OPPO IN THE MAINSTREAM. Politico. “Opposition research, long vilified and romanticized as a kind of political dark art, has stepped out of the closet for the 2012 presidential campaign, in which current and former opposition researchers are taking prominent roles, the self-described ‘high road’ candidate has an extensive research operation and the climate couldn’t beRead… Read more »
One more week and it’s SharePoint Saturday The Conference in DC (SPSTCDC)! If you haven’t heard, SPSTCDC is a 3-day, community-driven, educational event filled with over 280 sessions from over 190 speakers that are world renowned SharePoint experts and executives covering a wide range of technical and business SharePoint topics. In case you’re not familiarRead… Read more »
The saying ‘no news is good news’ could not be further from the truth when it comes to job interviews. There’s often a long nerve-racking period of ‘no news’ while you wait for any news (and hope for good news) after an interview. Here are some quick ‘dos’ and one really important ‘don’t’ for survivingRead… Read more »
So the government consultation on open data has arrived (h/t @hadleybeeman for signposting!) and before I get into the content, think it’s worth praising the Cabinet Office for an easy to “flick through” consultation. What do we mean? Firstly, the glossary of terms is very important to understand what we mean by open data forRead… Read more »
Could the myki card be coming to taxis? Victoria transportation officials have asked Allan Fels, who chairs a task force to investigate Victoria’s taxi industry, to look into the potential for using the myki card for short trips. “The inquiry should be free to consider market-based solutions or public transport ticketing solutions,” officials said. AccordingRead… Read more »
Responding to reports of widespread fare evasion on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY), a state politician wants to raise the minimum fine from $100 to $500. Last week the New York Daily News reported that lax enforcement made fare beating a financially viable option for some New Yorkers. According to an internal MTA report, scofflawsRead… Read more »
Now you can attend LexisNexis CLE Classes from the comfort of your desk! These CLE classes are included in your agency’s LexisNexis subscription. They will be offered online using WebEx Conference Services. Register today at www.lexisnexis.com/govelearn. Your research possibilities are virtually unlimited with the LexisNexis Government e-Learning Series. CLE Webinar Schedule for August 2011 ImproveRead… Read more »
An application programming interface (API) is now available for Federal Register data from FederalRegister.gov (also known as Federal Register 2.0), according to a 1 August 2011 post by Michael White of the Office of the Federal Register — and a member of our community — on the OFR Blog. According to the post, the APIRead… Read more »
In my seventeen years of government employment, I encountered many bureaucratic procedures that made accomplishing anything very difficult and inefficient. Most government employees know that the agency or program they are working for could be improved but they do not have the opportunity to express their ideas or are afraid to express new ideas asRead… Read more »
Day 3 Staff Meeting Today started off with a staff meeting for the engineering division. Normally in our meetings we discuss the status of projects and developments. Today we also discussed engineering policies for our division. Many of the other departments in the city are documenting the policies, processes, and work flows by which theirRead… Read more »