BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE Issue Date: July-August 2011Departments—Manderscheid Report Reflecting on Social JusticeDespite tough times and tight budgets, we cannot fail to value life, health, and equity for all by Ron Manderscheid, PhD President Franklin Roosevelt gave his annual State of the Union address from the White House instead of the Capitol in 1944. A few minutesRead… Read more »
A tribute to project managers and those who want to be project managers, all over the world. One morning I woke up asking myself ‘what do I want to be when I grow up’. I had been laid off from my job as an operations manager the day before. Rather than drown in self-pity, IRead… Read more »
Anyone who follows this blog knows I spend as much time talking about our culture as I do discussing our marketing and social media strategies. The reason is simple, they go hand in hand; our employees define our culture and without them our marketing strategies would be dead in the water. From our employee recruiterRead… Read more »
When it comes to reporting on new developments in the Gov 2.0 world, there are few more influential than Alex Howard. Based in Washington D.C., Alex writes for O’Reilly Media on everything from social media to new technology developments. He’s known to many by his Twitter pseudonym, @digiphile. I sat down with him while inRead… Read more »
Almost half of the fare cheaters on New York City’s subways are children, and they are costing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority millions. According to an unofficial MTA report, 43% of scofflaws are children, most of whom duck under the turnstiles. The New York Daily News spoke with some mothers who did not pay for theirRead… Read more »
Chicago-area Metra (IL) expects to improve the air quality inside its commuter rail cars by switching to more efficient air filters. After a Chicago Tribune investigation found that commuters were exposed to high levels of soot inside the rail cars, the agency studied a series of options for reducing exposure to the fumes. Soot levelsRead… Read more »
The Chicago Transit Authority (IL) ordered 300 new subway cars from Bombardier at a cost of $331 million. The new cars will use alternating current propulsion, which allows dynamic braking regeneration, lower energy and maintenance costs, and improved reliability. The cars will also be equipped with an active suspension system to keep the floor isRead… Read more »
The federal web manager community has been hollering – rightly – about the uncontrolled proliferation of federal government websites for at least 7 years. We’ve known we can’t possibly manage all that content effectively. We’ve known there’s duplication and redundancy. We’ve known that a huge percentage of our web content is written poorly, making itRead… Read more »
GSA’s Section 508 program recently created a guidance document, “Guidance on Acquisition for Accessible EIT” (in PDF and doc format). Federal acquisitions of accessible EIT (Electronic and Information Technology) are based on an agency or department having a detailed process for addressing Section 508. While the process can be quite involved for some acquisitions, itRead… Read more »
We haven’t done a live webchat this month yet, so let’s squeeze one in before August is upon us! So, at 11am on 26th July, please join me on the Kind of Digital site for an hour’s live chatter about overcoming barriers to implementing social media type online innovation. Am sure there’s plenty to keepRead… Read more »