This feature highlights graduate programs focusing on public administration or public policy. Our first two features were Kansas University and Willamette University. Today we feature the Northern Illinois University MPA program. ELGL became impressed with the quality of NIU MPA graduates through ELGL member Ben McCready, current Rock Island Assistant to the City Manager. IfRead… Read more »
San Francisco City Hall Truth be told, it’s safe to say what we’ll be doing in February is a bit of a mystery to us all. What will our schedule be? Where will we live? How do we need to plan? For the uninitiated, February is the time Code for America Fellows leave San FranciscoRead… Read more »
By Ray Muslimani Editor’s note: This guest post provides context on mission focused data analytics in the federal space by one of the leaders of the federal big data movement, Ray Muslimani. -bg 2012 will go down as a “Big” year for Big Data in the public sector. Rhetoric and hype has been followed byRead… Read more »
Big Data is a word that’s being thrown around a lot recently. It’s a new term for an old problem; having too much data. Not an overly complicated issue to grasp, albeit the solution to the problem is a much more complicated one. With the federal Big Data market being estimated at $4.9 billion, governmentRead… Read more »
Friends, I am in the middle of a fairly difficult familial situation regarding my folks. I will spare you the details but suffice to say that you likely won’t see or hear or see much of me online or in the office. I will continue to answer any inquiries / correspondence, but know that theRead… Read more »
* UPDATE: Since the time of this original post one year ago, the EEOC has approved and issued the Federal Sector Complement Plan referred to below. Click here to read it. – DBG ____________________________________________________________ The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced it is seeking public input on federal sector priorities under the agency’sRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top tech news and stories of the day. A startup emerges to use wireless mesh and the cloud to fight energy theft – A Canadian startup called “Awesense” is looking to cut down on energy theft. This theft can occur from people tapping directly into high-voltage wires and using theRead… Read more »
Mary Meeker, general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and known as the “Queen of the Net,” produces reports on internet trends, each one shedding a great deal of light on online behaviors. One of the resounding truths evident throughout her 88-slide presentation is that not only is digital use in everyday lives increasing,Read… Read more »
On the Public Record Kaid Benfield, Director of Sustainable Communities, Energy & Transportation Program Kaid on the World Wide Web: Blog, Twitter, Facebook Background Check on Kaid Benfield Kaid Benfield is director of sustainable communities at National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in Washington, DC. He manages NRDC’s work advocating solutions to environmental challenges in America’sRead… Read more »
How many comments do you get in a week? I never get enough. I was taking a leisurely read Monday and saw three posts that merited comments. In each I ran into comment prevention systems featuring undecipherable pictures or obfuscating directions. Got one the other day that asked for my Facebook credentials. Good luck! Let’sRead… Read more »