Public Sector in the Cloud
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Initial FCC comment period on NG911 closes
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. On September 22, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) during the next generation 911 (NG911) proceeding. On October 12, the Federal Register published the NPRM on NG911, giving vendors and others the ability to file comments for 60 days. Yesterday, the initial 60-dayRead… Read more »
Super PAC hat trick, equal time complaint, and more political law links
FILING FREQUENCY CHANGE IN THE NEWS. A super PAC changed its filing frequency recently and it made the paper here. “Restore Our Future announced a $3.1 million ad campaign backing Romney in Iowa this month, making the group obligated to file a disclosure report on Dec. 22, which is 12 days before the Iowa caucus.Read… Read more »
Dublin launches integrated ticketing
Irish officials launched the Leap smart card yesterday, allowing Dublin commuters to ride buses, trams, and trains on a single ticket. Original post
Peer-to-peer carsharing comes to Portland
Peer-to-peer car-sharing service Getaround is coming to Portland (OR) in February, funded in part with a $1.7 million federal grant. Original post
Tide riders learn about the perils of fare evasion
Customers on The Tide, Hampton Roads Transit’s (VA) new light-rail service, are learning an expensive lesson. Pay the $1.50 fare or face a $150 fine. Original post
The 2011 CfA Annual Report
The Code for America fellows accomplished a lot this year — not just in terms of code or apps for the CfA cities, but also learnings for the program — and we couldn’t be more proud of them. We’re pleased today to present a snapshot of the year: the 2011 CfA Annual Report (embedded below):Read… Read more »
CfA Codes for More of America in 2012: What’s Ahead
Today, we’re pleased to announce that with the support of Google, Code for America will be growing quite a bit in 2012. The charitable giving team at Google is granting Code for America $1.5M to help us do more with the fellowship, and pilot two new programs designed to help government work better with theRead… Read more »
Oh the app Summly? The creator is just 16, with more up his sleeves.
Created by a 16 year old, Summly is pretty amazing. Check out this blog post over on GIGAOM (here). The topic, Nick D’Aloisio, has created Summly, an iPhone app, which does this; “Summari[z]es content into a digestible format that can be easily consumed to allow for a relevant and productive web browsing experience.” Unlike GoogleRead… Read more »
Is it too easy to be negative on Twitter?
Http://LeonardSipes.Com I start getting concerned when I watch national news and the reporter cites Twitter messages as evidence of public sentiment. It’s equally interesting when professional friends express dismay when Twitter starts slamming their agencies. The report below from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism analyses social media coverage of the 2011Read… Read more »