Are U.S. public cloud providers European data-centers able to keep your data safe? On a recent return trip from overseas, I was waiting in the U.S. Immigration line, part of the airport’s preclearance facilities where U.S. Immigration agents do the full check before you get on the flight, rather than doing all the checks whenRead… Read more »
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Amazon’s Government-Centric Cloud Explosion
Lately, Amazon has been catering to the high number of government customers that depend on the site. A respectable 1,800 government employees are regular Amazon visitors, and the site is committed to providing a stellar experience for civil servants. The majority of these visitors (1,500) are educational employees who are quickly adopting cloud computing. ThusRead… Read more »
Federal Benefits Become a Fixture in the Fiscal Cliff Debate – Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: What do you think of the role of the CIO in your office? Is s/he the tech expert in command of the IT staff or a top executive involved in strategic business decisions (or both)? Is s/he a peer or a subordinate to the CFO? Does the answer to these questionsRead… Read more »
Top 40+ #Gov20 People to Follow on Twitter
Recently, a friend asked me: “Where do I get started for Twitter and government? Do you have any recommendation for top people to follow? I pointed him to my Twitter list – GovLoop Rockstars – but then I realized that I have 385 people in that list and it’s getting a little overwhelming. So IRead… Read more »
Selling Federal Enterprise Architecture (EA)
Selling Federal Enterprise Architecture A taxonomy of subject areas, from which to develop a prioritized marketing and communications plan to evangelize EA activities within and among US Federal Government organizations and constituents. Any and all feedback is appreciated, particularly in developing and extending this discussion as a tool for use – more information and detailsRead… Read more »
Doubling Down on the Fiscal Cliff — Plus the DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: Right now 1/3 of the federal acquisition workforce has under 5 years of experience on the job. But the University of Maryland is trying to ease the knowledge gap by launching a new program to train acquisition experts. We got the inside track from Jacques Gansler. Click here for the fullRead… Read more »
Air Force Cyber spending could increase, Symantec releases anti-malware software and more
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Air Force CIO: Cyber spending could increase – While the overall DoD budget will be receiving cuts, the Air Force CIO, Lt. Gen. Michael Basla says he intends to see cyber spending either stay the same, or increase in the future. TheRead… Read more »
Weekly Round-up: November 30, 2012
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 »
Does My Email Service Provider Make Me Look Old
I recently asked a defense contracting recruiter if a job applicant with an AOL, Hotmail or Yahoo email address pegged them as out-of-date. Her immediate response was, “No not at all,” and she walked away. But then this 30-something recruiter turned around and said, “But when I was looking for a job last year IRead… Read more »
Left and Right Dig in on Fiscal Cliff – Plus DorobekINSIDER 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: If you turn on your TV, open a newspaper or log on to any social media site you are bombarded with the impending doom surrounding the fiscal cliff. And while the dreaded cliff might still happen, there might be a way to lessen its impact. The key could be good management.Read… Read more »