Army Bloggers Roundtable: Apps for the Army Challenge Winners

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Lt. Gen. Jeff Sorenson, U.S. Army Chief Information Officer /G-6

Lt. Gen. Jeff Sorenson, the Army Chief Information Officer/G-6, participated in an Army Bloggers Roundtable Aug. 4, to discuss the Apps for the Army (A4A) challenge.

Launched on March 1, A4A is the Army’s first internal application development challenge. In 75 days, 141 soldiers and Army civilians registered in teams or as individuals to participate in the A4A challenge. By the May 15 deadline, 53 web and mobile applications were developed and submitted.

Fifteen winners and ten honorable mentions were selected from the 53 web and mobile applications developed and submitted by May 15. After passing a security certification, the apps were judged in five categories by a panel from across the Army. Each of the five categories has first ($3000), second ($1500) and third place ($1000) winners, and honorable mentions.

For more information, visit the Apps for Army website.

Listen to the interview.

Read the transcript.

Read the Army.mil article: “‘Apps for Army’ to Shape Future Software Acquisition”

Joining us on the call were: Katie Drummond, Wired.com; Marc Danziger, Armed Liberal; Sean Gallagher; Jason Miller, Federal News Radio; and Sandra Erwin, National Defense Magazine.

Media in-person at the conference:  ARNEWS, radar.oreilly.com, Government Computer News, Navy CHIPS Magazine, SIGNAL Magazine & online, Army CERDEC and PEO C3T online & publications. Also calling in: American Public Media, Army Times.

U.S. Army Bloggers Roundtable: “Apps for the Army”

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During an Army Bloggers Roundtable on March 3, Lt. Gen. Jeff Sorenson, Army Chief information officer/G-6, discussed the launch of Software Application Development Challenge “Apps for the Army” (A4A), which is open to the first 100 soldiers and Department of the Army civilians.

A4A offers Army personnel the opportunity to demonstrate their software development skills and creativity while improving the current technological capabilities of the Army.

Listen to this interview.

Read transcript.

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