If you haven’t figured it out already, we’ll fill you in: the purchasing process for IT software, equipment and services is daunting. How can you make sure your substantial IT purchase is fully optimized?
This post is an excerpt from our recent report, “Software as a Service: The Key to Modernizing Government.” To download the full report, click here. The report is part of a three-part series, where GovLoop will highlight the power of the Oracle cloud and explore how Oracle is helping government agencies transform the way they deliver services.Read… Read more »
In the children’s movie, Robots, Rodney Copperbottom grows up hearing his role model, Mr. Bigweld, teach the world, “see a need, fill a need.” I won’t ruin the movie for you, but let’s just say that he ends up living this mantra out to its fullest. What I love about the movie (aside from itsRead… Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to build a house, you know there’s a lot to consider: location, design, features, and costs. We don’t really focus on the tools needed to make it happen — that’s for the construction company to figure out. Over the past 20 years of working on government tech projects, I’ve noticed thatRead… Read more »
It’s the ultimate catch-22. With limited time in the work day and an ever-growing stack of projects and assignments, how much time do government agencies really have to put into energizing their employees. Considering the gap between worker satisfaction in the private sector versus the public sector has nearly tripled since 2010, it is aRead… Read more »
MONTH GUIDE GUIDE DOROBEK INSIDER EVENT JANUARY Data Analytics State & Local 01/20 FEBRUARY State & Local DevOps Data Analytics 02/17 MARCH Cybersecurity DevOps 03/16 In Person: Data Analytics 03/08 APRIL Cloud Cybersecurity 04/27 Virtual Summit 04/20 MAY Health IT FITARA Cloud 05/18 In Person: Cloud 05/11 JUNE DoD Health IT 06/15 JULY Internet ofRead… Read more »
(For part one of our conversation with Deloitte, click here!) I used to run competitively in high school – specifically the 4X400 meter relay. The 4×400 is always the last race of the day and if you know anything about the 400 meter dash, you know that there is a strategy behind every move andRead… Read more »
As the extent and complexity of cybersecurity risk increases, the Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation program (CDM) has the daunting task of enabling federal departments to store, provide access to and track sensitive data leveraging a set of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tools. Many of these tools protect the perimeter and provide robust monitoring, but that isRead… Read more »
When I think about movies like Terminator or I, Robot I instantly worry about whether or not machines will take over my life. This might sound a bit dramatic or unreal, but it’s true. However, realistically though some jobs can now be done by machines. It’s both possible and logical to worry about whether orRead… Read more »
Continuing to deliver services with reduced resources, doing more with less, is a fact of life for government IT leaders. The federal government’s information technology spending budget was cut by $2.4 billion in 2015 while state and local governments also suffered decreases in IT and support service budgets. Contrast that to IT spending in theRead… Read more »