Policy Fellow Matt Rumsey wrote this post. Here is the week’s first look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News Roundup: Campaign Finance Democratic politicians have assaulted Republicans over their use of “unlimited secret money” in recent days. At the same time, the party has beenRead… Read more »
The lack of funding for our nation’s inland navigational arteries is reaching a point of crisis. Much of the nation’s critical inland navigation infrastructure is crumbling, and not much is being done to resolve the funding shortfall needed to upgrade old locks and dams. Western Pennsylvania’s 23 locks are old and, in some cases, crumbling,Read… Read more »
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From Preservation Virginia: Preservation Virginia is hosting its 2012 Legislative Reception in honor of Fort Monroe, which recently closed and is in the process of being transferred to the Commonwealth of Virginia for reuse. The organization named Fort Monroe to its list of Virginia’s Most Endangered Historic Sites in 2007 in order to generate awarenessRead… Read more »
From the Dulles Area Transportation Association: “DATA (Dulles Area Transportation Association) has an innovative part-time Rideshare Coordinator position available at Northern Virginia’s Dulles International Airport. A complete job description, qualifications and salary range can be found on DATA’s website, www.datatrans.org.” Original post
From the Washington Area Bicyclists Association: “Events Assistant The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) is seeking an Events Assistant to help develop, coordinate and implement our annual fundraiser, BikeFest. The Events Assistant will be working closely with WABA’s Events Coordinator to grow the event from last year’s success. Additionally, the Events Assistant will contribute toRead… Read more »
A manager asked me the best way to “knock the rough edges off” his team? I said, “How about we grow them until the rough edges are covered?” Are you a knocker or a grower?
The White House announced today that President Obama will be hosting the first “official Presidential Google Hangout” today at 5:30 Eastern. Using a combination of the White House’s YouTube channel to take in questions and Google Hangout for a live conversation with selected participants, this event will mark a digital first for those have servedRead… Read more »
SEPTA launched System Status, an online tool that gives riders real-time updates for bus, trolley, and rail services in one place. Original post
The NYPD Transit Bureau purchased 2,700 dual-band radios which will allow police patrolling the subway system to communicate with officers on the street. Original post