Villaraigosa: LA will be green and clean
Writing in The Huffington Post, Mayor of Los Angeles (CA) Antonio Villaraigosa outlined a proposal for LA Metro to test 30 electric buses. Original post
Interesting elsewhere – 21 March 2011
Things which caught my eye elsewhere on the web Commercial Use of your API – why you should allow it | The London Biker The great thing about letting people make money is that they’ll make you money in return – you don’t have to spend months locked away in an R&D lab – butRead… Read more »
Updated: Legal Informatics Conference Calendar
The legal informatics conference calendar has now been updated. The calendar lists primarily scholarly conferences that focus on legal information systems, or that are known to welcome papers on legal information systems. Click here for a list of events just added to the calendar. If you know of events or other information that should beRead… Read more »
Questions to ask before applying to grad school
Continuing on a prior post about whether to pursue additional graduate school, here are some basic questions you should ask before applying to a graduate program: What are the employment outcomes of their graduates? Can they point to specific successes? Beyond the nice success stories, what is the average grad doing—what percentage got jobs inRead… Read more »
Let Sellers Talk to Buyers Early in Procurement
This piece was originally published for Bloomberg Government on 03/11/2011. The Obama White House announced plans in December to transform the way federal information technology projects are managed and executed. Its 25-point implementation instructions to federal agencies include many good ideas, from the adoption of light technologies and shared services to aligning the budget andRead… Read more »
The present (U.S. 2011) military actions in Libya, and other U.S. ‘interests’ generally throughout North Africa reminded me of my own work as a USAF civil service employee during 1954-56 at Nouasseur Air Base, located about 20 miles south of Casablanca, in what was (then) French Morocco. My job was planner at the Nouasseur AirRead… Read more »
A quick guide to…RSS
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. The simple is a lie. I don’t know who exactly it was supposed to look simple to but judging by the blank looks I get when I try and explain it or even mention it, end users it aint. This: is the RSS symbol. You might have seen itRead… Read more »
Newest OMB IdeaScale Effort on Government Reform
I am enjoying the ideas being generated to reform government at http://governmentreform.ideascale.com. Those who are interested can submit their ideas by April 15 and let OMB know what they think about the scope and effectiveness of government programs, areas of overlap and duplication, unmet needs, and possible cost savings. Check it out, but vote forRead… Read more »
Federal Sustainability News and Green Government e-Newsletter: Issue #29
Subscribe to CEIL’s e-newsletter by visit: www.ceileadership.org Home Focus Areas Networking Podcasts News GOVgreen Products Green Government Update March 18, 2011 In This Issue From the President Water savings can add up quickly From the CEIL Blog This Week’s Top Stories Featured News Quick Links CEILeadership.org CEIL Blog GOVgreen Podcast Series GOVgreen Videos Call forRead… Read more »
Don’t feed the developers
I’m not a developer. I don’t code. So the following might be entirely wrong, and if it is I apologise, and will happily stand corrected if necessary. But; developers aren’t some special strand of humanity who don’t have anything in common with the rest of us. you can talk to them outside of unconferences andRead… Read more »