The pace of technology is unbelievably fast. Tablets, mobile and big data are all transforming the technology world. But cybersecurity experts and chief information officers are struggling to keep up. Anne Reed is the President of Anne Reed Consulting. She is also the former CIO at the USDA. She recently won the prestigious Janice K.Read… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Navy gears up for CANES deployment – CANES is the set of technology that will provide Navy ships with the services they need to be a part of networks. The minimum number of ships the CANES program will reach is 192 overRead… Read more »
I know 2013 started just over a week ago, but it already feels like it’s been weeks since I celebrated the holidays and New Year’s with my family and friends. I think part of this is jumping back into the work day after some time off, but part of it is probably due to theRead… Read more »
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — How good are Federal government Chief Information Officers (CIOs) at social media? That was the question posed by media company MeriTalk in their recent study, named sCIOal Circle (get it?). According to the study (registration required), this is the first of an annual series of analyses. Thus, before the nextRead… Read more »
Post Highlights Take the survey: Unlocking the Power of Government Analytics Help develop a community based resource Your chance to help peers work through common analytics challenges Join Us: Unlocking the Power of Government Analytics – Survey We at GovLoop need your help. We are working on an analytics report, Unlocking the Power of GovernmentRead… Read more »
Forget the long-predicted retirement tsunami of Baby Boomers. They just might be here to stay. I was reading a post by a colleague of mine and this quote from a podcast interview struck me: At DHS…20-25% [of our workforce] are at retirement eligible age, or soon to be. But what we noticed in 2012 isRead… Read more »
Below is an important lesson for all upper and senior managers … especially those in government During the settling of the original thirteen colonies pirate ships often sailed into the harbors of coastal cities. Once in the American ports the pirates would pillage and plunder from the struggling colonists. To prevent marauding pirates from stealingRead… Read more »
This article was originally posted by Dan Chenok at the IBM Center for the Business of Government blog. Among my New Year’s reading list were two December issuances that impact the world of information and privacy in government: the White House’s National Strategy on Information Sharing, and the Federal CIO Council’s Recommendations for Digital PrivacyRead… Read more »
Late last year I completed a piece of work with the Victorian government reviewing and benchmarking their digital innovation performance by agency, compared to other governments in Australia and around the world. For the purposes of the report, digital innovation was defined as: Involves the use of digital channels, tools and relevant methodologies to improveRead… Read more »
When the Telework Enhancement Act (TEA) became law in December 2010 proponents of working remotely had good reason to cheer. Yet today most telework programs at federal agencies still need further enhancement. Telework has been around the federal government in one form or another for at least a decade. Thus, agencies have already had plentyRead… Read more »