For me, 2011 was a great year in personal development but the uncertainty and turmoil surrounding being a government employee reaffirmed the need for constantly developing my skills. I see 2012 as being even more turbulent and I am convinced that the best strategy is to be the “go to” employee who consistently delivers results.Read… Read more »
“Top social media trends in 2012” would find at-least a quarter of the topics from outside the present social media niche up to a good extent. While 2011 itself experienced the never before growth in tablets and the developments in mobile technologies, in my personal view, they never could be considered directly within the nicheRead… Read more »
This is a story of joined up government. This is a story of not very joined up government. It is quite a long story: there are well over a thousand words here, describing a bit of activity which took no more than a few minutes to do. There are no heroes in this story, butRead… Read more »
Continuing resolutions are a key part of the federal budget process. They allow for the government to continue to meet its obligations on a temporary basis when congress fails to pass a full budget measure. However, when the federal government relies solely on temporary budget measures as it has for quite awhile, programs without automaticRead… Read more »
While popular attention in cyber issues often focuses on the exotic APTs, enterprise security is being rocked by an unpleasant truth. Activist hackers have become a major problem, and not just for obvious targets such as the Church of Scientology or the United States government. Political risk company STRATFOR was recently hacked by elements ofRead… Read more »
Our premier publication is our monthly technology review. Every month we send this to over 6000 technology thought leaders. This monthly summarizes reporting from the CTOvision.com blog as well as tech trends from the IT industry. The monthly also provide links to our technology assessments. Other products include our Daily CTOvision.com summary, the Daily Fedcyber.comRead… Read more »
I’m a sunrise kind of person. A morning person. An Aries. I’m an INTP: every day, for me, is a new construction site, and yesterday’s blueprints are, at best, guidelines for today’s crew. That’s why I love New Years’ celebrations, and why I always try to make attainable, ambitious resolutions. With regards to work, andRead… Read more »
Thanks to a big sell-off on Wednesday and an equally large rally on Thursday, this past week was not quite the typical Christmas to New Years holiday week. But after a year like we had in 2011, I guess this was an appropriate ending. For the TSP, the C-fund lost 0.58% on the week, theRead… Read more »
A group of MIT students has designed a vending machine to dispense helmets for riders of Hubway, Boston’s bicycle-sharing system. Original post
In January elected officials are sworn into office to begin their terms as village board members on up to the highest public offices. New terms of office always start with such promise but many political leaders fail in their efforts. Eight years ago Sydney Finkelstein a professor of Management at the Tuck School of BusinessRead… Read more »
Notifications