I am doing my best not to walk away. All efforts to fulfill my obligation have been thwarted. The system I intended to protect itself has failed me and is putting me out of my home. It takes away the job that meant to protect “accountability” and “transparency”. The $215 Billion Hole in the HousingRead… Read more »
Government Executive and the SANS Institute are partnering to co-produce the Government Executive Cybersecurity Insider Series, monthly expert briefings on pressing cybersecurity issues. These hyper-current events will feature discussions with high-profile federal officials involved in crafting cybersecurity policy and implementation strategies. The series kicks off on June 15th with a briefing entitled “OMB Changes theRead… Read more »
A few weeks ago, my church Alfred Street Baptist had a Mens Retreat that opened with a good old fashioned golf outing. For those of you who don’t know what Best Ball is, let me explain. In a foursome (4 golfers playing against other groups of 4). The golfers hit off the tee and theRead… Read more »
One of our members, Meyer Moldeven, caught my attention by stating that he was in his “93rd year.” I quickly confirmed with him that I read that comment correctly…and it was true! So here you go – a Member of the Week that I have to believe is our most senior GovLooper! 1. How didRead… Read more »
Security is considered the primary barrier to cloud computing adoption. Therefore, focusing attention toward minimizing security risks offers the potential for increasing cloud computing adoption. This free one-hour webcast from HyperStratus CEO Bernard Golden will offer a framework to analyze security issues, and present a set of best practices toward implementing security in cloud-based applications.Read… Read more »
Since getting my new HTC Droid Incredible, I’ve been gleefully exploring the growing number of applications available for Android. This week I was thrilled to discover CONGRESS, a new Open Source Android application by Sunlight Labs. Technology and Politics are two of my passions. I’m a huge proponent of open and transparent government and regularlyRead… Read more »
So here’s the deal. The entire province of British Columbia just gave their government intranet system a complete facelift and let’s just say the result could be an episode of “Pimp Your Site” if that show even existed. Anyways the public servants in BC are now rocking out with an intranet system that includes drupal,Read… Read more »
Sterling keeps a blog called All Things Sterling. Transparency. Accountability. Openness. Whatever you want to call it, it’s here to stay. Transparency is young, but contract transparency is an infant. This gives us the opportunity to set the agenda of what it really means and will look like for years to come. GovLoop has alreadyRead… Read more »
This started with my preparing a plenary keynote for the World Congress of IT, or WCIT, http://www.wcit2010.com/ due to be delivered on the 25th May. The theme calls for a new partnership between Government and Business in terms of the provisioning and use of technology in the creation of the emerging society we see today.Read… Read more »
Great customer service starts right at the top of any organization – private or public. Top executives set the tone and the standards for customer service. When those top executives pay close attention and make customer service a priority, they create happy customers. Happy customers – better business. Nothing new about that. But have youRead… Read more »