Last month, the Federal Communications Commission blocked wireless technology services from the Virginia company, LightSquared because of the interference it caused with Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. The move resulted in very public claims from the company and its hedge fund backer Philip Falcone, CEO of Harbinger Capitsl that the company would affirm its stanceRead… Read more »
If you are a public agency or work for city government at any level, this video is a must see! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9UpKsNJeqI I welcome any sort of feedback. -Robert
Join us next weekend for a first-of-its kind Startup Veterans Hackathon, hosted by TechCentralSF. The TechCentralSF Startup Veteran weekend is a two-day business and app development competition. The event’s goal is to invite returning veterans to be part of a team focused on building successful startups around the next generation social, mobile, gaming, ecommerce, health,Read… Read more »
(Note: This post was written by Jim Craner, 2012 CfA fellow. This aggregation system automatically lists Abhi Nemani as the author for all Code for America posts. We are working on a fix.) As one of three Code for America Fellows working with the City of Santa Cruz, I am fortunate to spend five weeksRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Emily Magurne reports. The aftermath of the economic recession damaged states’ spending power over the past few years, and Michigan has been no different. After accumulating a $1.5 billion deficit, tough decisions had to be made to improve the state’s economic stability. Education took a hit, and projects to improve infrastructure had toRead… Read more »
As budget cuts loom, the government has been changing its behavior when acquiring new technology. The DorobekINSIDER’s Chris Dorobek spoke with Warren Suss about how these budgetary constraints are affecting government contracting and vendor services. Warren says some companies overreact to a couple of percentage points being cut from an agency’s budget and make drasticRead… Read more »
Victoria Lichtendorf joined American Art in 2009 as the Clarice Smith Education Manager. Working with Clarice Smith Education team member, Adrienne Gayoso, she has the great pleasure of collaborating with an outstanding group of teachers from across the United States during summer institutes and throughout the school year. Victoria tells us about teacher Steve RayburnRead… Read more »
We’ve all pretty much accepted that St. Patrick’s day is a new American holiday, regardless of the amount of Irish whiskey blood pumping through your veins. Around the country, we observe this day by drinking beer and wearing sparkly green pants and shamrock sunglasses. What do we do to observe non-religious holidays? President’s Day, MemorialRead… Read more »
Figuring out how to manage your LinkedIn connections can be a challenge. To help, LinkedIn has developed ‘Tags’. Tags are simple keywords that you create to organize your connections for quick filtering. It’s the same concept as circles on Google+. How tags are helpful: Context When you view a contact, tags appear in the right-handRead… Read more »
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