Where Will Defending the Status Quo Get You?
“No great leader in history fought to prevent change.” –John C. Maxwell, American pastor, author and speaker via SmartBrief
States, Localities Inspire Federal Data-Driven Management
The New York City Police Department launched it vaunted CompSTAT more than a decade ago. This data-driven management approach inspired dozens of other cities and several states to adopt it to run their operations as well. Now it is being pioneered in federal agencies and will likely spread quickly with the encouragement of Congress andRead… Read more »
The Tangible Side of Carbon Offsets and Waste-to-Energy Systems
Google recently produced this video that shows how they choose and evaluate potential sites for purchase of carbon offsets. They begin with a more typical scenario – a landfill gas operation – and then take you to an innovative on-farm waste-to-energy system which they developed in collaboration with Duke University, Duke Energy and Loyd RayRead… Read more »
Daily Dose: Pentagon Accepts Alternative Energy Options
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has announced that the Navy and Marine Corps will be shifting towards alternative energy to “make us better war fighters.” As the nation’s single biggest energy consumer, the Pentagon has many reasons to want to diversify its fuel sources. Mabus and others say the move toward alternative energy is about nationalRead… Read more »
GovBytes: The highs and lows of young feds
Over at GovExec, an article posits that although younger feds start off their government careers with overall satisfaction, their contentment is on a steady decline after a period of three years. The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service this month released a study showing that 75.3 percent of new government workers under the age of 30Read… Read more »
A Chronicle of Enterprise Software History
Editor’s note: This post by Derek Singleton of Software Advice reviews more extensive work at: Origins of Modern Computing. At Software Advice we recently undertook an ambitious project. After spending countless hours analyzing modern enterprise resource planning (ERP) software developments, we decided to look into the past to understand how we got to where weRead… Read more »
Something’s fishy with farecards
With last week’s launch of the Merseytravel (UK) Walrus card, both Creative Review and The Guardian got to wondering: What is the “watery trail” that seems to link so many smart cards? Hong Kong has the Octopus, London has the Oyster, Seattle has ORCA, Wellington has Snapper, and San Francisco has the Clipper card. TheRead… Read more »
FCC seeks comment on NG911
Deltek Analyst Kristin Howe reports. Last Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission adopted and released a notice of proposed rulemaking for the deployment of text-to-911, next generation 911 (NG911) applications, and an NG911 framework. The goal of this notice is to “accelerate the development and deployment of next generation 911 technology that will enable the publicRead… Read more »
Dublin Bus launches real-time info
Dublin Bus passengers can now receive real-time arrival information by text message, iPhone application, or on the new Transport for Ireland website. The new services complement an ongoing program to install 500 real-time electronic signs at key locations; 270 are already in place and others are planned for Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford. “This isRead… Read more »
WiFi is coming to Golden Gate Transit buses
Golden Gate Transit will install wireless connections on 150 buses after a successful pilot project. The transit district will pay for the hardware and expects to outfit all 150 vehicles by early 2012. FreeFi Networks will provide the service free of charge but expects to cover costs with advertising revenues. The district will use aRead… Read more »