PR – Achieving Financial Statements in Real Time
Did you know that there was a pilot project via which one could see the financial statements for CRIM, ACAA, Public Works and UPR?
Did you know that there was a pilot project via which one could see the financial statements for CRIM, ACAA, Public Works and UPR?
The recent enactment of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) creates an unparalleled opportunity to build new digital institutions that will transform Puerto Rico’s government operations. The way to do so is through the creation of a Puerto Rico Digital Service modeled after the highly successful United States Digital Service implemented…
Efforts to structure the office by law are stalled. The office has no legal authority or budget structure and operates with limited resources assigned through the Office of Management and Budget.
David Eaves opening remarks at Code for America Summit 2014 starts off with highlights of amazing things happening around the world, governments emulating the success of the UK Digital Service, highlighting the new US Digital Service and the passing of PS 614 in the Puerto Rico Senate to create the Office of Government Information Technology (OGIT).
Puerto Rico launches the first digital service developed following the guidelines of the US Digital Service Playbook. It was delivered on time and under budget, and is built on open source software with minimum maintenance and licencing costs per year. Andres Colon – Nuevo app de prgov y servicio para el certificado de antecedentes penales…
Paying particular attention to a clause that gives agency heads leeway in hiring expert personnel, detailing federal employees to the Fiscal Control Authority in Puerto Rico. “It means that the chief of any federal agency can send people to a [commonwealth] agency in Puerto Rico to work on specific projects.” This is what led to…
Estuve compartiendo con varios grupos de personas en Washington DC y conversando, les pregunto “a quien nominarían para la posible Junta de Control Fiscal para Puerto Rico?” Los comentarios del grupo me inspiraron: – “Sheryl Sandburg, Chief Operating Officer at Facebook”