"The German government has launched a new Open Source software project called openDesk, which aims to reduce the country’s dependency on proprietary software vendors and support transparency and interoperability.
openDesk is a collection of #OpenSource software modules that are important for day-to-day work in the public sector, such as text creation, file collaboration, project management, email, calendar and messaging."
Italy’s far-right party proposed using AI to assign youth mandatory jobs.
“The young person will no longer be able to choose whether to work or not, but [will be] bound to accept the job offer for himself (sic), for his family and for the country, under penalty of loss of all benefits.”
Sure would be swell if #government could spin up some internal #Mastodon instances for alerts, weather notifications, public safety announcements, and public statements...
De al mooie lijst met NL overheidsorganisaties op Mastodon is alleen maar beter geworden. Raad van State, Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur, Rekenkamer, RIVM en Veiligheidsregio Brabant-Noord doen nu ook mee in de pilot, 14 organisaties nu. Volg ze, ze verdienen het!
9 Times the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Miscalculated Badly at the Expense of #Taxpayers, #Wildlife
The agency has a history of diving into big #construction projects that exceed projected costs, fall short on projected benefits and, in some cases, create new problems that #engineers hadn’t bargained for.
Wow. Jet Propulsion Lab laying off over 500 people due to uncertainty from Congress on funding; memo tells everyone to stay home tomorrow as people are canned.
Seven years ago, Bulgaria mandated that all code developed by public entities should be open source. It was the first EU country to do so. Since then, all EU countries started to follow the path to digital sovereignty. In the future, I hope that not just custom code will be open source but all software used by the government. After all, public money should foster the public good.
#Syphilis Is Killing #Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.
The only drug that treats syphilis during #pregnancy is in short supply.
Untreated, the #disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities. As cases rise sharply, the #government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.
For the Women Who Accused the #Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment
Trump is well known for publicly bullying his #political rivals, but the former president’s campaign has also used similar tactics to launch private, relentless attacks against some of its own workers.
Democracy was never meant to be run by election bc it is too easily corrupted by oligarchs.
It was always meant to be by sortition & there is a longer history to that & it's success, than this version of 'democratic' elections which is failing us & fallen to #oligarchs as was known & expected by Athenians.
Aristotle said #elections were aristocratic & we're seeing that right down to dynasties.
How Long Delays in Repatriation Let Scientists Damage #Native Remains With #Government Funds
Federal agencies have awarded millions of dollars to scientific studies on #NativeAmerican human remains, undermining the goals of #NAGPRA as tribes fight for #repatriation.
What’s Missing From #Railroad Safety Data? Dead Workers and Severed Limbs.
Thanks to #government loopholes, rail companies haven’t been scrutinized by the Federal Railroad Administration for scores of alleged #worker injuries and at least two deaths.
How the U.S. Waged a Global Campaign Against #Baby Formula #Regulation
Records and interviews show that the U.S. government repeatedly used its muscle to advance the interests of large baby formula companies while thwarting the efforts of #Thailand and other developing countries to safeguard children’s #health.
More details about the end of #IPv4 in state services: On 18th of December 2013 Czech #government decided that every service provided by Czech state has to be available on #IPv6 and be protected by #DNSSEC by 30th of June 2015. Yesterday a followed up action has been agreed on. On 6th of June 2032, IPv4 will be disabled on all services offered by Czech republic and they will be only available on IPv6 from that day on. Apart from that, every June starting from 2025, Czech government will get a report on how are the preparations.
Overall seems like a bold move, but I totally support it! IT sends a message, that #IPv4 is over and everybody should move to #IPv6 already. And even government - the definition of conservative and bureaucratic institution - gets it. Then why shouldn't you embrace it 😉