Yearly Archives: 2011

White introduces local impact fee bill on natural gas extraction

HB 1748 would maintain local control while providing funding for infrastructure, environmental and education concerns HARRISBURG, July 18 – State Rep. Jesse White, D-Washington/Allegheny/Beaver, has introduced HB 1748, legislation that would establish a local impact fee on natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania. Under White’s legislation, an annual base fee of $20,000 would be assessed andRead… Read more »

Preparing for the Fight

Originally posted on Govwin.com By Prem Iyer, Director of Information Security at Iron Bow Technologies Despite a reported reduction in the number of cyber attacks, major brands and government agencies across the globe have been the targets of increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks. A notorious hacker group, LulzSec, has recently infiltrated government Web sites belonging toRead… Read more »

Daily Dose: Protecting Employees from Retaliation

Have you ever been afraid to speak up for fear of losing your job? Discrimination complaints are on the rise at federal agencies, but many employees are still afraid to complain for fear of retaliation, according to a new EEOC report. In particular, the EEOC found that the Bureau of Prisons had an unusually poorRead… Read more »

MEP Finding US Suppliers to Support Buy American

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, part of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, is helping government agencies that have Buy American/America provision requirements connect with US manufacturers who can make the products they need here in the US. We are leveraging our vast network of experts who work with manufacturers everyday to identify suppliersRead… Read more »

Brian Drain -reposted

Ayn Rand foreshadowed it in her bestseller, Atlas Shrugged, but what can be done about brain drain? The NEO model offers a new kind of vision for leveraging intellectual property and assets During the past twenty odd years I have held various titles and positions – almost always with the same small twist to them.Read… Read more »

Public safety broadband network hits new roadblock

Tweet Print PDF Municipal public safety officials have gone to Washington to lobby for a proposed public safety broadband network. The network which would service only public safety, law enforcement and first responders is supported by the Obama administration but members of Congress are less sure of its merits. The network would cost taxpayers nearlyRead… Read more »

Seven Management Imperatives: Imperative Five – Respond to the New Security Environmen

Government leaders and managers have a fundamental responsibility to protect citizens from security threats. The weapons and tactics employed in many of today’s security threats do not require the traditional armies of the past. Malicious groups of people, down to a hostile individual operating within the homeland, can acquire and employ commercially available technology toRead… Read more »

Social insight into action

Hi all HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is one of the largest government departments here in the UK (not dissimilar to the US’s IRS). One of the areas of digital we have developed is ‘social listening’ (what the blog world, Facebookers, Tweeters etc are saying about us – with feeds pulled together into a ‘digitalRead… Read more »