Politics of the Administrative Process
Seventh Edition
Video and Multimedia
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Case 5.1: The Boston Marathon Bombing: Effective Coordinated Response
Audio:
- NPR – Boston tests the limits of emergency planning
This story from NPR in 2006 highlights emergency management improvements that occurred in Boston following Hurricane Katrina.
Video:
- Boston.com—Boston EMS radio traffic offers inside look at response to Boston Marathon bombings
This video and audio mix lets viewers hear how emergency personnel responded to the Boston Marathon bombing.
- MIT Video—Edward Davis – Boston Police Commissioner, Remarks at MIT Crisis Management and Business Continuity Panel
Boston’s Police Commissioner describes the events that occurred during the bombing and how his department responded.
- YouTube—HBO History Makers with Thad W. Allen
This one hour discussion with Admiral Thad Allen provides insight into emergency management challenges including the Allen’s experience after Hurricane Katrina. Compare Allen’s comments on emergency management to those of Boston Police Commission in the link provided above.
Case 5.2: Which Way for Cheese? Conflicting Policies at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Audio:
- NPR – U.S. pushes cheese – and warns against it.
NPR offers an interview with the New York Times reporter who identified the tension over cheese at the USDA discussed in the case study.
Infographic:
- The Pew Charitable Trusts— Five facts you should know about school meals
The Pew Charitable Trusts Health Initiative presents facts about school meals.
Video:
- The Daily Show – Starved by the bell: Kids protest school lunch calorie limits
Comedian John Stewart explains the controversy over new healthier school lunch guidelines.
- The Colbert Report – Thought for food: School potato guidelines and fast food stamps
Comedy Central’s coverage of school lunch continues with sharp commentary from Steven Colbert on the limitation of tater tots in school lunches.
Case 5.3: Partly Cloudy? Wyoming Moves to Google Apps for Government
Audio:
- NPR – Migrating to e-mail in the cloud
This report details challenges that government agencies have experienced when moving e-mail and data to the cloud.
Video:
- YouTube—Cloud computing explained
The General Services Administration, the federal government’s property management arm, explains cloud computing.
- YouTube—Government Technology – Colorado goes Google Apps for government
The Chief Information Officer for the State of Colorado explains why state agencies moved to google applications.
Web Resources:
- IBM Center for The Business of Government—Moving to the cloud: An introduction to cloud computing in government
This report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government outlines basic information about how government is moving toward cloud computing.