By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top tech news and stories of the day. Aereo wins major court battle against TV networks – Aereo is a broadband TV delivery service, offering users access to OTA local broadcasts. “Aereo allows TV watchers to stream HD video over the web with a proprietary remote antenna and DVRRead… Read more »
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How do you become a CIO? – Insights from outgoing NASA CIO Linda Cureton
Frequent DorobekINSIDER Live guest and federal rockstar Linda Cureton is retiring on Wednesday. It is a sad day for government. But before she sails off we wanted to pick her brain on how she had such a successful career? And get her insights on how you can chart a similar journey? Cureton was appointed asRead… Read more »
The 1 Thing You Can Do To Make Sequestration Work FOR You
For many agencies April signaled the start of harsh budget cuts across the board including cuts to pay and benefits. For many state and local level agencies, those harsh cuts began last year. Regardless of when the cuts began, many employees find themselves in an uncomfortable situation with more time on their hands than theyRead… Read more »
Very Interesting, Potentially Virtuous Move By Lockheed Martin: the Silicon Valley Alliance
By Bob Gourley If you are a small business with advanced software or hardware (or both) and believe you have something the government really needs, you may want to pay close attention to this. But read to the end, I conclude with some warnings every small tech firm should consider when dealing with the bigRead… Read more »
Arlington Cemetery Goes MOBILE – Take a Look at the New ANC Explorer App
If you’ve ever had the privilege to visit Arlington National Cemetery you know the grounds are vast. In fact there are more than 290,000 soldiers buried throughout the 624 acres of hallowed ground. The terrain can make it difficult for families to locate the headstone of their loved ones. So Arlington National Cemetery has goneRead… Read more »
DHS CIO Spires put ‘on leave’, Enterprises running Java versions that are months out of date, analysis finds and more
By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. DHS CIO Spires put ‘on leave’ – “FedScoop has learned that Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Information Officer Richard Spires has been put on immediate ‘on leave’ status with no further explanation as to why. Inquiries made to DHS officials aboutRead… Read more »
Is Traditional Office Space Dysfunctional? – Telework Week
All week the DorobekINSIDER has be talking about telework. Last month Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer outlawed telework at her company. The reaction to the news was swift on both sides. With some opponents calling the decision an attack on working mothers. On Monday Professor Sullivan told Chris that innovation and telework don’t mix. But JackRead… Read more »
Come Interact With The Government Big Data Community 4 April 2013
By Bob Gourley The Government Big Data Forum has been gathering every year for three years now to discuss how to leverage Big Data for government mission impact. We dive deep into lessons learned, share issues/challenges, receive demos from hot technology firms and network with fellow practitioners in a day-long forum. This year we areRead… Read more »
Patent and Trademark Office Does Telework Right – Can Your Agency Copy It? – Telework Week
All week the DorobekINSIDER will be talking telework. Last month Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer outlawed telework at her company. The reaction to the news was swift on both sides. With some opponents calling the decision an attack on working mothers or a real push for innovation. But Tom Fox says telework shouldn’t be a blackRead… Read more »
Win Free Copy Of Hadoop Operations by Eric Sammer
By Bob Gourley CTOvision was fortunate enough to have been given a signed copy of “Hadoop Operations” by Eric Sammer (@esammer) of Cloudera and we want to get this into the hands of someone working on Big questions. Is that you? Eric Sammer’s book is considered the most relevant, practical and useful book available forRead… Read more »