Year: 2017
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New Wide Right Turn Sign: Yellow Background, Street Grid, Fully Articulated Cab
I started my collection of Wide Right Turn signs a long time ago, and I even published a 2006 email interview with the creator of the first sign. I am always on the lookout for new signs, but after a while it’s slim pickings, since I have so many. Today I found a new one:…
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Notes for GovTech Checkin at Inaugural Meeting of the Union of Concerned Government Technologists
Today I helped organize and took notes at the “Now that we’re 8 years or so into the rise of gov tech, how are we doing? ” session at the Inaugural Meeting of the Union of Concerned Government Technologists, held in Oakland. Also: here’s some informal notes from another session, covering the 10 year anniversary of…
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ChicagoNEXT Meeting
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FOIA Request: CMS Proposal Responses
Transparency rules allow for businesses to discover the basis for government contracting decisions.
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Board work: strategic planning sessions for Voqal
I am helping move this important organization into the future.
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Nature Photos: Virginia, Laguna, and Illinois
I take a lot of photos of nature, and October has been a great month for that. Here’s a series of photos of fauna from three distinct places in America that I captured in October, with snips below:
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Paper: “Big Data and Smart (Equitable) Cities”
Some of the work I helped fund and guide was covered in a paper published this month by Mai Thi Nguyen and Emma Boundy: “Big Data and Smart (Equitable) Cities“ Here’s a snip: “The main commonality between most cities was the development of public computing centers to improve access. Dan O’Neil, Executive Director of the…
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California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contract
Today Ad Hoc was awarded California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) contract number 3-17-70-3437A. This CMAS contract, along with our previous placement on California’s Agile Development Pre-Qualified (ADPQ) Vendor Pool, allows Ad Hoc to bid on a number of opportunities in the state of California. I helped lead the contract team on this project, compiling past…
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Sports Photos: Lacrosse
I take pictures of sports sometimes. Here’s a complete set of the 2017 season of the West Chicago Community High School Wildcats lacrosse club and some of my faves, below.