Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. November was a slow month for procurement within the homeland security and justice and public safety (JPS) verticals. The word cloud below provides a graphic representation of the words most commonly found in this month’s solicitation titles. Equipment, maintenance, services, police and security were all popular topics. Number of PublicRead… Read more »
Residents of Virginia will now have a new option to help with their end of life planning. The Commonwealth and Microsoft have partnered to create an Advance Health Care Directive Registry (AHCDR). Residents can create an advanced health care directive free of charge and have it available online no matter where they are. Documents inRead… Read more »
Here is a brief list of some of the interesting sustainability news articles from this week: Investments in Renewable Energy Greater Than Fossil Fuels for First Time Global Emissions Grow at Record Rate as Nations Seek Climate Treaty Washington Gas Announces 70% Greenhouse Emissions Cut New California Laws Clear the Way for Renewable Energy ProjectsRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr Analyst Chris Cotner reports. Part I: Expenditures The National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) and the National Governor’s Association (NGA) released a report last week outlining the fiscal condition of the states. Some media coverage has sensationalized the report and the states’ fiscal conditions. This series of analysis examines NASBO numbers andRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) sponsored the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act of 2011. On December 1, the communications subcommittee majority voted to move the bill forward. The important aspects of the bill are the reallocation of the D-Block to public safety agencies fromRead… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Chris Cotner and Principal Analyst Jason Sajko report. With the recent recession and tepid recovery, the news for most state governments has not been good. Several states (e.g., California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Minnesota) have experienced wide-ranging and well-publicized problems including budget deficits, significant budget cuts, stateRead… Read more »
Once seen as full of promise, the downtown people mover has virtually faded away from the U.S. transit scene, with only three systems in operation. Original post
Gadi Ben-Yehuda You Can Take It with You. Two articles on Mobile Web this week: first, from Aaron Smith of Pew Internet Research, “Americans and Mobile Computing: Key Trends in Consumer Research” and Max Cacas writing in Signal interviews Gwynne Kostin about government use of the moblie Web. Take-away quote: “One of the biggest challengesRead… Read more »
The 2012 Presidential Budget requires the US Army to reduce civilian employees to comply with funding decrease demands. The Department of Army announced today it is moving forward with plans to reduce the size of its civilian employee workforce. The intended 8,700 civilian employee reduction will be completed by 30 September 2012. According to theRead… Read more »
Each time a London Tube rider swipes an Oyster card, an app called Chromaroma adds that information to a map of travelers throughout the city. Original post
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