News release: “”The Department of Justice which is responsible for enforcing FOIA government-wide was supposed to be the change agent and role model for President Obama’s FOIA reforms,” said Nate Jones, the Archive’s Freedom of Information Act Coordinator. “But, despite the president’s clear instructions, the DOJ has embraced a ‘FOIA-as-usual mindset’ that has failed to transform the decades-old FOIA policies within its department, much less throughout the government.”
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Daily Archives: February 18, 2012
Reforming and Consolidating Government Act of 2012
White House: “We live in a 21 5t century economy, but we have a Government organized for the 20th century. Our economy has fundamentally changed but the Federal Government has not. The Federal Government needs to be leaner, smarter, and more consumer-friendly to give our communities, businesses, and workers the tools they need to thrive… Continue Reading
A Comprehensive Guide for Best Practices in Cloud Computing for State and Local Governments
A Comprehensive Guide for Best Practices in Cloud Computing for State and Local Governments, February 2012 “Sensing the convergence of these business and technology trends, in September 2011 the TechAmerica Foundation formed a group of experts to develop guidance for helping state and local governments evaluate, adopt and implement cloud computing. This State and Local… Continue Reading
Air Force Special Operations Command Buys iPads and Deploys Russian software for charts
NextGov: “When the Air Force Special Operations Command decided to buy 2,861 made-in-China Apple iPad tablet computers in January to provide flight crews with electronic navigation charts and technical manuals, it specified mission security software developed, maintained and updated in Russia. The command followed in the path of Alaska Airlines, which in May 2011 became… Continue Reading
Inside a Bubble and Crash: Evidence from the Valuation of Amenities
Inside a Bubble and Crash: Evidence from the Valuation of Amenities, Ronan C. Lyons, February 18, 2012 “Using a rich dataset of one million property listings in Ireland, 2006-2011, this paper examines four issues related to understanding housing markets and their cycles. Firstly, it finds that five broad categories of location-specific amenities are reflected in… Continue Reading
