Yesterday I attended the Big Data conference hosted by The Technology Training Corporation in Rosslyn, Va. One of the speakers at the symposium was Kevin Jackson, VP and GM of Cloud Services at NJVC. While there were many good points that were addressed throughout the duration of the event, Kevin was able to break downRead… Read more »
Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms are not just social, they are global. Even though US users tend to make up the largest proportion of social media users on these and other sites, the internet makes reaching a global community more and more feasible. While attending a workshop hosted by Social@Ogilvy on this topic, I wasRead… Read more »
My latest writing project has been quite challenging. At the beginning of 2013, I wrapped up the first draft of a book I’m writing about the open government movement in Raleigh, North Carolina. The City of Raleigh has made a lot of progress over the last two years, which is part of the inspiration forRead… Read more »
One of my favorite features of Google Maps is the ability to create personalized maps that you can save and share. I’ve used the feature to map out a route (and more) when we took a road trip through the Western United States in 2011, and to develop a daily tourist itinerary for a visitRead… Read more »
Here is the second blog post on how the use of social media can lead to smarter immigration outcomes. You can find the first blog post here. I love the discussion of the empowered civil servant. The way I like to think of it is that government has to find a way to operate inRead… Read more »
Dear all, Last year here in Russia we actively promoted open data and open government initiatives, started new projects and right now we see and review a lot of open government projects lauched by government agencies. Unfortunately most of these projects are only in Russian so I suggest to use tools like Google Translate toRead… Read more »
Over the last few years, the GSA has made plenty of headlines, whether due to lavish, over-the-top conference expenses, poor contract management, or attempts at regaining control and visibility through cloud-based services, but this time the news is more positive. GSA administrator Dan Tangherlini has announced that a “top to bottom” review of agencies willRead… Read more »
Marketing agencies and branded organizations presenting at and attending Social Media Week DC all seemed to agree on three best practices for social media: 1. Select the correct platforms for your content: If you don’t have a lot of image assets or your story is not told through images, don’t use Pinterest. If you doRead… Read more »
By Bob Gourley Bottom Line Up Front: After reviewing all available evidence and rigorously weighing threat information, a Task Force of the Defense Science Board (DSB) concludes that: the United States cannot be confident that our critical Information Technology (IT) systems will work under attack from a sophisticated and well-resourced opponent. How does that makeRead… Read more »
I think IT security and physical security are converging. It’s a part of the overall trend towards the integration of technology with our everyday lives. It just shows how separated certain aspects of corporate business have been from the technology that could, or does, underpin them. You see there a separation from the mission, orRead… Read more »