Philly government needs to release expenditure data ... and other stuff I'm reading
Please note: This article is published as an archive copy from Philadelphia City Paper. My City Paper is not affiliated with Philadelphia City Paper. Philadelphia City Paper was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The last edition was published on October 8, 2015.
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Technical.ly Philly: Former chief data officer Mark Headd writes that the next mayor of Philadelphia needs to expand upon Michael Nutter's open data efforts: "[D]espite the adoption of the executive order on open data the city has not yet released detailed spending information in an open format or a list of the salaries for public officials and employees." Headd's attempt to get the city to release budget and expenditure data during his nearly two-year stint as chief data officer led to his resignation last spring.
Philly Voice: Drexel University is one of six schools partnering with the U.S. Army Reserve to provide cybersecurity training to members of the military. "The U.S. Army Reserve Cyber Public Private Partnership Initiative (Cyber P3i) allows reservists to receive specialized military cybersecurity training as well as enroll at Drexel using scholarships provided through the program and the GI Bill," reports Lane Blackmer.
Newsworks: Advocates for people with disabilities say it's time for the federal government to get involved ensuring websites are accessible to all by updating the Americans With Disabilities Act. Todd Bookman reports: "Some major tech companies have taken the necessarily coding steps to make sure adaptive technologies work properly, while other .coms, .govs and .edus are riddled with unlabelled links and images without descriptions that make surfing near impossible."
