Mayor of London on collision course with transport unions
After Transport for London (UK) confirmed that it is considering automated trains, the mayor of London is facing a showdown with transport unions. Original post
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Amtrak adds WiFi to more East Coast routes
Amtrak officially launched free WiFi on 12 East Coast routes, including the heavily traveled Northeast Regional, Empire, and Keystone services. Original post
Scores on the Doors
We’d like to thank everyone that put forward an idea and everyone that provided valuable feedback on the ideas. We were overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of the ideas and it was a very difficult task for the Judges to come up with the winners of the best ideas for how people could improveRead… Read more »
Small Business Administration and Department of Labor Mobile Challenges
One way government can produce mobile products is through contests like those on Challenge.gov. We wanted to highlight two agency mobile challenges: First, the Small Business Administration launched the Apps for Entrepreneurs challenge this week. The SBA wants better tools for entrepreneurs and small businesses to navigate the Federal government’s programs, services, and procurement opportunities.Read… Read more »
Mission Essential Personnel Adds Former SOCOM Commander Admiral Eric Olson To Board of Advisors
10/24/2011 Chantilly, VA – Mission Essential Personnel, LLC (MEP) today announced that Adm. Eric T. Olson, who recently retired as Commander, US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), has joined its Board of Advisors. Olson was the first SEAL to command USSOCOM and will share his unique global perspective with MEP leadership as the company continues toRead… Read more »
California announces Medi-Cal cuts
California plans to start cutting Medi-Cal payments. The state sought federal permission to reduce the amount of money it gives out to cover health care for the state’s low income residents. Under the terms of the plan the state will make a 10% cut in the amount of reimbursements it pays out, a move whichRead… Read more »
Judging Complete for 2011 Government Big Data Solutions Award
The Judges for the 2011 Government Big Data Solutions Award have reported back and results have been tabulated. Judges had to choose from a diverse and large set of nominees in 2011, and we can only assume that the list will grow for 2012. It was great working with an all start team of professionalsRead… Read more »
What questions do you have about open data, apps contests and sustainability?
*What questions do you have about open data, apps contests and sustainability?* Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency launched a contest to build “green apps” using its data. After months of preparation, development, publicity and engagement, the contest produced 38 apps:http://appsfortheenvironment.challenge.gov/submissions Last week, the winners of the contest were announcedhttp://www.epa.gov/appsfortheenvironment/winners.html Tomorrow, I’ll be moderatingRead… Read more »
Inspiration from TedX MidAtlantic: How Can We Engage the Public?
This weekend I had the opportunity to attend the TedX Mid-Atlantic conference in DC. For those of you who are unfamiliar, TED is a nonprofit “devoted to ideas worth spreading”. TED has annual conferences in California, and independently organized TEDx conferences throughout the year in cities all around the world. Let me tell you, thisRead… Read more »
Analyst or Reporter: Implications for Data
I was watching the news the other day and started thinking about the differences between news analysts and news reporters. Many channels now have folks with titles like senior news analyst, senior Washington correspondent, policy analyst, and so on. When did reporting “news” become more than just actually telling folks what happened in a particularRead… Read more »