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NolaStat is like “a big red light that flashes”

By Brian Denzer

Lee Zurik has been doing some interesting reporting lately on financial abuse at public agencies.
In his ongoing report on the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad, Zurik reported that General Manager Jim Bridger spent $108,000 over three years on meals and liquor — all while earning an eye-popping $350,000 a year, making Bridger one of… »

TechStat teaches skills that promote good government

By Brian Denzer

The NolaStat report has offered a treatment of the TechStat approach used to manage IT projects in the District of Columbia. Additionally, the use of portfolio managers responsible for monitoring key performance indicators of D.C. projects was a remarkable innovation.
Here’s a review of the federal TechStat process that was published in Government Technology:
Federal CIO’s Techstat… »

New Orleans open government in just one day?

By Brian Denzer

You could be sending 311 complaints to city officials, and receiving 311 updates, using Facebook and Twitter, in just about a day.
All that’s lacking is a mayor willing to make the commitment to this kind of open government. Well, that, and … um … turning the 311 system on again. Actually, there’s more to… »

President Obama uses the new IT dashboard

By Brian Denzer

An image posted on White House CTO Vivek Kundra’s blog shows his boss using the new IT spending… »

IT dashboard halts 45 wasteful Veteran’s Affairs projects

By Brian Denzer

The Department of Veteran’s affairs halted 45 IT projects totaling $200 million in fiscal year 2009 alone, the nation’s Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra announced on his blog today.
Kundra wrote that one of the projects was 110% over budget and 17 months behind schedule.
The VA will audit the projects in the coming weeks to… »


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