Yearly Archives: 2012

Creating A Government Innovation Fund

In January of 2011 shortly after taking office as Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission. The purpose of SAGE is to modernize and rightsize government to make it more efficient, effective and accountable through four activities: On December 15, 2011, the SAGE Commission met and approvedRead… Read more »

Its about the media, stupid #commutesocial

However, most interestingly, their experience is less connected to the technology than it is to the social media tools enabled by the technology. via lloydbrown.posterous.com What seems to drive the consumer’s seemingly insatiable appetite for the mobile device, is not the device, but the media we access through the device. www.commutesocial.me Permalink Original post

Commute Social with Skuzme – a must for any serious commuter

The next time you’re riding your favorite transit service, driving your daily morning commute, boarding your weekly flight home, and you see something that may be useful for other commuters, use Skuzme to let them know. Skuzme connects commuters with commuters, and with better transport choices. It’s a one-stop social network where commuters interact withRead… Read more »

Kevin Curry: Why I’m Coding for America

I recently made a significant change in my life. I joined Code for America. I’ve actually been a part of Code for America, as an advisor, from its beginning. Actually, Code for America Founder and Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka and I hosted the very first CityCamp in January 2010. A couple of weeks ago IRead… Read more »

Training – A must in any business environment, especially tough ones

In our current business environment should we train, not train, or delay training? That is the question. All one has to do is listen to the news, look at a magazine or newspaper, or attend a meeting with management to confirm that the government is in a period of significant budgetary challenges. Although we mayRead… Read more »

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Translation is an extraordinary process. It is holding on to the essence of a thing while stripping away everything which expresses that essence and replacing it with a different language or a different form. Having pulled off this remarkable feat, the fate of the translator is then to be ignored: the integrity of the originalRead… Read more »

What’s On Tap For 2012?

A new year always brings about the opportunity to reflect — look back at the challenges and accomplishments of the past year — as well as make plans for what we’d like to see happen in the coming months. Certainly, last year was a busy and tumultuous time in government, which AOL Government chronicled inRead… Read more »

GPO’s Mobile Member Guide

The U.S. Government Printing Office developed the Member Guide mobile websiteto provide contact and other information about the 112th Congress for users on the go. The mobile website allows users to browse via state, political party, chamber or last name. According to the U.S. Government Printing Office: The Mobile Member Guide app is the GuideRead… Read more »

Sprint Raises the Bar on Sustainable Design Through New Product and Packaging Standards

LAS VEGAS, Jan 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Recently earning the No. 3 spot on Newsweek’s 2011 Green Rankings, Sprint /quotes/zigman/240259/quotes/nls/s S -0.46% has updated its environmental scorecard evaluation criteria for phones and packaging for device manufacturers and vendors. The scorecard is revised each year to ensure continuous improvement of sustainable design considerations across Sprint’sRead… Read more »