by CivicMeter Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Civic Data & Tech, Uncategorized
Last October 18, a man dressed in a yellow Pikachu suit climbed a concrete barrier on the outer perimeter of the White House. The 36-year old was immediately arrested by Secret Service members. Combs said he only wanted to make a viral Youtube video. Less amusing was...
by CivicMeter Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Program Evaluation, Uncategorized
Seeking a more “scientific and data-driven” approach to teen pregnancy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has brought in private research firms Mathematica Policy Research and RTI International . The two research firms will be part of a $10 million...
by CivicMeter Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Government IT, Uncategorized
Convenient. Accessible. Secure. These adjectives describe an ideal website. But the websites of federal government agencies are far from ideal. A recent report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) indicates that a great majority of the...
by CivicMeter Staff | Dec 4, 2017 | Civic Data & Tech, Uncategorized
Problem: Municipal data governed by a dizzying assortment of standards, released in a Babel of formats. Solution: An international open standards directory that will guide researchers on the proper format for releasing their data. [See it here.] Andrew Nicklin,...
