The state of computer security is in continual change. The only constant in this game is the very dynamic nature of defense and offense. If you are a defender you will always have a hard job. You will always need to be on the lookout for ways to succeed in the face of a dynamic,Read… Read more »
After receiving an FTA grant for a CNG fueling station, the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PA) is studying the feasibility of converting to CNG. Original post
The London Assembly raised questions about Transport for London’s (UK) plans to accept payment by bank card on its buses in time for the 2012 Olympics. Original post
The Chicago Transit Authority (IL) completed installing nearly 1,800 security cameras at 78 rail stations six weeks ahead of schedule. Original post
You may have noticed that there is a question mark at the end of my blog post title. That’s because I didn’t want to make it sound like a statement, in case I’m missing something. Here’s what I experienced today and would love some of your feedback on: I was driving north on Bank streetRead… Read more »
Fellow open government advocate, Craig Thomler, has asked a very important question in his latest post: I wonder, should Australian political parties have explicit policies for Open Government and Government 2.0 with commitments to the use of online media and support for online engagement by public servants? It’s a question I have also asked. InRead… Read more »
Of late, a number of tools are popping up on-line to allow the average constituent redistrict their city/county, etc. While the one for Los Angeles has been available since May (facilitating a crowd-sourced effort), New York has recently made theirs available. The interesting twist on the New York release is that it is based uponRead… Read more »
What’s the future of social media? The National Archives hosted a discussion of that rather big question earlier this month. After an introduction from the Archivist of the US and a presentation on an upcoming “citizen archivist dashboard,” I gave a short presentation at the McGowan Theater in which I talked about the past, presentRead… Read more »
Last Thursday (11/17), GovLoop and RightNow hosted a training webinar on “Government Customer Service Mandate – Are we better off?”. During the training we discussed the lessons learned from building agency customer service plans and took a look at the future of government customer service. Below please find key resources related to the training session:Read… Read more »
Please consider taking this survey on website content management systems and social media which I am conducting for independent study as part of my MPA culminating experience/thesis research as a second year graduate student at the University of Memphis in the Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration. My research focus is exploring the impact onRead… Read more »