NextGov reports that NASA has launched a new feature on its website – space ringtones. NASA fans can now download the sound of a space shuttle taking off, Neil Armstrong’s famous line, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” or “Houston we’ve had a problem.” NextGov reports: “NASA has been making historicRead… Read more »
Please join us at GovDelivery’s event on Wednesday, October 19th, Social Media’s Role In Cost Effective Solutions. The theme for this week is ways to engage your key stakeholders. Much of this is remembering your customer service skills. One strategy is to think carefully about the way you interact with your community offline, and tryRead… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »