a Good Listener

Being open to customer feedback has helped the agency better its products.

Ideas

The Evolving Role of the Chief Customer Officer in Government

At least four federal agencies now have chief customer officers.

Emerging Tech

VA's Allin Promises ‘Go Big or Go Home’ Approach to Customer Service

A mediocre attitude toward serving the veterans who valiantly served the country is not acceptable, says VA's Chief Veteran Experience Officer Tom Allin.

Emerging Tech

GSA Loses Customer Experience Champion

Martha Dorris spent nearly 34 years at GSA, including leading efforts to improve the federal government's customer experience.

Digital Government

Agencies Harnessing Data to Make Your Visit to a Government Office More Bearable

Feedback USA is a system of kiosks that allow citizens to rate their experience visiting field offices and other agency locations.

Ideas

4 Key Customer Experience Strategies To Become Citizen Obsessed

Governments that fall further behind in customer engagement risk much more than just public criticism and electoral defeat.

Digital Government

Is Yelp Really the Best Way to Give the Government a Piece of Your Mind?

TSA did not make a formal agreement with Yelp, nor does it plan to use Yelp heavily for customer response.

Digital Government

Where Customer Experience is Winning (and Losing) in Government

Without the spotlight of a presidential administration or a top-down leadership push, most federal agencies have long fought a losing battle in meaningful customer experience improvements.

Emerging Tech

A 'Yelp for Government' is Coming

Feedback USA aims to be a cross-agency solution to the public's declining satisfaction with federal services.

Digital Government

Obama Says Customer Experience is a Big Deal. Is it?

In recent years, the White House has prioritized customer experience as a pillar for government success.