NY Times Article on Datacenters Misses Huge Points – #gov20 It almost seems like piling on to attack the NY Times assessment of datacenters and their impact on society at this point. When Forbes, InformationWeek, GigaOM, Wired and tons of other publications point out the weakness in the Times article, why add fuel to theRead… Read more »
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Tackling cybersecurity issues plus your Weekend Reads!
Welcome to GovLoop Insights Issue 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.Read… Read more »
CTOvision Parent Crucial Point is Seeking Research Analysts
By BobGourley Crucial Point provides research and analysis via our CTOvision and CTOlabs outlets and via several informative community-focused newsletters. We also provide informative community-focused White Papers and support a wide range of clients with focused research. We write on a wide-range of technology concepts and capabilities including Big Data, Cloud Computing, Security, Mobility, BYODRead… Read more »
State of IT Skills — From Myth to Reality
We are all acutely aware that the US is graduating fewer students with degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). For example, in 2009, the U.S. graduated 37,994 students with bachelor’s degrees in computer and information science — fewer than 25 years ago. What does that mean for the public sector? With set budgetsRead… Read more »
Ten Steps To Creating Insanely Great Mobile Apps
The government is going mobile. But making mobile apps for the government space isn’t as easy as you might think. “People get confused because they see 15 year old kids writing codes for an app. and selling them on iTunes for 99 cents. This has set a precedent that its very simple to start anRead… Read more »
OMB Report Doesn’t Deliver on Sequestration Implementation
One of the more worrisome aspects of sequestration has been the lack of transparency in how these massive, across the board cuts will impact projects and programs throughout government. With the recent release of the Office of Management and Budget report, compiled in response to the Sequestration Transparency Act, some of the aggregate impact isRead… Read more »
Are you sitting comfortably?
What does service mean in a public service? How do we know how good it should be, and how do we know whether that is good enough in principle or in practice? That shouldn’t on the face of it be too hard to work out, but the answer is often more elusive than it firstRead… Read more »
Open Government: All Good, or Metal Plates in Your Head?
On July 26, 2012, the Center for Technology in Government (CTG) at the University of Albany / SUNY issued a press release announcing, in cooperation with SAP, an open government thought leadership program. I recently attended CTG’s workshop on this topic, along with 25 colleagues from government and academia, and we’re excited about the upcomingRead… Read more »
Sequestration 101 — Do you actually know how it would work?
Be honest. You have heard us all talking/worrying/complaining about the potential for sequestration since August of 2011, but do you actually know how it would work? I, for one, only had a loose understanding of the process. Todd Harrison is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He gave Chris DorobekRead… Read more »
Lessons from Federal Leaders
The most successful feds are often the most successful leaders. The Service to America Medals highlight the best and brightest feds who are really doing innovative work. All summer long we have detailed their amazing work here. But we wanted to mine them for additional leadership lessons. The Sammies are part of the Partnership forRead… Read more »