For those who missed it, which I suspect is most people, there is a fantastic Op-Ed in the New York Times by Peter Ludlow of Northwestern University. Titled Hacktivists as Gadflies it is a scary look at how much legal power the US government has over people who use the web (e.g. pretty much anyone)Read… Read more »
Love the 80/20 rule. Last thing you wish to do is build it and hope they will come. Getting folks engaged is more than just building the mechanism, its about building the audience. https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/dorobekinsider-live-redefining-citizen-engagement?elq=1c535b233310475a893d49c49a76a425&elqCampaignId=2956
In an environment where agencies are looking to streamline activities, maximize efficiency and significantly decrease waste, fraud and abuse, a comprehensive analytics solution should be considered by government agencies. To get an inside opinion on the benefits of analytics, GovLoop interviewed Adobe’s John Landwehr, Vice President of Digital Government Solutions and Nils Engel, Solutions Engineer.Read… Read more »
2013 Boston Marathon Aftermath (wikipedia) “Capitol Police are responding to reports of suspicious packages in the Hart and Russell Senate office buildings and a bomb squad is on the scene. The buildings have not been evacuated, but certain areas of the buildings have been closed.” – Politico, April 17, 2013 The recent terror attack atRead… Read more »
By very popular demand, the Big Data briefing team that packs events coast to coast is returning to DC for a day of sessions that will provide lessons learned from real-world deployments of Big Data solutions. Come hear from engineers who contribute code to the open source projects around Hadoop, the technologists who deliver realRead… Read more »
I’ve been watching the incredible team of mission-focused technologists as form Cumulogic since my friend Bill Vass alerted me to their virtuous computing approaches in early 2011. Since then they have provided many updates on their website of their approach, partners, intent and technology. And technical marketing champion Laura Ventura of Cumulogic has supported myRead… Read more »
Back when social media were just getting popular I was a strong supporter for government use especially in times of crisis or emergency. Going “where the people” are seemed a simple justification for why a government agency might want to use Facebook. Facebook is relatively cheap to get started, it provides a standardized platform, itRead… Read more »
Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Report: US Smart Grid Cybersecurity Spending to Reach $7.25B by 2020 – a recent study by research firm Zpryme forecasts annual spending to reach $7.25B in 2020. The focus of this money will be on ICS and SCADA solutions. Via GreenTechMedia, more here. NavyRead… Read more »
Last weekend I participated (as a volunteer) in the Longmont Hackathon, mainly because I’m good friends with Longmont’s webmaster, Susan Wolak. I helped judge the entries on the final day as well. I thought I would share a few of my thoughts. I enjoyed the experience a lot more than I thought I would. ItRead… Read more »
It would be nice to say we live a truly wonderful country where all is well and good, but that’s not the reality. It would be nice to say we can trust the police and law enforcement to always do the right thing, but that is not reality anymore (too many rapists, cops that breakRead… Read more »