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Your Wish is our Command . . . Fed UC becomes The Public Sector View!
11th May, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
Thousands of you have been loyal followers of Fed UC and we thank you for returning week after week. In response to demand from our readers, we have expanded the scope of our public sector content. Fed UC is now The Public Sector View, and will now include content … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
Video delivers National Museum of African Art exhibits to the world
16th April, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), one of the Smithsonian’s nineteen museums, is dedicated to fostering the discovery and appreciation of art from Africa. The museum houses exhibits that include musical instruments, sculpture, jewelry, paintings and other artworks from the continent widely believed to be the cradle of … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
Study: increased productivity, decreased costs among benefits the government can expect from video investment
9th April, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
On Wednesday of this week, the Obama White House is expected to release its 2013 federal budget proposal. This budget is really just a wish list or guideline for how the administration would like Congress to set funding levels. Although the budget is not yet released to the public, the … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
Choose telework, not traffic
4th April, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
In a report released in early February, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute discovered that each American, on average, wastes $818 in time and fuel per year sitting in traffic. That comes out to $121 billion in wasted time and fuel for the entire nation. In total, 5.5 billion hours … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
Would a virtual Congress help approval ratings?
2nd April, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
According to a survey conducted in January by Public Policy Polling (PPP), a private enterprise that tracks public opinion, the current Congress has a 9 percent favorability rating with 85 percent of voters viewing it in a negative light. Other polls, such as the recent Gallup poll from early … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
Torn between video and chat? Why not both?
21st March, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
With the notable exceptions of a few companies that have recently dialed back or canceled their telework programs, the office and workplace of today is an increasingly virtual affair. Ultimately, most organizations have realized the savings that can come from minimizing their footprint, reducing office space and enabling their employees … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
Beyond the Beltway shows video primed for rapid adoption in state and local governments – and for good reason
14th March, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
According to Tech America, state and local governments are expected to spend $93.1 billion on IT products and services in 2013. That’s more than $10 billion more than their federal agency counterparts. But where will they be investing those dollars? At their recent Beyond the Beltway event, representatives from Tech … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
Video can help state and local governments deliver better service to constituents
7th March, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - 1 Comment
In previous posts on FedUC, we’ve looked at the ways that state and local governments could use video collaboration to make their court systems and prisons more effective and efficient. However, as we discussed in a recent whitepaper, “Five Ways Collaboration is Driving Government Performance,” the criminal … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
The role of technology in corrections – an exclusive interview with Martin F. Horn
5th March, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - 1 Comment
In past posts on Fed UC, we’ve discussed how video teleconferencing (VTC) solutions can be used to fight recidivism in prisons and make court systems more effective and efficient. Recently, we had the honor of sitting down with Martin F. Horn, the Managing Director of the Criminal Justice Services … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
National School Choice Week illustrates the benefits of VTC in education
7th February, 2013 - Posted by Meredith Lawrence - No Comments
Last week was National School Choice Week, which is an event planned each January to highlight support for school choice programs and proposals. To promote School Choice Week, Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, authored an editorial for … More Share this:SharePrintRedditDiggStumbleUponFacebookTwitterEmail Read More
