Yearly Archives: 2011

Fairfax County budget still tight, but revenues are looking up

Deltek Associate Research Analyst Lindsay Clifton reports. Fairfax County’s FY 2012 balanced budget weighs in at $6.1 billion with the county turning a corner to produce a budget surplus. The budget will keep spending to a bare minimum by funding all necessary operational requirements and priorities and not expanding any current programs. As Fairfax CountyRead… Read more »

New Normal – Asynchronous Collaboration

When we were all physically located in the same building collaboration was a collection of meetings to reach the stated goal. First to flesh out the details of the project – go from concept to specific, consensus from contributors, logistics & interim deadlines from participants, and collective review of it all. Meet and work togetherRead… Read more »

Trends On Tuesday: Most Internet Access Via Mobile by 2015

New predictions released by International Data Corporation (IDC). By 2015, more U.S. Internet users will access the Internet through mobile devices than through PCs or other wireline devices. As smartphones begin to outsell simpler feature phones, and as media tablet sales explode, the number of mobile Internet users will grow by a compound annual growthRead… Read more »

Green Jobs & a Biofuel Plant in Florida

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 »

National Health IT Week – Health Information Exchanges

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 »

Mission Essential Personnel Ranked On Inc. 500 List For Fourth Year In A Row

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 gov announces transparency initiative, regulatory review

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 »

Web-Enabled Coordination

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 »