Senior Information Security Analyst

Building on our strong market position in service to the public sector and our continued 40%+ growth, GovDelivery seeks an Information Security Analyst to join our team. Come help us manage risk and keep our customers’ data secure! The Senior Information Security Analyst is responsible for managing internal risk assessments, documenting security processes, and improvingRead… Read more »

How open should open data be? Transport for NSW at the centre of a data controversy

Some will remember the knots that RailCorp tied itself into in 2009 when attempting to sue three developers for packaging Sydney rail timetables into mobile apps. How things have changed. Recently the NSW government applauded one of those developers for his mobile app, which has reportedly been downloaded a million times. However the agency whichRead… Read more »

Branding Lessons from Social Media

I celebrated a personal milestone this week when I reached the 3,000 follower mark on Twitter. Later that day, a friend and I were having lunch when he asked me to tell him about my success. Without hesitation, I gave him this simple explanation… branding. My experience with social media has provided me with someRead… Read more »

How can federal agencies move forward in a Postdigital Era with the Tech Trends 2013?

Many of us may know that some of the federal agencies and its leaders are facing challenges in today’s economy. Innovation has been identified to be a key change agent when facing these obstacles. Can these agencies embrace innovative technology to better meet their missions? The answer is YES, we currently see many federal leadersRead… Read more »

Another Chapter in the Ongoing Debate Started by Joshua Millsapps’ Question “Is remote work, too remote?”

Now Playing: Avaya TechTalk 010: Successful Home Agent Programs with special guest with Rebecca Kay Phelps, Contact Center Segment Manager at Jabra. Listen now! Synopsis: In January Joshua Millsapps asked “Is remote work, too remote?” In March, Marissa Mayer Yahoo’s CEO caused a firestorm when she outlawed telework at the company. Debate rages across socialRead… Read more »

Peer Review Or World View?

I read another message touting peer review as a benefit. Umm, maybe. My experience with peer review is that it is often a closed, self-congratulatory model from a closed, self-congratulatory society about work that is destined to go into the stacks. We need better. At one point I led sixty top writers in a productionRead… Read more »

Army’s ‘Coral Reef’ intelligence analysis software among C4ISR Journal ‘Top 5′ technologies of 2012

By Bob Gourley I noticed a nice post on the website of the United States Army today titled: “Army’s ‘Coral Reef’ intelligence analysis software among ‘Top 5′ technologies of 2012.” I was happy to read about the success of this capability, one of many being fielded by the DCGS-A program. The following is from theRead… Read more »