More thank likely you have been studying Big Data. I wonder what you mean when you use the term? I believe many of us are using that term in similar ways now. I just updated the Wikipedia entry on Big Data to capture an increasingly common use of the term: ”For the enterprise CTO, BigRead… Read more »
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Hackers from Anonymous have gained access to a Bureau of Justice Statistics server at the Department of Justice. More here. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Transformation initiative to digitize immigration paperwork has resulted in its first online immigration form. More here. The U.S. Federal TradeRead… Read more »
This week on the DorobekINSIDER, Chris spoke with Karen Evans, the national director of the US Cyber Challenge. Evans discussed her organization and its mission and unique approach to improving U.S. cybersecurity efforts. The US Cyber Challenge is an online talent competition, developed to help move 10,000 people into the cybersecurity profession. In short:Read… Read more »
Let me start by saying, I really like SurveyMonkey. By this I mean, I like SurveyMonkey specifically, but I also like online survey’s in general. They are easy to ignore if I’m uninterested in the topic but – when the topic is relevant – it is a great, simple service that allows me to shareRead… Read more »
Does your government agency monitor the social media for information relevant to your mission? Should it? IBM’s Analytics Solution Center recently held a seminar to explore how agencies and companies can obtain value and insight using social media analysis. Pat Fiorenza discussed how agencies can develop an ROI Model – Return on Influence Model –Read… Read more »
This week on the DorobekINSIDER, Chris Dorobek spoke with Karen Evans, the national director of US Cyber Challenge. Among other cybersecurity issues, Karen discussed soon-to-be-retired Howard Schmidt’s tenure as the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and the challenges facing his successor, Michael Daniel. Evans argues that Howard Schmidt brought a lot of attention to the complicatedRead… Read more »
TechAmerica is a great association of companies driving innovation worldwide. They are a leading voice of the US technology industry with over 1000 member companies worldwide. Member companies span the entire spectrum of technology, from software to semiconductors and from start-up to multi-national. Their companies are key drivers of economic growth and job creation. InRead… Read more »
Doing more with less. I’ll bet that’s a phrase you’ve heard before, and have probably become skeptical of. As a matter of fact, in response to a recent GovLoop survey, most of you responded that being asked to do more with less is your biggest challenge. On Government Technology, GovLoop president Steve Ressler gave aRead… Read more »
On today’s program for Monday May 21st, 2012 The TSA is up against an almost impossible task — protecting more than 2 million travelers each day — but are they up for the task? We talk to the former TSA administrator Kip Hawley. To get the best talent — you need to match google,Read… Read more »
All last week it couldn’t be avoided – every newspaper, TV station, magazine was talking about the Facebook IPO. But I never did read much on what it means to GovLoopers…i.e. what the Facebook IPO means for government agencies. So here we go, Steve’s list on what the Facebook IPO means for government agencies: 1)Read… Read more »