Software glitch affects SmarTrip cards
Some bus riders in the Washington (DC) area are having trouble adding value to their regional SmarTrip cards, and WMATA blames a software glitch. Original post
Interested in Cyber Security? Read (and support) the new Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal
On 12 May 2011 the Obama Administration unveiled its cybersecurity legislative proposal. The entire proposal is available for your review at this link: cybersecurity legislative proposal. But I most strongly recommend you read the context provided by the government’s Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt first. Howard provided a clear introductionRead… Read more »
It’s official: WMATA partners with Google Transit
As Greater Greater Washington reported yesterday, WMATA (DC) announced its long-awaited partnership with Google Transit this afternoon. Original post
Improving CBP’s Acquisition Workforce, Pt. 3: Forming the IPT
For those unfamiliar with the term, Integrated Product Teams, commonly called IPT’s, are cross-functional working groups that design a specific product, document, or process. The difference between an IPT and a regular working group is the authority vested in an IPT by its sponsors (usually senior leadership), and that its mission, vision, and goals areRead… Read more »
Code for America Fellows at OpenGovWest
Four Code for America fellows are excited to be attending OpenGovWest ’11, North America’s West Coast Open Government conference. Jeremy Canfield, Max Ogden, Alan Palazzolo and Chach Sikes will be speaking on several panels, and checking out the code-a-thon and unconference on Saturday. Sessions include: Open Source & Community Sourcing: How sharing code is improvingRead… Read more »
The Performance Alchemist
PMS: As a performance leader I had to implement a performance management system (PMS) that only the Human Resources Officer and I wanted (because her performance was contingent on it). I brought 3,000 people on board. Yes it works best if you have ethical, emotionally intelligent, appreciative inquiry, coaching leaders who compel their employees toRead… Read more »
Facebook or Twitter for the Enterprise?
Twitter or Facebook for the Enterprise View more presentations from Atle Skjekkeland.
The Pew Trusts Measure Transportation Investments
The Pew Trusts have put together 50 transportation investment fact sheets divided into six categories. There’s good reason to evaluate the policy; Pew estimates that states spent a combined $131 billion on transportation in 2010. The goal of this assessment of the 50 states and Washington, DC, is to identify which are doing the bestRead… Read more »
Illinois awards 10 year, $114 million Sole Source contract to Motorola
INPUT Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reports on Illinois’ mega sole source contract with Motorola Yesterday, the state of Illinois announced it received final approval from the Sole Source Hearing Panel to move forward with a 10-year, $114 million sole source contract with Motorola for the continued operation of the state’s STARCOM 21 public safety radioRead… Read more »
Website For One
Bruce asked for some pointers about putting up a personal website. He’s a content consumer more than an author, and needed a personal website as a prototype for a new project. That would usually involve getting a domain, server space, hiring someone to do the work, building something, updating, and on it goes. I suggestedRead… Read more »