RECORD FOR FOREIGN TRIPS. Roll Call. “The costs of overseas trips taken by Senators and their staffers jumped by about 20 percent last year, reaching an all-time high of more than $5 million in publicly reported costs, which is still likely less than half the actual total.” “CASTLES AT THE CAPITOL.” Press release here. “CastlesRead… Read more »
Deltek Associate Research Analyst Randi Powell reports. As North Carolina looks to become the latest state to move toward outsourcing its IT consolidation and modernization efforts, it also hopes to avoid the much-publicized missteps of other states. North Carolina is taking great pains to assess its options, review case studies, collaborate with vendors, and developRead… Read more »
Until now, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) did not make it easy for commuters to fix or replace lost, damaged, or otherwise defective MetroCards. They had to mail the card back to MTA for a replacement (in some cases postmarked a day after the incident occurred) and answer a lot of questions on a paperRead… Read more »
On Thursday, I will attend SFOpen 2011, a forum discussion on Open Government with nine of the candidates currently running for the office of Mayor of San Francisco. The event is sponsored by Change.org, GovFresh, WordPress, and various others. From the event site: SFOpen 2011 brings together the 2011 San Francisco Mayoral candidates for aRead… Read more »
If it wasn’t for the Internet, we would never be able to enjoy interesting little treasures from around the world. Where else can find pictures of people, many legends of our time having dinner, laughing, hanging out, and performing? “Awesome People Hanging Out Together” has well over a hundred photographs (and growing by the day)Read… Read more »
First off, congrats to the folks who will be attending the 2011 NGG Conference next month courtesy of GovLoop & YGL! After mulling over a new haiku for the NGG free ticket contest, I hopped on “da geeloop” to submit a new reply but noticed the winner’s we already identified so there was no needRead… Read more »
Today, we celebrate the strands of our history that made us red, white, and blue, Betsy Ross’s iconic work: Old Glory. Today is Flag Day. As it abundantly obvious, we at Code for America are big fans. (Just look at the logo.) Our flag was designed to illustrate how we came together as different statesRead… Read more »
Authored by GovWin’s Sean Tucker What will it take to survive in the federal IT market in fiscal year 2012? The smartest companies are already gameplanning for the new reality. The 2011 federal budget process was one of the messiest on record. Political battles left the government operating without a true budget for most ofRead… Read more »
Following my previous post about the upcoming Deliberative Poll here in California, I have been invited to attend the event as an observer. From the invitation email: I am writing to invite you to observe an exciting civic engagement event this summer that will help chart the course for California’s future. On June 24-26, aRead… Read more »
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the opportunities and challenges of all things social within my council and the wider public sector and wondering what it is that might be at the root of some of the fears or issues people have around embracing or adopting social within the mainstream operations of the organisation.Read… Read more »