Dan Chenok Strategic Sourcing on the rise in agencies, as required by OMB: Promoting information sharing through standards-based acquisition: Two House leaders look to the future of IT in agencies: John Kamensky Do WE Do This Right? The Washington Post reports that China’s new leadership has declared that meetings should be short and to theRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda I’ve been out with Strep this week (did you know that they treat Strep with straight-up penicillin? That 84-year old mold is still rocking and rolling against bacilli of all stripes! If you want to know what I’ve been up to (aside from ingesting fungus to fight a bacteria, turning my body intoRead… Read more »
This post was initially published by Dan Chenok at the IBM Center for the Business of Government Blog. Today, the IBM Center for The Business of Government is pleased to release the report, Mitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement, by Paul Wormeli, Executive Director Emeritus, IJIS Institute. This report comesRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda An Innovation Agenda. The Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation convened a panel to discuss a “First 100 Days Innovation Agenda” for the next administration. Federal Computer Week has a write up, and Alex Howard, one of the panelists, provides context and shares his experience. IRS, EEOC, USDA on BYOD at AFCEA. Yes,Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Deputy FEMA Cheif thanks the crowd. On Gov.Aol, Deputy Administrator Rich Serino thanks volunteers who provided aerial imagery analysis in the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort. From DCWeek, advice on socialgov. Alice Lipowicz writes up a cheat sheet with five tips for social government success. Dan Chenok Too many CXOs? Implementation of Big DataRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda We had a little weather on the East Coast: Nextgov writes up the uses and limits of social media. Tech Crunch reports that FEMA encourages using social media to free up wireless bandwidth. Alex Howard wrote two articles: on NYC’s PLAN and how agencies need to build their networks before they need them.Read… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda BYOD and Telework. There is overlap between BYOD and telework, as both rely on technology–both hardware and software–to afford people flexbility of space. Both also ensure that work and personal time will not be as clearly delineated as in ages past. Getting policies right will be one of the key tasks both forRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda It’s never too late! A little more than a year ago, I wrote “I Will Leave Facebook (But not Twitter) for Good – You Will, Too” That didn’t really happen. But! NASA is out with some tips on how government agencies can use Google+ more effectively. Or at all. The Old Silicon ValleyRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Of Slivovitz and Twitter. This somewhat-ambiguous independent clause of the first sentence of this Washington Post article says everything you need to know: “The Secret Service has formally adopted new policies on the use of alcohol and social media, “ Of Quads and Quora. Colleges are using social media in more sophisticated waysRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Social Engineering in a Flow Chart. I’ve been writing about social media risk quite a bit recently, and now this Washington Post article details one aspect: hackers using social engineering (what some in the business call a “chair-to-keyboard interface error“) to intiaite cyber attacks. Social Media Blurring. Twitter adopts some Facebook design language.Read… Read more »