The traditional view of the city as a densely populated urban center where people work in factories, offices, and can walk to shops that surround their homes has witnessed radical changes in the urban landscape of America. People’s lives are now predominantly based in the suburbs. American cities are now plagued with old infrastructure, failingRead… Read more »
Last week’s top 5 got a little on the serious side with the top 5 things we hate about politics so this week we’ll take it a little lighter and move on the silver screen. After-all it is Friday. When I started making this list I really had no idea there were so many moviesRead… Read more »
I was thinking back on a lecture in grad school this morning and wanted to briefly share part of an article and pose the question, should government be run like a business? The New Public Service: Serving Rather than Steering, is an article by Robert Denhardt and Janet Denhardt that I read during graduate school.Read… Read more »
Although we are just waiting on the vote to seal the Debt Crisis deal, here is a write up from the Washington Post on how a default would impact federal workers: Q & A: Default and Federal Workers Favorite
There’s always a lot of talk on GovLoop about attracting and retaining young talent in government. Obviously, there are things like paying more and making the hiring process simpler, but another big part of getting young people to take an active role in their government is educating them about the importance at an early age.Read… Read more »
We’re just hours away from the Minnesota government closing it’s doors. While it’s looking bleak that government leaders will come to a consensus and pass a budget a few things ARE looking up thanks to a Minnesota judge. Yesterday a state judge ruled that Governor Dayton’s austere shutdown plan didn’t include enough essential service toRead… Read more »
Don’t look now but it looks like we might have another shutdown on our hands. Just a few months ago Americans and federal employees were burdened with 3 weeks of limbo wondering if the government would shutdown… and now for Minnesotans the worry that their state will shutdown is precious moments away from becoming aRead… Read more »
As some of you may or may not know GovLoop has a blog with the Huffington Post (It’s pretty cool, you should check it out). Every week we try to write about something that’s going on inside GovLoop. Well, our most recent post about “Rightsizing” the government has blown up, and we’d love to getRead… Read more »
What should a digital city do? -Solve school board problem -All connected -Very confusing -Bunch of info needs to take action on-What does community want? -Digital is data and info…but people -Digital portal – -3D world of the ctiy -X-ray of pipes -Bus systems – virtually -Shrinks the city and county of village -find outRead… Read more »
Higher education faces many challenges. Economic struggle and tight national budgets have created hardship for both institutions as well as students. As a result, higher education has been forced to adapt. Deloitte education practitioners around the world have joined forces to Making the grade 2011: A study of the top 10 issues facing higher educationRead… Read more »