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In the Image of Me

We build workplaces in the image of ourselves. We tend to hire people for cultural fit. Most of time that translates into surrounding ourselves with folks who look like us, think like us, and act like us.

10 Government Innovations that Matter in 2016

As government is changing, new opportunities for innovation and development are opening up. Here are my top 10 areas for innovation that I highlighted in a recent presentation at the Esri Public Sector CIO Summit in California.

Why Government Needs a Layered Approach to Cybersecurity

To keep pace with the frequency and sophistication of evolving cyberthreats, agencies can’t rely on reactive security defenses and techniques. What agencies need is a layered security defense that ensures they’re prepared to quickly detect and thwart malicious actors before they wreak havoc on government networks.

IT-as-a-Service

Welcome to the GovLoop Academy IT-as-a-Service course, where you will learn about three cloud service delivery models, how they are different, and what they can do for your agency. By taking this course, you will be enrolled in five different lessons about IT-as-a-Service. We’ll cover what we mean by that term, providing a broad overviewRead… Read more »

Saying Goodbye to Siloed Security

This blog post is an excerpt from GovLoop’s recent guide, Understanding State and Local Government. Download the full guide here.  Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 threat research team released its 2015 Application Usage and Threat Report (AUTR) analyzing and correlating data from more than 7,000 organizations over a 12-month period gaining broad visibility into critical trends. Findings showRead… Read more »

Optimizing and Accelerating Your DevOps Process

This interview with Mike Dye, Solutions Infrastructure Architect and Chief Technology Officer at NetApp, is an excerpt from our recent “Guide to DevOps in Government“. The full guide is available for download at this link. There are a multitude of benefits to using DevOps: stronger collaboration and teamwork, better transparency, increased productivity, and, best ofRead… Read more »