2014 may very well go down as the year of open data. The federal government passed the Open Data Act back in May. Major cities like Los Angeles and Philadelphia hired Chief Data Officers. And many states like Maryland and New York followed suit. But the push for governments to open data sets does haveRead… Read more »
My nieces share their own iPad, and at times, it is an absolute lifesaver when Auntie Corinne is on babysitting duty. As a tax attorney for the IRS and the mother of three, my sister has become a master juggler, and digital media has helped her do this. Digital innovation has transformed modern day life,Read… Read more »
What drives you? We all have different things that motivate us to work hard. Whether this stems from the inspiration you get from your kids or from a childhood goal you set at the age of ten, we all are driven by different motivations. Our passions are our fuel, and without them, we feel restlessRead… Read more »
A few years ago deploying a new system meant months of preparation, installation and troubleshooting. Not anymore. Now, you can initiate a new IT system in a couple of minutes, through a quick internet search an an even quicker download from the cloud. This new model is called everything-as-a-service (XaaS) and it’s rapidly changing theRead… Read more »
Most playgrounds have some equipment in common: swings, monkey bars, a teeter-totter. I loved teeter-tottering, and every time I’d fly up to the sky, adrenaline would build until I’d fall back to the ground. And reaching that balance point with my teeter-totter partner was the biggest challenge. Finding balance is an important life skill, andRead… Read more »
Georgia has 159 counties. The Peach State is also home to 536 cities. While the diversity of communities creates a lot of advantages, it also can create massive headaches for the state. Why? Each of the different communities classifies and categorizes data differently. The need for uniform and standardized data is especially important in theRead… Read more »
You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town. All around the country, kids are gearing up to sing Santa Claus is Coming to Town at their annual Christmas pageants. But Santa Claus isn’t the only new face coming in town. ARead… Read more »
Before the invention of the Internet, libraries depended entirely on card catalogs. Although painstakingly tedious for any librarian, organizing card catalogs is an almost fail-proof method of documenting the overwhelming inventory of any library. And general cataloging standards tend to be standardized across most libraries. Card cataloging or any standardization method can make almost allRead… Read more »
In our last post we introduced the concept of the New IP – the software-centric, open IT environment designed to support federal tech priorities like mobility and the cloud. Over a series of Federal Insights posts, we are putting together a checklist to help agencies make the shift to the New IP. Demanding open standards from technologyRead… Read more »
Most government agencies have already invested in cloud solutions to strengthen their IT infrastructure and better serve their mission. But are they getting the most out of these new platforms, software, and servers? Unfortunately, the answer is probably not. While cloud is saving costs in some places, these solutions are also adding complexity to governmentRead… Read more »