Gadi Ben-Yehuda Psst! NIST on PIV. FedScoop reports that “The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the second draft version of its updated security standard for identity credentials in personal identity verification cards, also known as PIV cards. The document. . . is now open for public comment” Kickstarter, for roads? Rob GoodspeedRead… Read more »
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The Pentagon’s Cloud Strategy, Office of Naval Research Innovation, and More
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General reported that some Customs and Border Protection critical information technology systems are prone to periodic outages. More here. The Department of Defense released a four step cloud strategy that appoints the Defense Information Systems Agencyto oversee all cloud purchases.Read… Read more »
Containers, Facebook, Baseball & the Dark Matter around Open Data (#IOGDC keynote)
Below is a extended blog post that summarizes the keynote address I gave at the World Bank/Data.gov International Open Government Data Conference in Washington DC on Wednesday July 11th. Yesterday, after spending the day at the International Open Government Data Conference at the World Bank (and co-hosted by data.gov) I left both upbeat and concerned.Read… Read more »
Stopping Anthrax And How To Influence With Your Stories
The DorobekINSIDER – July 12, 2012 by cdorobek On Today’s Edition of the DorobekINSIDER Anthrax and plagues — scarry stuff. We remember the anthrax letters in 2001. We are going to talk to a public servant to works to create vaccines. His work has earned him a spot as a finalist for the Service toRead… Read more »
Deets for today’s NCDD Confab Call on civic infrastructure
Today’s NCDD confab call starts in a half hour or so. If you’ve registered, look for a reminder email from Ben Roberts that should have arrived in your inbox around 7am Eastern this morning. It includes the call-in number and pin that is specific to you. Note we’ll be using the Google doc at http://tiny.cc/julyconfabRead… Read more »
Check Out this Fantastic Online Deliberation Infographic
Usually we only highlight accompanying graphs or artwork when featuring new books, or teaching tools, or other really great resources, but I want to turn that around and share the following fantastic infographic created by Laura Black and Amy Lee for a recent paper focused on the current state of online deliberation… The graphic accompaniesRead… Read more »
Deliberation in the midst of the crisis at Penn State
Wondering how Penn State is dealing with the hurt, anger, and conflicting emotions and opinions brought on by the Sandusky trial? Penn State’s Center for Democratic Deliberation, an NCDD organizational member directed by Dr. J. Michael Hogan, has been encouraging deliberation about the crisis on campus. Here’s a long excerpt from a thoughtful and resource-richRead… Read more »
4 Lessons from Data Center in a Box
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to check out a new data center in Tampa, FL. Nope it wasn’t a huge facility – it was literally a 20 foot POD on a trade show floor in the convention center. It’s a product from HP called the HP Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) (i.e. data center inRead… Read more »
Habermas and critical theory (a primer from Peter Levine)
Peter Levine is in the middle of co-teaching his Summer Institute of Civic Studies and using his blog to share his notes for roughly half of the 18 topics they cover in their extraordinary class. Yesterday morning’s discussion focused on Jürgen Habermas — a communication theorist referenced often by scholars in our field. Here’s justRead… Read more »
General Alexander’s Vision, the New DARPA Director, and More
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload associates offered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to fly to the United States without an extradition hearing in New Zealand in return for a fair trial garuntee and funds for lawyers and living expenses unfrozen. More here. The Government Accountability OfficeRead… Read more »