The increased use of smartphones and tablet computers has reduced the need for WiFi on public transit vehicles. Instead of expanding their wireless systems, transit operators are focusing on providing cellular coverage — at least those with underground systems. GeekWire writes that the availability of WiFi on transit has decreased in the Seattle (WA) area,Read… Read more »
The Postal Service may be faced with a debt ceiling crisis of its own come September 30th. The agency is reporting third quarter losses in excess of $3 billion and anticipates that they will default on payments to the federal government by the end of the fiscal year. The loss for the quarter that endedRead… Read more »
All these blogs about the Government: how it is failing, if it were a company what would happen, who should be in charge of it, etc, etc… Perhaps I’m simplifying things too much, but I see that the failure of the government and the US as a whole is going further than what Congressman orRead… Read more »
Deltek Senior Analysts Jeff Webster and Chris Cotner report. The business and government news has simply has not been good this year. Several states (e.g., California, New York, Texas, Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Minnesota) have experienced wide-ranging problems including budget deficits, significant budget cuts, state shutdowns, contract freezes, public employee layoffs, riots, andRead… Read more »
Rachel Sterne is Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, where she focuses on the City’s digital media strategy. You can follow her on Twitter @RachelSterne or follow the City @nycgov Today is the last day to sign up for Reinvent NYC.GOV, the City’s first-ever hackathon. Civic-minded designers and developers who want toRead… Read more »
We often use examples of visualisations or maps to describe open data, but if we look at more advanced types of mapping, you can find heatmapping too. Above is a map created using open data in Kent plotted by @purplegeode of just that, it’s a heatmap of cycle park availability, which will be very usefulRead… Read more »
Bravo to all of America’s political leaders. Well done. The debt ceiling was raised. Some cuts were made and an unprecedented default was avoided. Problem solved…right? Wrong! How American it is to wait until we are at the edge of disaster in order to force the hard choices. How American it is to rapidly debateRead… Read more »
The very first post on this blog, published almost two years ago now, led with “Give us your hands, not just your voices.” I thought of that as I read a Reuters piece this morning entitled The Year We Gave Up on Government. It’s a fascinating piece, with a number of really thought-provoking observations andRead… Read more »
Looks like it’s my turn in the barrel for another webinar about how govs can save money and increase efficiency by using modern technology. I have to admit that I am a bit keyed up about the direction technology is heading and now is the time to take advantage of the opportunities. Too often govsRead… Read more »
I wanted to share an article I read in graduate school and see if anyone has some insights to share with the GovLoop community. The article is titled, Are Large Public Organizations Manageable? The piece is written by Donna Shalala, who served 8 years as the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Bill ClintonRead… Read more »