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The Army, eager to get Federal Aviation Administration permission to fly unmanned aircraft in civilian airspace near its U.S. bases for training, has issued a new directive on the subject and will apply for an FAA Certificate of Authorization to operate drones near Fort Stewart, Georgia.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in a special contributed post to Breaking Gov’s sister site, Breaking Energy, discuss his vision behind the UN’s new Sustainable Energy for All initiative and the need for everyone –governments, the private sector and civil society to work together to overcome two urgent challenges: Energy poverty and climate change.
Making federal government data more user-friendly and accessible to the public gives citizens an opportunity to ensure government accountability and encourages engagement and influence in the decision-making process.
According to the Mobile Gov Blog, Data.gov has been a tremendous asset in accomplishing this goal, allowing anyone to download government datasets, large and small, However, while experts on the data can extract a wealth of information and publish their findings for everyone else to consume, the same large datasets can pose a particular challenge for developers of mobile apps. Keep reading →
The Library of Congress – Virtual Tour App allows users to get a tour of the Library of Congress at anytime and from anywhere.
The app, available for the iPhone, gives users access to hundreds of pictures of the Library including pictures of the main reading room or its collection on important documents which founded the United States, according to the Mobile Gov Blog. Keep reading →
In an abrupt jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home to Chicago, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day in November. Obama budget chief Jack Lew will take over the job.
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This report was provided by Breaking Gov affiliate, Huffington Post.
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Employees in the private sector continued to be more satisfied with their jobs, the way their organizations work and their supervisors than their counterparts in the federal government, according to data released this week by the Partnership for Public Service. Keep reading →
White House officials are urging House and Senate lawmakers to maintain a separate funding account for high-profile Gov 2.0 and “eGov” initiatives such as Data.gov, Federal IT Dashboard and Challenge.gov rather than merging them with other funds as currently proposed, Federal Computer Week has reported.
Under the House and Senate budget bills for fiscal 2012, the flagship Electronic Government Fund would be combined with another fund. Both bills also would maintain recent dramatic cuts to the electronic government fund. Keep reading →
The Partnership for Public Service today released the 2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings – an important tool for Congress, the Obama administration and agency leaders to measure employee job satisfaction and commitment, gauge federal agency progress and identify signs of trouble.
“When agencies are poorly managed and workers aren’t committed, the public suffers,” said Max Stier, president and CEO of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service. Keep reading →
A Senate panel passed a bipartisan deal to save the U.S. Postal Service.
The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9-to-1 to pass the deal, which buys out some employees, cuts worker compensation benefits for some retirees and maintains Saturday mail service for two more years. Keep reading →