By RyanKamauff The top tech news and stories from October 3, 2012. HP has outlined their 5-year recovery plan, while the stock plummets – HP’s stock dropped 10% today to sit at 9-year low. With the loss of any viable mobile game, and a management team that seems to have no idea where the marketRead… Read more »
Join The Coalition for Government Procurement on October 24 and 25 for a two day Fall Training Conference—Continuing the Dialogue. The training will focus on understanding acquisition policy and the Federal Market. Hear how sequestration, declining budgets and strategic sourcing may affect what the government buys and how they buy it. Dialogue will be focusedRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff We just received details on the 6th Annual Oracle Federal Forum, Wednesday, 14 November 2012. It will be held at the Wardman Park Marriott, 2660 Woodley Road NW. Located right above the Woodley Park Metro, and with valet parking, it is an easy destination. At this conference expect to hear from; “Government speakers,Read… Read more »
By BobGourley The TechAmerica Foundation is a non-profit (501c3), non-partisan resource and voice for the US technology industry. They have a tremendous reputation for encouraging industry-wide collaboration and for disseminating concepts, ideas and well researched policy proposals on topics such as US competitiveness in a global economy, innovation in the nation and in government, andRead… Read more »
At the end of July voters in the Atlanta region sent an clear message when 63 percent voted against the city’s tax-to-fund transportation proposal (in Georgia these measures are called SPLOST – Special Purpose Local Sales Option, this transportation specific instance is called T-SPLOST). I was particularly concerned about the vote for a few reasons:Read… Read more »
Have you ever seen a civic app and thought to yourself, “I want that app in my city!” I have. Snow covering fire hydrants isn’t an issue in Norfolk, Va. but storm water drains get clogged all the time and that’s a problem. As we debate and consider light rail in Virginia Beach I haveRead… Read more »
We’re just wrapping up the last day of the 2012 Code for America Summit. We welcomed more than 250 attendees this year, including: 1 Deputy Mayor 3 Mayors 6 2013 fellows 7 Accelerator companies 8 2012 cities 10 2013 cities 14 CfA staff 17 2011 fellows 18 Brigade captains 26 2012 fellows 40+ governments TheRead… Read more »
Fun Fact: The fourth listing on Google found when you search “minorities in tech” (without quotations) is: “Technologies found in Minority Report.” Looks like people really enjoyed that movie…and there aren’t many minorities in tech. And yes, while we have made headway with funneling some capitol to startups. Dave Mcclure’s stance in TechCrunch is aRead… Read more »
I had the opportunity last night to attend an event put on by 826DC. In their own words “826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing.Read… Read more »
With a national election looming on the horizon and terms like “fiscal cliff” and “sequestration” being thrown around by policymakers, pundits, and the media, it’s hard to ignore the fact that we’re currently experiencing a period of great uncertainty surrounding the federal budget. Federal leaders are no doubt worried about what might happen, and wonderRead… Read more »