Security, mobility and usability are the cornerstones of Microsoft’s latest operating system – Microsoft 8. So the question is should your agency make the switch? Susie Adams is the Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft Federal. She told Chris Dorobek on the DorobekINSIDER program that the big pull for agencies to switch to Microsoft 8 isRead… Read more »
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4 Years of Tech Challenges — Are We Really Moving Forward?
4 years in any technology cycle is a lifetime. Think about this – 4 years ago BYOD wasn’t even a possibility and tablets still seemed like a dream. So how can the government keep up? And more importantly how can the government utilize the latest and greatest technology to support its mission? Molly O’Neill isRead… Read more »
Google’s Data Center Revealed
Post Highlights Google provides access to Lenoir, North Carolina Data Center Cloud computing has been a leading trend in 2012 for government Overview of Testimony by Joel C. Willemsseen, Managing Direction, Information Technology, GAO Cloud computing has been one the leading trends in government. Throughout the year, there have been countless examples of increased cloudRead… Read more »
Breaking Down the Transition – Plus Your DorobekINSIDER’s 7 Stories
On GovLoop Insights’ DorobekINSIDER: The election’s over. Now it’s time to concentrate on the transition. So what should the Obama team be looking at? Insights from the former CIO at the Transportation Department – Dan Mintz. Click here for the full recap. How should you prepare for the 1st 100 days? It’s the time agenciesRead… Read more »
Please join us at the 2012 FedCyber Summit: Amazing presentations and interactive cross-agency/sector panels
By BobGourley We look forward to seeing you at the 2012 FedCyber Summit on 15 Nov 2012. An amazing group of cyber security professionals from all three branches of the federal government have signed up to attend. They are being joined by other world-class-best cyber security professionals from industry and academia, including some of theRead… Read more »
Transition Turmoil Is No Joke — De-mystifying the Second Term’s Revolving Door
The second term revolving door is no myth. In fact the transition from the President’s first term to his second term will bring tremendous change the cabinet and agency leadership. So how should you prepare for the transition and the first 100 days? Tom Fox is the Vice President for Leadership and Innovation at theRead… Read more »
Former CIO of DOT Speaks on the Transition
What does the transition from President Obama’s first term to his second term mean for political appointees and career staff? Dan Mintz, former CIO of the Department of Transportation weighs in on the transition in today’s DorobekINSIDER interview. Mintz was part of the transition team after former President Bush’s second term. New team = RapidRead… Read more »
EPA has dismal IT failures, Samsung S-Memo security lapse and more
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. DHS aims to hire 600 cybersecurity pros — if it can find them – DHS and other federal agencies are looking hard to find cybersecurity experts for hire, but cyber experts are saying DHS and other agencies haven’t figured out how toRead… Read more »
Making Little Bets on the Future – Plus Your Weekend Reads
Welcome to GovLoop InsightsIssue of the Week with Chris Dorobek where each week, our goal is to find an issue — a person — an idea — then helped define the past 7-days and we work to find an issue that will also will have an impact on the days, weeks and months ahead. And,Read… Read more »
We Need Solutions in the Next Four Years: What Can the Book ‘Little Bets’ Teach Us?
With the election behind us, what will President Obama’s approach to our nation’s problems be? One way to think about government innovation is through the lens of “Little Bets,” a book about the creative process written by Peter Sims. He was a keynote speaker at GovDelivery’s event “Digital Government: The Transformative Power of Communications.” Sims’Read… Read more »