Fifteen months ago, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra announced the Open311 API that allows citizens to monitor and report problems to their city government through a unified web service. Two cities have implemented the API so far (San Francisco and Boston) with more planning to roll out next year. With all that data so easily accessible,Read… Read more »
Day 23 This morning we had our regular engineering staff meeting. It was a pretty typical meeting with GIS sharing what they were doing and then our engineers and technical staff letting us know the status of all the projects. After our meeting, we started driving the roads to determine their condition. We also spentRead… Read more »
On my last day of working for the Federal government in a direct capacity I am going to focus on government for a change and look at innovation in a two-part article. There is simply too much good information to cover–even without getting terribly technical. This piece is mostly thanks to the folks at GovRead… Read more »
Following a rejection of $31.5 million in funds to build a health insurance exchange, Kansas made it clear yesterday that they will not be complying with federal heath care reform until the US Supreme Court makes a ruling on the constitutionality of the law. Earlier this month, the state was awarded $31.5 million in grantsRead… Read more »
You’ve applied to everything that moves. You’ve polished your resume. You’re going for all the right job titles. You’ve pursued an advanced degree. You’re asking everybody if they are hiring and can get you ‘in’. You’re trying everything you know. But it’s not working. It’s frustrating, I know it is. I’ve been there. So why?Read… Read more »
FixMyTransport is a new website that uses crowdsourcing to identify trouble spots on UK public transport services. Using the tag line “Euston we have a problem,” the site invites transit passengers to report issues, concerns, suggestions, and compliments. Once people post a report, the site forwards the information to the responsible agency and other siteRead… Read more »
You may have know my love, nay — obsession — with Just Right, the greatest cereal ever created. See, it was simply delicious and ridiculously good for you. (Check out the nutritional facts at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Right). I ate this cereal everyday, sometimes 6 bowls a day, from ages 8 to 15. Unfortunately, Americans lost their tasteRead… Read more »
Day 22 Parking Lot Planning This morning a couple of us discussed the parking lot we are planning to build in our downtown. The project engineer for the job submitted the necessary documents to our planning department for the planning commission hearing we will have Sept. 8th. I also talked to a landscaper who willRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Stephen Moss reports. Sitting in the audience at nearly any human services conference over the past year, it seems the same discussion is occurring over and over again with equal fervor and varying levels of frustration. This discussion hinges on the topic of interoperability – a new term to describe an idea thatRead… Read more »
With so many baby boomers eligible for retirement, succession planning has become more than just proactive preparation – it’s a business necessity. Over the next five years, nearly half of the leaders at the IRS will become eligible to retire. To address this issue, the IRS established an annual evaluation process called the Leadership SessionRead… Read more »