US Army Launches Web App Development Contest
According to InformationWeek magazine, the US Army is launching an internal Web application development contest, Apps for the Army, that will award cash prizes to soldiers and Army civilian employees who develop software that best fits the judgment criteria of the contest.
The contest, announced at the Gov 2.0 Summit in November 2009, aims to encourage collaborative, grassroots development efforts and will take place over the next two and a half months. “We’re building a culture of collaboration among our Army community to encourage smarter, better, and faster technical solutions to meet operational needs,” Army CIO Jeff Sorenson said in a statement.
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