We have started opening up data on traffic and travel. Because it is picking up live information from sensors on the streets and roads across the county, you can only view it as feeds (go here and search for traffic). If you are a developer, we’d love to see what you can do with thisRead… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
5 Questions You Absolutely Need To Ask Yourself About Your Project Management Career
1. What Are My Goals? Long-term goals and short-term goals go here. Write them down. Make sure they are SMART goals: Specific – List the candidate companies you want to work for, specific titles you want to hold, etc. Measurable – How will you know when you’ve achieved it? Attainable – Is this within theRead… Read more »
Maryland broadband expansion moves forward
Tweet Maryland will soon begin expanding broadband access throughout the state through the use of a $115 million federal grant. The initiative will cover ten counties. The expansion will be coordinated through a new “logistics center,” and headquarters of One Maryland Broadband in Elkridge, Maryland. The bulk of the money will go to provide serviceRead… Read more »
LAWFARE: how Terrorist support groups are blocking the training of US law enforcement
In the article from the prestigious Counter Terrorist magazine, read about how Muslim terrorist support groups like CAIR, are looking to shut down US law enforcement training using “Lawfare”, a form of Jihad that uses this country’s hard earned laws against itself. READ MORE: http://www.homelandsecuritynet.com/news/lawfare.html
How E-mail Signatures Can Brand and Promote Your Organization
One of the most overlooked opportunities for online marketing also happens to be one of the most ubiquitous: the e-mail “signature” One of the first things new employees do is create a “signature block” for their e-mails. These half a dozen lines or so, consisting of your contact info, plop themselves at the bottom ofRead… Read more »
Microsoft – Open Government Platform of the Future
For our Open Government Canada webinar, Nik Garkusha, a leading Open Data expert from Microsoft, will cover the ‘Open Government Platform of the Future’. You can follow Nik’s pioneering Open Source Community work at their Port 25 site. Open Government Platform of the Future The future of Open Government is transparency, efficiency & civic engagement.Read… Read more »
How-To: Game the GovLoop Top 100 Rankings
Ever wondered how you get into the GovLoop Top 100 rankings? Well, for those of you who are a little competitive or just like to feel as if you’re making progress toward something (you know, like gold stars, good grades and general gaming domination), then this post is for you. First, here’s the breakdown ofRead… Read more »
TooManyWebsites.gov
This week the White House blog posted a message from Macon Phillips, the White House Director of New Media, titled “TooManyWebsites.gov”. This initiate is part of the Campaign to Cut Waste that the White House launched this week, quoting the President: “As President Obama has said, we can’t win the future with a government ofRead… Read more »
Recruitment 411: Education: On the job or in the classroom?
I have been considering going back to school to pursue my master’s for awhile now. The other day as I was pondering the pros and cons of graduate school -for what seemed like the hundredth time – I came across What’s Your College Degree Worth?. The blog discusses the ongoing debate about the increasing costRead… Read more »
Like the Beatles, states and localities look for HELP defining cloud/SaaS services
Deltek Analyst Derek Johnson reports. Requests for information (RFIs) are routinely used by state and local governments as a means to gather intelligence from the contracting community regarding a certain business problem, system or solution. For vendors, the challenge is usually in identifying and deciding whether an RFI is worth the time and resources toRead… Read more »