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2012 Best of the Web Award Winners Announced
“The 2012 Best of the Web awards, a joint endeavor of Government Technology and the Center for Digital Government, were announced Thursday, Aug. 23. First place winners are the state of Alabama, Orange County, Fla., and Louisville, Ky. A complete list of winners is here.”
St. Louis Fed's economic database announces 50,000 economic time series in its database
FRED, the St. Louis Fed’s economic database, has just surpassed a new milestone, with 50,000 economic time series in its database. More than 6,000 series from Eurostat’s harmonized indices of consumer prices were added this month. The Eurostat data offers users the ability to compare inflation rates for different European countries. In addition, FRED recently …
New on LLRX – State Small Business Development Centers
Via LLRX – State Small Business Development Centers “George Bergstrom’s guide helps to identify resources to research how to start a small business in each of the 50 states. He suggests the first place to start may be the Small Business Administration’s district offices. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Disadvantaged Business Utilization …
Drought striken Mississippi River documented by NASA imaging
Yale e360 digest: “A pair of NASA satellite images comparing water flow along the Mississippi River this month with August 2011 illustrates the effects of a severe summer drought along the critical waterway. A recent photo, taken just south of Memphis, Tennessee on Aug. 8, reveals extensive sandbars that are newly exposed or far larger …
Cities.Data.gov
“Showcasing the applications and opportunities for harnessing the power of open data across the nation. City officials and developers working together to help improve the information available to city residents. Data in Cities.Data.Gov is not federal data and not subject to the Data.gov data policy…This page features datasets from participating cities as well as the …
CBP Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: CBP Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights – October 2012 “Stopping the flow of fake goods is a priority for the U.S. government. U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, has a multi-layered approach to IPR enforcement that includes …
Performance.gov provides a window on the Obama Administration's approach to improving performance and accountability
“Performance.gov is a window to the Administrations efforts to deliver a more effective, smarter, and leaner government. The site gives the public, government agencies, Members of Congress, the media, and others a view of the progress underway in cutting waste, streamlining government, and improving performance. Specifically, Performance.gov provides information on the following areas of focus: …
NHTSA Event Data Recorder Research Web site
“Since the term “EDR” can be used to cover many different types of devices, we believe it is important to define the term for purposes of this research site. When we use the term EDR in this site, we are referring to a device installed in a motor vehicle to record technical vehicle and occupant …
Verify U.S. Federal Government Social Media Accounts
“The government uses social media tools like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to connect with people and communicate official information, so its important to know if a social media account is really managed by the federal government. This tool lets you verify if a social media account is managed by the U.S. federal government. You can …
2012 Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference Presentations
“The 2012 Six-State Virtual Government Information Conference was held August 8-10, 2012. This free conference, while focusing on the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,Utah, and Wyoming, was open to all. An recorded archive of all presentations is linked here including Abstracts, Powerpoints, Handouts. See also the Conference Planners and Contributors.” [via Peggy Jobe …
CDC – 2011 State Obesity Map Now Available
“2011 CDC map detailing adult obesity prevalence for all U.S. states based on Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. In 2011, rates of adult obesity remain high, with state estimates ranging from 20.7 percent in Colorado to 34.9 percent in Mississippi. No state had a prevalence of adult obesity less than 20 percent, and …
