CDC Vital Signs materials released on September 6 show that expanded efforts are needed to reduce adult smoking. Although the percentage of American adults who smoke has decreased since 2005, nearly one in five adults smoke, and large disparities continue to exist. Learn more, including specific actions that individuals, organizations, and state and community leadersRead… Read more »
ACAS – the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, who you’ve probably heard of on news reports about negotiations between employers and unions – have published some guidance for employers on how to manage staff use of these sites at work. Smart phones, internet, tweeting, blogging – we have accepted all of these innovations, and manyRead… Read more »
Here’s an excellent post from my colleague Glenn Gibson, thinking about the size of enterprise projects and how we might tackle those given this new era of reduced staff and budget… Question: How do you eat an elephant?Answer: One bite at a time I first heard this amusing question six years ago from an ECMRead… Read more »
I am now going to teach you to become a YouTube Search Ninja. (that’s an official title) Many people don’t know there are hundreds of educational videos you can access for free on YouTube. Part of the problem comes from the fact that some are great, and some are crap. So sorting out the usefulRead… Read more »
Transport for London (UK) is testing an online version of its Countdown system, which provides real-time bus arrival information. The beta test site was supposed to remain private, but word quickly spread in the open data community after an internal TfL memo was leaked. Once the system is launched, riders will be able to receiveRead… Read more »
FirstGroup (UK) plans to invest £27 million in contactless fare technology for its 5,000-bus fleet. Starting this fall, the new fareboxes will be introduced in cities across England, including Manchester, Leeds, and Southampton. Customers will be able to pay with an ITSO smart card initially; contactless bank cards will be accepted starting next year andRead… Read more »
Sony Corporation just announced the appointment of Phil Reitinger as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer. For those in the cybersecurity community you probably know of Phil and his many contributions. He is known as an action-oriented leader who understands the complexities of enterprise cybersecurity. We have reported on two of his keyRead… Read more »
Yesterday I was made aware of a discussion between two brilliant men that was uploaded to YouTube Sunday at the Ars Electronica Festival. The first nine minutes provide a couple of perspectives on innovation, but more that, listen to Joi Ito’s reasons for accepting his new position as Director of the MIT Media Lab.
Day 26 Coding payouts I started the day going through some emails. Then the other engineers and I went over some recent pay requests and the budget line items to make sure we were coding everything correctly. We wanted to do this because our finance department has gone though and organized our funds into aRead… Read more »
The big story before the Labor Day holiday was the release of the final report by the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (CWC). According to the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), the enormous dollar volume of waste and the assumption of the over-reliance on contractors for contingency operations was the focus ofRead… Read more »