Utah to test wireless electric bus
The University of Utah will test an electric bus that recharges without plugs or wires thanks to a $2.7 million FTA TIGGER III grant. Original post
Weekly Round-up: November 18, 2011
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Location, location, location. A lot of people moving to GovLoop–more than 50K at last count! One of those people, Lovisa Williams, asked how GovLoopers (especially federal government employees) were using Google+. Ines Mergle, writing at Gov in the Lab, shared an infographic that helps answer that question. Beyond “Go Slow to Go Fast.”Read… Read more »
Spotlight on American Education Week: statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) grant
Deltek Analysts Randi Powell and Joseph Lee report. The Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) Grant Program was established in 2005 under the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as a competitive cooperative agreement grant. The grant was intended to allow states to manage and analyze education data such as student records.Read… Read more »
FTA awards $112 million for innovative and clean-fuel projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that 46 transit projects will share $112 million in grants from FTA’s sustainability initiative. Original post
Steer into the Fear
I’ve had a remarkable couple of weeks starting with DevLearn 2011. I’ve had the opportunity to dwell at length with my heroes in the eLearning community. The response from hundreds of attendees at DevLearn to the causes I’ve championed, namely the revolution needed in learning technologies, has been humbling and validating as it became clearRead… Read more »
A First For The Nation: NERC Completes First Grid Security Exercise
NERC is an international, independent, not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the bulk power system in North America. Here is a bit about them from their website at http://nerc.com : The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) mission is to ensure the reliability of the North American bulk power system. NERCRead… Read more »
Six Agencies to Test New Performance Management Model
http://http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20111116/PERSONNEL03/111160302/ From the Federal Times: “The National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations today approved a package of reforms it hopes will overhaul how the government manages employees’ performance. Six agencies — the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Energy and Labor departments, the Coast Guard and the Office of Personnel Management — will pilot testRead… Read more »
Is the Federal Suspension and Debarment System Broken?
By SCOTT AMEY Is the federal suspension and debarment system broken? The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) attempted to answer that question yesterday. That hearing follows a hearing on suspension and debarment held last month by a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee. Both hearings featured almost the same witnesses, but hopefullyRead… Read more »
How does one become a CIO?
I am not going to lie. My goal is to one day be the CIO of a government agency. Of course, I really don’t know what educational back and job experience one needs. I have a MPA and I am planning on going back to school in an IT related field. Aside from having aRead… Read more »
Surveillance LEAPS to new heights with surveillance plane
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. The city of Lancaster, Calif. has taken a step toward becoming the first city in the United States with a plane dedicated to in-air video surveillance. The Lancaster City Council voted to approve the program, which will cost nearly $90,000 per month for the ten-hours-per-day flights. The program is calledRead… Read more »