“There is always a possibility of a shutdown or a continuing resolution. In reality we are used to this in government and especially at DHS we have processes and procedures in place. We are built for emergencies. Overtime you get better at pre-positioning contracts and educating the workforce for these budgetary times,” said Nick Nayak.Read… Read more »
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USA Networks on Twitter is a Case Study in How Big Organizations Should Engage Average Stakeholders
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Over the weekend, I watched a USA Networks made-for-TV movie called Over/Under. It was terrible. Don’t get me wrong, I love the programming on USA. My two favorites right now are probably Suits and White Collar, but I have watched most of what they’ve put on the air in theRead… Read more »
The Journal News Gun Map: Open vs. Personal Data
As many readers are likely aware, two weeks ago The Journal News, a newspaper just outside of New York city, published a map showing the addresses and names of handgun owners in Westchester and Rockland counties. The map, which was part of a story responding to the tragic shooting in nearby Newtown, Connecticut, was constructedRead… Read more »
Deja VVVu: Others Claiming Gartner’s Construct for Big Data
By Doug Laney This article originally appeared on the Gartner Blog Network in January 2012 and is reprinted here with permission from Gartner and its author Doug Laney. In the late 1990s, while a META Group analyst (Note: META is now part of Gartner), it was becoming evident that our clients increasingly were encumbered byRead… Read more »
From NIFI: Some Resources for Deliberating about Violence
The following is a beginning collection of resources from the National Forums Institute news page that may be helpful to those who would like to deliberate about violence, and/or to frame violence-related issues. NIF is known for its careful, well-researched strategies for “naming and framing” issues in a balanced way that represents a variety ofRead… Read more »
Death of movie rentals + Rise of cross-platform mobile messaging
Sure enough, 2013 has arrived and the world did not end, which contrary to popular belief was never actually predicted by the Mayan people in the first place. As for my own little world, things just got a lot more interesting as my wife and I welcomed Logan Carter Kujawski (our first child) into ourRead… Read more »
Social Media and Extremism: Sideshow or Center Stage?
By AdamElkus On Twitter, Mike Olson of Cloudera asked me and Alex Olesker what we thought about the use of social media in the latest dustup between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. He linked me to an article taking a broader look at the role of social media in terrorism and extremism. The following isRead… Read more »
The Path to Value
How to navigate the “Path to Value” without getting derailed by trivialities I frequently use the phrase “Path to Value” to describe the approach organizations need to take in order to ensure they maximize the value they get from their transformational efforts. Large scale modernizations, enterprise architecture efforts, and enterprise projects all have a tendencyRead… Read more »
Seven Shapers Of Technology in 2013
By BobGourley What will our collective technological future be like in 2013? The answer, of course, depends a great deal on what actions we take to make our future. But the answer also depends on many other factors, including mega trends that are transforming entire industries. We recently reviewed and updated our assessments on allRead… Read more »
Feds OK first FedRAMP firm, Congress trims the spy budget and more
By RyanKamauff Happy back to work day folks! Here are the top cyber stories of the day. Naval Reactor Program needed to consider more options for business system – a recent OIG report found that The Naval Reactors Program failed to report spending of more than $10 million or adequately consider commercial off-the-shelf solutions whenRead… Read more »