Data.gov launches business community, adds more open data

Just after midnight last night, here on the East Coast, a new part of Data.gov went live. http://www.data.gov/business Politico’s @MorningTech reported this morning that around 200 new datasets were released to the public. At present, I’m seeing 120 datasets, most of which relate to the agricultural industry, census data or import/exports:http://www.data.gov/communities/node/244/data_tools?itemcount=100&tid=&keys=&field_categorization_value= US CIO +Steven VanRoekelRead… Read more »

Solar Shipments Up, Cost Down in 2010

The EIA’s data for solar shipments is in, and the news is good. The recently released report, available now, shows that PV shipments shot up in 2010, and their unit price continued to decrease. Good news for manufactures and purchasers, alike. So, where are these PV modules being built, and where are they going? TheRead… Read more »

The Bike Conference

It’s 2012. People are thinking outside the box, especially in the corporate world. Work no longer refers to where you go, but more importantly, what you do – and how you do it. Take the traditional conference for example — a number of employees shuffling into an ordinary office, sitting around an ordinary table, takingRead… Read more »

Everybody Else is Recruiting, So Why Can’t We?

A play on the legendary (yup, I said it) 1993 debut album by The Cranberries. It may seem counter-intuitive, but now is the time to launch a robust recruiting strategy for your bureau, office, team, or functional area. It is still a “recruiter’s market” despite incremental job growth, and there’s no better time to capitalizeRead… Read more »

Sprint Leads Wireless Industry in Green Power, Securing No. 13 on EPA Fortune 500(R) Green Power Partner List – Only wireless carrier named to National Top 50

press release Jan. 31, 2012, 1:00 p.m. EST Sprint Leads Wireless Industry in Green Power, Securing No. 13 on EPA Fortune 500(R) Green Power Partner List Only wireless carrier named to National Top 50 OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Sprint Nextel /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S +1.28% announced today that the company has movedRead… Read more »

Kyocera DuraPlus, Exclusively from Sprint, Offers Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Capabilities in Extreme Conditions on Sprint Direct Connect

January 31, 2012 10:00 AM Eastern Time Kyocera DuraPlus, Exclusively from Sprint, Offers Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Capabilities in Extreme Conditions on Sprint Direct Connect. Kyocera DuraPlus: a Sprint phone so masculine it’ll kick your face in for misdialing Read more: http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57368916-85/kyocera-duraplus-to-bolster-sprints-rugged-phone-lineup/#ixzz1l8sVUL1v Kyocera DuraPlus boasts military-grade durability and an embedded LED flashlight in a rugged candy-bar formRead… Read more »

Adapting KUALI financials for cities: Marin County is looking for Partners

Readers of my blog will be familiar Kuali – the coalition of universities that co-create a suite software core to their operations – as I’ve blogged about several times and argued that it is a powerful model for local governments interested in rethinking how they procure (or really, co-create) their software. For some time nowRead… Read more »

Deltek Pulse: health care and social services – January 2012 recap

Deltek Analyst Aila Altman reports. Looking back on the first month of 2012, health insurance exchanges (HIXs) continued to consume media outlets and fill legislators’ and lawmakers’ agendas nationwide. In Florida – the state leading the legal battle challenging the legality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – two bills were presented introducing legislation toRead… Read more »

Beta Launch of .gov.uk

For those of you that haven’t noticed, we’ve been busy across the pond: How did it come to this, that the government has one of the most exciting start-ups in the UK?! — Rev Dan Catt (@revdancatt) January 31, 2012 Last night saw the release of the beta version of .GOV.UK which as Francis Maude,Read… Read more »

Public Sector Loan Forgiveness Forms and Instructions

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: The Department of Education Released it’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness Forms and Instructions Today!!! Find it here! If you have student loans and you work for the government, non-profit, hospital, attorney, teacher etc…You will want this info. Full info below and at http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/PSF.jsp#Q9Downloads – Public Sector Loan Forgiveness Form – Employment Certification WhatRead… Read more »

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