Interview with Retired Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) To listen to the podcast, visit: http://www.ceileadership.org In Episode 22 of the Green Government Podcast we with Retired VIce Admiral Dennis V. McGin,, the president of ACORE, about renewable energy, renewable energy in the military, and how the U.S. governmentRead… Read more »
Many of us have great work ethics and like to deliver quality work. But, what do you do when you work under someone that does not provide the support you need to get your job done. You are working very hard to meet deadlines, but your manager does not respond to your questions or doesRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Randi Powell reports. Florida is making the transition to centralized management of its IT services, systems and procurements. Introduced by Governor Rick Scott as one of his many efforts to aggressively cut costs, a bill handing IT procurement authority from the Department of Management Service’s (DMS) Division of Purchasing to the Agency forRead… Read more »
POLITICAL LAW FIRM LAUNCH. Chris Ashby launched a new firm and its website is here. He’s on Twitter, too. SAM BROWN TO ALLEN & OVERY. Sam Brown will be joining Allen & Overy’s this week. He joins the firm from the Federal Election Commission, where he served in Commissioner Ellen Weintraub’s office. POST PROFILES COLBERTRead… Read more »
This week’s Project of the Week is brought to you by one of GovLoop’s 2011 Major Partners, IBM. As the year continues they will be present on GovLoop to help you with any Analytics questions you may have. Dr. GovLoop recently caught up with Frank Stein of the Analytics Solution Center at IBM about howRead… Read more »
The Postal Service may be faced with a debt ceiling crisis of its own come September 30th. The agency is reporting third quarter losses in excess of $3 billion and anticipates that they will default on payments to the federal government by the end of the fiscal year. The loss for the quarter that endedRead… Read more »
New York City will be extending its contract with Northrop Grumman to support the city’s multi-agency government wireless network for another five years. The New York City Wireless Network (NYCWiN) is the most comprehensive municipal wireless broadband network currently deployed. The network was designed and built by Northrup Grumman and the city cites the company’sRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. When looking back at the justice and public safety markets in July, it’s nearly impossible to ignore the happenings of the Los Angeles County Regional Interoperable Communications System project (LA-RICS). In mid-July, Senior Analyst Jeff Webster reported on the possible award of a contract to Raytheon, and Analyst Kristin HoweRead… Read more »
More than a decade after the first contract was signed, Sydney’s transit riders are still waiting for an electronic ticketing system. But with a new government and a new contract in place, commuters may see progress as early as 2012. Cubic Transportation Systems, which won the contract last year, says everything is on track toRead… Read more »
Word on the street is that when life first appeared on the planet, it was single-cell. It took a little bit of time (i.e. millions and millions of years) for life to get its differentiation on. But soon, you could see it (or not, since people weren’t around yet): mitochondria, smooth ER and rough ER,Read… Read more »