MTA payroll system is vulnerable to fraud
Several New York City Transit managers were disciplined after an investigation uncovered falsified payroll records, according to the New York Daily News. Original post
Miscellaneous
HopStop adds feature for finding accessible routes
HopStop now allows users to search for stroller-friendly and wheelchair-accessible transit routes in the New York metropolitan area. Original post
Lest We Forget
by FotoRita [Allstar maniac] Originally published by Nick Charney at cpsrenewal.ca subscribe/connect Original post
Ideas of the week
One wonderful idea submitted for Developing Solutions Camp is ‘Feeling Local’. The idea is to aggregate news feeds from social media for a given geographical area and analyse the sentiments to determine whether the prevailing mood for that area is happy or sad. How best to use it The originator of the idea is confidentRead… Read more »
Presidential Approval Polls: The Effect of International Events
Presidential approval ratings have important consequences for legislative success and, of course, re-election. We also know presidential approval ratings, when they rise or fall below a certain level, signal future presidential successes or presidential struggles. An approval rising above or falling below 50 percent is an important benchmark. There are many factors influencing fluctuations inRead… Read more »
What My Dog Jenny Wants You To Know On Veterans Day
Meet Jenny, she is a 12 and-a-half year old arthritic Samoyed German Shepard abominable snow dog. She is a sweet old soul and enjoys being pulled around Washington DC in her wagon. Like me, Jenny is into social media, she’s also on twitter. A couple weeks ago, our friend Karima suggested to me that JennyRead… Read more »
Google and American Express Team Up for Small Business Saturday!
Many of us serve in Local Government roles and see Public / Private Sector collaboration as essential to promoting and building stronger communities. Here is an opportunity you will want to pass on to your local Chamber of Commerce and/or community development coordinator. Google and American Express have teamed up to create a new VideoRead… Read more »
Archived Episode 1 of #Hi5Gov Featuring Challenge.gov
Today I interviewed Karen Trebon, Deputy Program Manager and Tammi Marcoullier, Program Manager from Challenge.gov on the inaugural episode of #Hi5Gov featuring Challenge.gov and the amazing impacts Challenge.gov is making for agencies and the public across America. Follow Tammi – @TammiM Follow Karen – @KarenTrebonGovt Follow Joseph – @JosephPorcelli Want to be a guest onRead… Read more »
The Three Hats of Mission-Support Leaders
How do you assess the effectiveness and impact of mission support functions — human resources, acquisitions, finance, technology, etc. — on an agency’s mission? That was the question posed to a roundtable of experts at the National Academy of Public Administration yesterday. And the question was raised none too soon – President Obama that morningRead… Read more »
Take a Look Inside the San Francisco Federal Building
If you haven’t seen the San Francisco Federal Building by now, you’re missing out. Natural cooling, recycled materials and daylighting are just some of the great green building features found in this federal workplace. Original post