Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs terminated its $36 million cloud computing contract with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services. The five-year agreement, which was set in November of 2012, would have migrated 600,000 VA employees to Microsoft cloud email and calendar services. A spokesperson for the agency stated, “VA has decided to terminate the cloud emailRead… Read more »
No one ever wants backups, but everyone always wants restores Bruce Schneier Original post
Every once in a while you hear somebody saying, “Oh they have their own agenda,” and it doesn’t always have the most positive connotation. From somebody who’s spent most of their life in meetings, some of which do not have an agenda despite the overwhelming consensus in the best practice area that that’s how itRead… Read more »
On Thursday, July 18th, the 2013 Digital Counties Survey awards were announced by the Center for Digital Government in conjunction with the National Association of Counties. The winners were chosen for efficiently and effectively using technology to better the lives of local citizens and improve operations for the counties. Tough budgetary times can lead toRead… Read more »
In the fifth installment of their Best Places to Work in the Federal Government analysis of 2012 federal employee survey data, Deloitte and the Partnership for Public Service explored how men and women, different racial and ethnic groups, and veterans and employees with disabilities observed the workplace. This report, entitled Diversity and Inclusion, provides extremelyRead… Read more »
My colleague, Agilex CTO Tim Hoechst, had a fun blog for summer – http://www.agilex.com/realize-the-value/ah-summer…crabs-interns-and-math.html Ah, Summer…Crabs, Interns, and Math? July 22, 2013 One evening after work last week, we had a crab feast for some of our employees. Despite the heat, it was a great time. At one point, though, one of our managers noticedRead… Read more »
A picture really does tell the story of a thousand words. The real question, though, is from whose perspective? Depending on the storyteller, the same picture can be used to tell different stories. Consider the picture above. It appeared on Instagram recently and was posted by a college graduate on the morning of her commencement.Read… Read more »
Code for America Yearbook is an ongoing series of interviews with 2013 Fellows to document their year at CfA. Name: Richa Agarwal Fellowship City: Oakland, Calif. Hometown: Los Altos Hills, Calif. Current Neighborhood: SoMa Role: Programmer DOB: 8/9/85 Q: So—to get started, how did you find out about the Fellowship? Last year I was volunteeringRead… Read more »
Martin Stewart-Weeks, Senior Director, Public Sector, Cisco Consulting Services, has written a fantastic article on the potential for technology to disrupt and create new possibilities for governments and the public sector. The article discusses how technology is changing the shape and speed of government, as well as many jobs in the public sector, and looksRead… Read more »
The July 2013 edition of Contract Management magazine, published by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA), included an encouraging article on how communications between government and industry not only can improve outcomes and business relationships, but also show positive results to improve requirements and the opportunities for better outcomes overall. The article, “MythBusting – CommunicationsRead… Read more »