“The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has introduced its most innovative product – a smartphone app for the Pocket Guide to Transportation 2016. The Pocket Guide is a popular, quick reference guide to significant transportation statistics. The new app allows users to take all the informative graphics and tables from the guide with them without having to carry a copy of the Pocket Guide. All of the features of the annual Pocket Guide will be available from both the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad and the Google Play store for Android devices. All seven sections – Infrastructure, Moving People, Moving Goods, Performance, Economy, Safety and Environment – plus a new Major Trends section can be found on the app. To link to the iTunes and Google Play download sites, go to the BTS Pocket Guide to Transportation page.”
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Daily Archives: August 19, 2016
Congressional Efforts to Strip Federal Courts of Jurisdiction
CRS Reports & Analysis Legal Sidebar Dude, Where’s My Jurisdiction? Congressional Efforts to Strip Federal Courts of Jurisdiction – 08/17/2016 “Federal courts, in presiding over lawsuits, have significant power over the citizenry’s life, liberty, and property, and that power can be exercised in a manner that may raise concerns with the legislative branch. One way… Continue Reading
Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection
Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection, Rachel Y. Tang, Analyst in Transportation and Industry. August 17, 2016. “The 1978 deregulation of the airline industry in the United States eliminated federal control over many airline business practices, including pricing and domestic route selection. However, the federal government continues to legislate and enforce… Continue Reading
Development is impacting the Grand Canyon environment, ecology
National Geographic – Are We Losing the Grand Canyon?On a 650-mile trek, two adventurers faced danger and hardship—and saw how development could spoil an American icon. A proposed tramway, an upcoming titanium mine, hundreds of helicopter tourist trips – in addition to all the facilities to house, feed and transport an ever growing number of… Continue Reading
NASA Unveils New Public Web Portal for Research Results
“Public access to NASA-funded research data now is just a click away, with the launch of a new agency public access portal. The creation of the NASA-Funded Research Results portal on NASA.gov reflects the agency’s ongoing commitment to providing broad public access to science data. “At NASA, we are celebrating this opportunity to extend access… Continue Reading
GAO Report – Sexual Violence Data
Sexual Violence Data: Actions Needed to Improve Clarity and Address Differences Across Federal Data Collection Efforts, GAO-16-546: Published: Jul 19, 2016. Publicly Released: Aug 18, 2016. “Four federal agencies—the Departments of Defense, Education, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Justice (DOJ)—manage at least 10 efforts to collect data on sexual violence, which differ in target… Continue Reading
Gartner – Public Sector CIOs Can Lead a Citizen Services Revolution
Via Gartner – “Public sector organizations could harness digital disruption in times of change to bring about a revolution in citizen services, said Gartner, Inc. These efforts are often hindered by top-down hierarchies, cultural legacies and the lack of a compelling vision. There are, however, successful examples that can be replicated. “Public sector organizations often… Continue Reading
Global warming visualized as a heat rainbow
Via Scientific American – “According to new data published by NASA, July 2016 was the hottest month our planet has seen since we started recording temperatures 136 years ago. In fact, every month since October 2015 has set a new record compared to previous years. But since July is generally the warmest month of the… Continue Reading
Wikipedia mapping project
“Wikiverse is an independent initiative and not affiliated with Wikipedia. or the Wikimedia foundation.” Wikipedia Is A Giant Unfathomable Universe—Now You Can Explore It Like One Continue Reading
