VRE drops plans to add WiFi
After a series of stops, starts, and delays, Virginia Railway Express appears to have dropped plans to add WiFi to its trains. Original post
Giving Back to Wisconsin Veterans and Seniors
To read this blog and more, visit our blog at http://wistatetreasury.wordpress.com The Wisconsin State Treasury and the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) are teaming up to help veterans claim money they may have lost or forgotten. The agreement between myself and WDVA Secretary John Scocos permits the Unclaimed Property Unit in the State TreasuryRead… Read more »
Getting Everyone On Board the Compliance Train!
This is an Unclaimed Property FAQ written by Unclaimed Property Unit Manager Mary Celentani on our blog, wistatetreasury.wordpress.com One of the Treasurer’s responsibilities is to ensure that all Wisconsin businesses are in compliance with the unclaimed property law and reporting requirements. Unfortunately, many corporate entities and sole proprietors are not aware of the reporting requirementsRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: January 06, 2012
Updated to include Dan Chenok’s contributions Gadi Ben-Yehuda Looking forward, looking back. Alex Howard looked back at Gov20 in 2011, while Nancy Messieh looks ahead at social media in 2012. Mashable has five predictions of social media and the law for 2012, and I wrote about three resolutions for the year: generate, discriminate, and donate.Read… Read more »
Group Works: A Pattern Language for Bringing Life to Meetings and Other Gatherings
For the past three years (ever since attending “The Underlying Dynamics of Conversations that Matter”, a most excellent pre-conference workshop with Tom Atlee and Peggy Holman at NCDD 2008 in Austin, TX), I’ve been following the Group Pattern Language Project, a very exciting endeavor led by Tree Bressen, Sue Woehrlin and Dave Pollard and involvingRead… Read more »
Deltek Pulse: justice, public safety and homeland security December review
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. After a sluggish November, December was an even slower month for procurement within the justice, public safety and homeland security markets. After reviewing requests for proposals (RFPs) released last month, the most common terms in solicitations were: security, management and equipment. The word cloud below is a pictorial depiction ofRead… Read more »
Kentucky Seeks to Improve Education Via Accountability and Teacher Evaluation Systems
Deltek Principal Analyst Brian Coyle reports. In September, President Obama announced a plan to offer greater flexibility from federal education mandates in exchange for a commitment from states to boost overall student achievement. After the announcement, 11 states formally submitted to the U.S. Department of Education requests for waivers from key provisions of No ChildRead… Read more »
Health care and social services: December 2011 recap and looking ahead at 2012
Deltek Analyst Stephen Moss reports. After thousands of miles traveled, pounds of food consumed, and yards of wrapping paper destroyed, we made it to 2012. This year promises to offer a lot of excitement. Political junkies will have the presidential campaign; economists will have the global debt crisis; foreign policy enthusiasts will have the MiddleRead… Read more »
MBTA wires system for cell phone coverage but where’s the service?
The MBTA is a bit late in extending cell phone coverage in its tunnels but BostInno writes that the real delay is coming from the cell phone carriers. Original post
Another car-sharing service enters the market
JustShareIt, a new peer-to-peer car-sharing service, hopes that a set of robust security features will set it apart. Original post