Tips on buying used equipment online 3rd May 2012 Larry Stoma, a design engineer for the Witte Co., offers tips on buying used equipment online.
Check out environmental claims for deicers, urges industry vendor 1st May 2012 Procurement, highway department and public works managers need to check out claims made by deicer manufacturers, says Pete Benoit, CEO of Frederick, Md.-based VETcorp, Inc.
Low tax receipts driving California fiscal crisis 1st May 2012 For days, business journalists have been warning that California’s income tax receipts for the month of April may come in billions of dollars short of expectations, deepening a fiscal crisis that threatens to plunge the state into insolvency.
Slight uptick reported in local government costs for latest month 30th April 2012 The overall costs of goods and services purchased by local governments increased 0.5 percent last month, according to American City & County’s Municipal Cost Index.
Government spending legislation aims to audit GSA each year (with related video) 30th April 2012 Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., has introduced legislation that will require an annual audit of the GSA. SciQuest’s Eric Zoetmulder offers his views.
Is your phone secure enough? 29th April 2012 Many people fail to recognize the security risks associated with Internet-connected, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), phones — and there are many. While most government agencies and businesses have protected their phones by securing lines when in use, an equally significant threat has been largely overlooked: protecting phones while not in use.
Americans’ opinion of federal government drops off a cliff 27th April 2012 Just one-third of U.S. residents have a favorable opinion of the federal government, the lowest positive rating in 15 years. Nearly twice as many — 62 percent — have an unfavorable view, according to a Pew Research Center national survey.
New technologies and alliances in fire equipment 25th April 2012 Before I even set foot on the Fire Department Instructors Conference exhibit floor last week, I had heard the buzz about changes in the fire truck industry.
Studies say boosting taxes on high earners would not hurt economy 25th April 2012 The literature suggests that if the alternative to raising taxes is larger deficits, then modest tax increases on high-income households would likely be more beneficial for the economy over the long run.
Training program develops skills of government marketers 25th April 2012 Capitol College has partnered with the Government Market Master (GMM) organization and will begin offering the GMM program’s non-credit courses on campus, beginning June 2012.
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020