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 »
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?* 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 »
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 »
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 »
I’m pretty sure my situation is not unique, so I thought I would reach out to this amazing community to ask, “What now?” When I first came to DC to pursue my MPP I knew it was going to be a challenge. I had zero experience in government or politics and the closest I hadRead… Read more »
For the third time this month, one of the new automated people-movers at Sacramento International Airport (CA) was shut down for repairs. Original post
The MTA will refund ticket cancellation charges to about 300 passengers who returned tickets after a lightning strike knocked out LIRR service last month. Original post
According to British Transport Police, savvy criminals are using online information to plot thefts of metal cable from railroads. Original post