The numbers aren’t surprising because we’ve been hearing them for years. Texas adds about 400,000 people a year to its population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That makes it the fastest-growing state in the nation. Six Texas cities – Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth and El Paso – rank among the nation’s […]
Can’t get a signal on your iPhone or Android? Exasperating! No one reacts well to that. We all want instant gratification…and good, strong signals for our wireless devices. We are important customers…but, there are times when others are more important. If emergency workers and first responders can’t get wireless access, it’s more than exasperating. Broadband […]
Is there anyone who does not know about the funding crisis in higher education? After headline-grabbing budget cuts in dozens of states with strong public universities, there is even more urgency to find new funding options. Almost every state in the nation has made significant reductions to public funding for higher education. Between 2000 and […]
Electrical grids in 2035 will be very different than they are now. Most likely, we’ll all be on the smart grid, but what will the differences be and how will our lives be impacted? Those are the questions confounding both government and the private sector. It is not possible to know exactly what to expect […]
Large governmental agencies remind me of huge ships that change course slowly and methodically. It is easier not to make course changes, but often outside forces make it necessary. That’s what is happening throughout government today. Technology, higher expectations, global competition and reduced funding all contribute to the need for significant changes. The federal government’s […]
Cooperative purchasing programs are big in the United States. So big, in fact, that there are more than 11,000 of them and they serve more than 1 million members. However, the number of cooperative purchasing programs serving public officials is much smaller – about 20 credible ones in all – but, these organizations handle billions in transactions. […]