Everyone loves goofy and weird mobile apps. We don't typically expect them from the federal government. While the White House's May 2012 digital government strategy directed federal departments and agencies to go forth and build apps for the people, the roadmap and accompanying memo failed to order fed-made apps to look as cool as Temple Run 2 or be as addicting as Plants vs. Zombies. But clearly they're rockin' some commercial gaming app influences. Look a bit beyond basic government offerings — such as IRS2Go or Veterans Affairs Mobile or USAJOBS — for a range of free and somewhat surprising federal mobile oddities.
• Charge! The most zany and obscure government game app has to be Charge!, developed by the Department of Defense's Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. This wackily educational game enlists users to work with "secret agents" to "fight evil henchmen, while applying correct acquisition and contracting rules as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)."
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