The market was moving along nicely last week, looking like it was headed for yet another positive week, but those pesky problems in Greece are not going away and their inability to agree on the details of a bailout plan sent markets down around the world on Friday. The Thrift Savings Plan’s website is performingRead… Read more »
(Note: This post was written by Jennifer Pahlka, Executive Director of Code for America. The author is only listed as Abhi Nemani because of importing issues from CfA’s blog to GovLoop.) For the past few months, Civic Commons has been led by Nick Grossman, formerly of OpenPlans, who was one of the originators of theRead… Read more »
Next week’s release of President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2013 won’t be great news for the government contracting industry, especially as we finally get to see specifics on the long-expected spending cuts. But the information technology (IT) industry has less to fear than what might be expected. In fact, there are opportunities for growthRead… Read more »
Deltek Analyst Evan Halperin reports. In 2010, Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison, Cortland and Oswego counties worked together to form the Central New York Interoperable Communications Consortium (CNYICC). At present time, the Onondaga County Interoperable Communications System (OCICS) is the only one that is fully online. The counties, minus Cortland for the time being, are looking atRead… Read more »
I have mentioned previously that a great tip we received on our Google Analytics training was the use of the custom URL tool. This is tool potentially has great power especially if you know how to use it properly. I am not convinced that I have worked out all the wrinkles yet but am slowlyRead… Read more »
I’ve been a big fan of the NCDD LinkedIn group for the past couple of years, as it has offered people a great space for some rich discussions with thoughtful professionals in our field — without clogging anybody’s inbox. It’s also a good place to hear about new resources, timely articles, and general goings-on inRead… Read more »
Esri’s upcoming Federal GIS Conference is just a few weeks away! We’ve been talking about all of the wonderful sessions and resources that will be made available at the conference. At the Esri FedCon, attendees will have the opportunity to learn and grow, but also to connect with one another! What better way to doRead… Read more »
Policy Fellow Matt Rumsey wrote this post. Here is the week’s last look at transparency-related news items, congressional committee hearings, transparency-related bills introduced in Congress, and transparency-related events. News Roundup: Government Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) is under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics for possible insider trading violations. (Washington Post) The House Administration CommitteeRead… Read more »
In the past, Bob had been vigorously keeping up with the Titans of the Tech industry. His posts are here and here. These posts should give a picture of how the technology world is moving (and over time, identify trends). We have used market capitalization as our key indicator, but that’s just for ranking purposes.Read… Read more »
(Guest Post) The annual St. Charles Middle School Science Fair in Arlington was held Friday morning, Fedruary 3rd, in the auditorium, exhibiting the research of the sixth, seventh and eighth grade classes. On display were 39 research projects covering the physical sciences of chemistry, physics, and earth science, as well as the behavioral and socialRead… Read more »