1. DOL Contests on Challenge.gov OES & informACTION Application Contests
U.S. Department of Labor
DOL Contests on Challenge.gov
OES & informACTION Application Contests
November 1, 2011

2. DOL Contests on Challenge.gov
DOL’s Use of Challenge.gov for Application Development
DOL ran 2 application development contests on Challenge.gov that offered $35,000 in prizes for each contest
Occupational Employment Statistics
informACTION
We provided the data, guidelines and requirements for development
The participant picked the technology:
the web
a personal computer
a mobile handheld device, or
any platform broadly accessible to the open Internet

3. Customer Service Modernization Program
What Developers Produced with our Data: 17 Applications
DOL received 17 applications, resulting in 13 winners and total prize winnings of $68,000 for their innovative approach to using DOL data, resulting in an average of $5,200 per winning application
Contest Participants
Launch of informACTION Contest
DOL Data Integrated with Google, Yelp and other mainstream platforms
Development of Dynamic & Social Tools for Public
Value of Partnerships Between DOL & Developer Community
To accomplish this mission, DOL must allow individuals to contact the Department easily through multiple channels — a “no wrong door” policy.  Customers must be able to access information that is accurate, timely, and delivered professionally.  The Department’s approach to customer service must be “channel agnostic.”
Innovation of DOL Data 3

4. Customer Service Modernization Program
Who Won Prizes? 13 Applications That Met Our Requirements
OES Contest Award
Application Name
Location
1st Place
Where Are The Jobs?
Sacramento, CA
2nd Place
OES Map
Brooklyn, NY
3rd Place
Labor Wage Statistics
Chelsea, Michigan
Honorable Mention
Occupation Wage Data
Hinesville, Georgia
Job Compass
Atlanta, Georgia
People’s Choice Award
Contest applications originated from 9 States, including Washington DC
informACTION Contest Award
Application Name
Location
1st Place
Eat Shop Sleep
Alexandria, VA
2nd Place
iCitizen Labor Report
St. Louis, MO
3rd Place
IC InfoChoice
Sterling, VA
Honorable Mention
Inspection Radar
Arlington, TX
DOL Connect
Sunnyvale, CA
What’s The Beef?
Seattle, WA
iDOL iPhone App
Plainfield, IL
People’s Choice Award
Job Tracker
Washington, DC
To accomplish this mission, DOL must allow individuals to contact the Department easily through multiple channels — a “no wrong door” policy.  Customers must be able to access information that is accurate, timely, and delivered professionally.  The Department’s approach to customer service must be “channel agnostic.” 4

5. DOL Contests on Challenge.gov
informACTION 1st Place Winner: Eat Shop Sleep
Features
iPhone/iPad accessible
Search restaurants, shops, and hotels near you 
Access hotel/motel, restaurant and retail industry enforcement data and easily identify violators
Narrow your results by industry, health/labor violations, name search 
Look up addresses and phone numbers for thousands of businesses
DOL data is mixed with Yelp to check reviews of establishments with findings

6. DOL Contests on Challenge.gov
informACTION 2nd Place Winner: iCitizen Report
Features
iPhone/iPad accessible
Places findings from DOL WHD and OSHA into the hands of the public in an easy to use interface optimized for the mobile platform
Uses geo-coding to identify findings that are in close proximity - check before you choose to dine at a restaurant, or apply for a job at a establishment, or stay at a hotel
Allows the users to set criteria to narrow the focus of the findings, either via navigating graphically with a map view or by data points using a list view
DOL data is mixed with Yelp to check reviews of establishments with findings

7. DOL Contests on Challenge.gov
OES 1st Place Winner: Where Are The Jobs?
Features
Allows users to interactively explore the salary and job statistics for various occupations at national, state and regional levels
Users can choose an occupation and explore the job market for that occupation, or they can start with a state or region and explore the top occupations within it
Provides context for the user by highlighting the geographic area, plotting the information on a graph for easy comparison and allowing the users to sort either by number of jobs or by salary
Provides information about the top industries providing employment in a given occupation

8. DOL Contests on Challenge.gov
OES 2nd Place Winner: OES Map
Features
Provides an "at a glance" view of the different employment statistics such as wages (hourly and annual), total number of jobs, unemployment rates as well as location quotients on a map of the U.S
User can easily switch between occupation groups and drill down into the sub groups
Map is interactive and you can click on any state to reveal a scorecard about the individual state.
Scorecard features detailed information about the states population, employment and unemployment numbers, the average wages and deviation from the U.S. average.
Lists the states top employers and an industry breakdown in percent