Fourteen percent of all commercial buildings in the United States are owned by federal, state or local government bodies. And that 14 percent is having a major impact on the reduction of energy consumption in this country. Spurred by a presidential executive order for federal buildings to reduce energy intensity (consumption of energy per square […]
The Great Recession may be over, but fiscal issues in many states are still dire. Public officials at every level of government are also struggling to meet budgets that have not expanded in years. Even after seven years of recovery efforts, more than 20 states still collect less tax revenue than they did prior to […]
More than 204 million motor vehicles make daily crossings over approximately 60,000 bridges in the United States that are classified as structurally deficient. The federal government over the last decade has pumped between $6 billion and $7 billion per year into bridge projects. Now, a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report is recommending that the […]
GIS technology is changing the way we live, yet most of us think of it only as the very helpful technology that delivers directions and keeps us from getting lost. GIS technology, however, is so much more. Public officials at every level of government are using GIS technology for all types of initiatives – planning, […]
Here’s a staggering fact! Last year, a new global record of more than $329 billion in clean energy investments was set and $56 billion of the investment happened in the United States. The thriving renewable energy industry has the potential to solve the nation’s dependence on non-environmentally friendly fossil fuels. However, as one major problem […]
Federal transportation grants totaling nearly $800 million are expected to leverage additional federal, state, local and private funding to support $3.6 billion in infrastructure investment in the United States. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx this week announced the first round of funding from the FASTLANE federal grant program toward 18 urban and rural road, […]
Major event managers, security companies, airline terminal operators and governmental entities are all beginning to use facial recognition software. It is being used for many reasons – to scan crowds for security reasons, to check out suspicious individuals, to recognize dignitaries and to prevent fraud and identity theft. In the past, it has been difficult […]