Northern Indiana plans to add WiFi to commuter trains
The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District plans to install free WiFi on its South Shore Line trains this year. Original post
Walker rejects $37m federal early innovator grant
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin is sending $37 million back to the federal government. The money was an award for the state’s health care exchange under the early innovator program. The move follows an earlier announcement from the Governor that Wisconsin will not move forward on health care reform requirements until the Supreme Court rulesRead… Read more »
10 Ways To Turnaround A Dysfunctional Team
Eric Jackson as a regular contributor to Forbes Magazine writes some very interesting management articles. In addition to writing for Forbes, Jackson is the Founder and Managing Member of Ironfire Capital LLC and he has completed his Ph.D. in the Management Department at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York, with aRead… Read more »
Should GSA eLibrary Add NAICS Code Search?
One of the most common places for that contract specialists perform market research is the GSA eLibrary. It can search by the usual key words and GSA Schedules among other methods. Unfortunately, one of the most common methodologies of search in federal procurement — NAICS (North American Classification Code System) Codes — is missing. IRead… Read more »
Engaging the Community using Twitter, YouTube and Facebook – Local Governments just need to have some fun!
Social Media can be a powerful tool for all types of organisations around Christmas. It can generate enormous goodwill from your community if you make the effort to provide something of value. Here are two simple examples from around Melbourne this Christmas. @Kingston_santa The City of Kingston used Twitter and You Tube to engage familiesRead… Read more »
Social media and Australian public servants – Online participation not wanted?
Hi Govloopers – How does this compare to the situation in the United States or Canada? What is your reaction to this? Read an interesting piece by Markus Manhheim, Public Service Reporter, Canberra Times – PS on notice over social media use. I know that central agencies in the public sector do not deliberately issueRead… Read more »
A CTO Perspective: Consider The Message The Elders of the Internet Have A Message for the U.S. Congress
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) was founded in 1990 as a donor funded non-profit with a focus on fighting for internet freedoms. They frequently bring those fights to the courts by bringing lawsuits against large corporations and the government. They also work to provide information to inform legislators and the public at large. The EFFRead… Read more »
Apps for Heroes Event with Dr. Jill Biden: Liveblog
Today we’re honored to host Dr. Jill Biden and US CTO Aneesh Chopra at Code for America to celebrate and honor the work done by industry and community partners to build tools to support veterans’ employment. The event will start at 3pm PT. A liveblog of the event is available below, and video will beRead… Read more »
Clay Shirky TED Talk: “Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)”
As has been discussed intensively elsewhere on the web for the past several weeks and months, the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act currently before Congress are ill conceived and, if passed, would have terrible consequences for the internet as we know it. At the heart of the matter is the question howRead… Read more »
Daily Dose: Congressional Committee Seeks Answers about Occupy DC
With high unemployment, a national debt that doesn’t seem to be slowing because of political gridlock, and a direction in foreign policy many disagree with, it’s as good a time as any to be frustrated with the current state of affairs. Frustration was taken to a new level when a protest movement, called Occupy WallRead… Read more »