Happy Friday everyone! It wouldn’t be a Friday morning without the GEICO Friday Fun Video! It turns out the Caveman isn’t particularly good at Scrabble. Sure the C-A-T is worth 5 points, but that’s so easy a caveman could do it! What is the best Scrabble word you’ve ever played or seen played? Check backRead… Read more »
It’s a mundane example, but this fold-out tray and even the cardboard for the Starbucks cup is procured. It’s everywhere. Permalink | Leave a comment » Original post
Happy Friday GovLoopers! Hope you had a great Halloween! During the Presidential debates, one thing has stayed at the forefront of the discussion: jobs. How do we create more, where are jobs are going, what kinds of jobs are we prepared to handle. Every other issue comes back to this – healthcare, education, immigration –Read… Read more »
YESTERDAY’S HOUSE HEARING NEWS. Politico. “The committee members then ordered the FEC to make public a long-undisclosed enforcement manual and penalty procedures or face a congressional subpoena.” The Hill’s report is here. “Among the documents requested from the FEC is the agency enforcement manual, as well as records detailing how the FEC calculates penalties forRead… Read more »
CCAPPresentationInfoSec11-2011.ppt
According to a survey from the New Cities Foundation, almost 60% of major subway systems around the world provide Internet access for their passengers. Original post
Amtrak announced a pilot test of its eTicketing system on the Downeaster service, which operates daily between Boston (MA) and Portland (ME). Original post
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (CA) reports a spike in call volume for the San Francisco Bay Area’s 511 customer information system. Original post
First published at Social Reporters. As we’re preparing for our innovation camp, we’ve been reflecting on how we can stimulate collaboration between entrepreneurs, students andcommunities. Having just seen the impressive Civicrowd being used in South Holland (to my surprise, it’s in England) developed by @davebriggs and it provoked a couple of thoughts as I wasRead… Read more »
The above Dilbert strip unfortunately is true of so many places that I have worked for. Time and time again I would see expensive consultants hired to improve operations, when employees themselves had many great ideas that were ignored. As reported in the Wall Street Journal research by Alan G. Robinson, a professor at theRead… Read more »