The previous post I mentioned Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) in connection with Y2K. I thought I’d expand on the method and how it helps move Enterprise Architecture closer to Enterprise Engineering. The distinction between E.A. and E.E. in my mind is like the difference between art and science. I know some ofRead… Read more »
Not too long ago, we posted a news story about the USDA issuing a $75 million loan guarantee to help construct a waste-to-energy bioprocessing facility in Vero Beach, FL. In the video below, we get a chance to take a look inside the existing part of the plant and find out more about the economicRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Kate Tussey reports. It would be hard to write a blog series for Health IT (HIT) Week and not include today’s topic: health information exchanges (HIE). For those new to the subject, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provided approximately $150 billion in health care spending, including $564 million underRead… Read more »
Chantilly, VA – Mission Essential Personnel, LLC, (MEP) was once again included on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Inc. 500 list of the nation’s fastest growing companies based on percentage revenue growth. MEP ranks #235 overall this year, #25 in government services, and #2 in Central Ohio, where the company is headquartered. MEP’s revenue has grown fromRead… Read more »
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard is looking to make government more transparent. At an event in Sioux Falls, South Dakota yesterday, the Governor announced his “Better Government Initiative,” which aims to provide more information to the public about the activities of the state government and also seeks to eliminate what the governor calls unnecessary rulesRead… Read more »
How can organizations reach beyond their traditional smokestacks and silos? Coordination mechanisms have existed for years, notes Naval Postgraduate School author Nancy Roberts, but they haven’t been used. But the availability of new web-based tools and the pressures from cost cuts, the war on terror, and emergency management may have created a new environment forRead… Read more »
Even though it’s been ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, federal employees still feel weary when they go to work. The DC Earthquake was a prime example, as many worried that it was not an earthquake, but indeed another attack on a nearby building. This fear, however, has not kept federal employees out ofRead… Read more »
We know what our customers want. We’ve known for years. We don’t need to keep asking them because the answer is the same. We know what to do to make customer service better. We’ve known that for years, too, because we’ve listened to and watched our customers. So why do 79% of the respondents toRead… Read more »
Welcome back to another CEIL Top Ten Twitter List! We’ve rounded up ten of our favorite Twitter feeds that focus on water — drinking water, waste water, storm water, flooding, energy from water…you name it, they tweet about it! @SFWater – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission – Your awesome water, wastewater and municipal power agency!Read… Read more »
I love learning about different roles in local government. I was lucky enough to interview Andy Maxwell, the Director of Planning & Sustainability in the City of Syracuse, New York. This interview was especially interesting to me since I spent the past year completing my MPA program at Syracuse. It was fun to hear someRead… Read more »