The Department of Labor has emerged as a leader in transforming crucial information buried in online PDF files or impenetrable government websites into new applications that widely distribute government data. Keep reading →
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This is the last in a series of articles examining how DOT, among other government agencies, is infusing innovation into the federal workplace.
Having led the Arizona DOT to build the Phoenix area freeway system six years ahead of schedule, Victor Mendez was innovating before it became a buzzword within the federal government. Keep reading →
This is the second in a series of articles examining how DOT, among other government agencies, is infusing innovation into the federal workplace.
These days, building a bridge can be compared to constructing Legos on the weekend. Keep reading →
This is the first in a series of articles examining how DOT, among other government agencies, is infusing innovation into the federal workplace.
When a group of experts got together a few years ago to study transportation innovations, they were stunned to learn many interstate highway project took 13 years to complete. Keep reading →
The White House has unveiled a new government web site section designed to help accelerate the environmental review and permitting process for 14 high priority infrastructure projects.
The new Federal Infrastructure Projects Dashboard is also intended to bring greater public attention to the projects, and the promise of jobs associated with them, said Jeff Zients, deputy director for management and chief performance officer at the White House Office of Management and Budget in a blog post yesterday. Keep reading →
Transportation spending accounts for 2.7%, or $234 billion, of the 2012 proposed federal budget. Only $8.3 billion is slated for the Federal Railroad Administration. Although the White House has stated that its goal over the next 25 years is to give 80% of Americans access to high speed rail, the development of mass and rapid transit systems faces many roadblocks, both financial and cultural.
With the exception of New York City, where 54% of workers commute via public transportation, every metropolitan area in the United States has one preferred means of transportation: the car. Keep reading →
A transportation planner with the Federal Highway Administration was awarded the grand prize, including a $50,000 check, for submitting the best overall idea, among more than 1,000 entries, on how to use informaltion technology to improve the quality of government.
Aung Gye took the top prize for suggesting that the U.S. could minimize the need to acquire new vehicles and equipment by developing a nationwide interactive data base that would track underutilized assets including office space, conference rooms, automobiles and other equipment. Keep reading →