Next Friday, December 21st, is a big day for the internet. It is the culminating day of the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, the only conference of its kind in 24 years. On the agenda is a of review the international telecommunication regulations. Since the previous meeting in 1988, much has changed onRead… Read more »
By BobGourley A friend at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency mentioned that they have a search underway for a critically important new position on their leadership team. Details are at the USAjobs.com job listing and are also pasted below, but I want to underscore something: Clearly they are looking for someone who can think out ofRead… Read more »
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. CIA invests in mobile security company to keep transactions under wraps – In-Q-Tel made a strategic investment and technology development agreement with Tyfone to “bring mobile security in cloud and NFC transactions to the U.S. government.” Agencies, such as the CIA, thatRead… Read more »
“Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” – Dale Carnegie Government employees spent a lot of time in meetings. Stepping up your game at these meetings is not hard. When you do, it can have a positive effect on your career and can makeRead… Read more »
Identifying the business value of your portfolio is critical to overcoming hurdles I was talking with one of our Enterprise Architecture and IT Strategy partners the other day and he brought up an interesting request from a client. The client was in the midst of deploying a large enterprise portfolio management solution and the clientRead… Read more »
Tell the readers some general information such as your name, where you live, and what recreational activities you enjoy. My name is Renée LeFever. I live in Minnesota and enjoy horseback riding and raising Schipperke dogs. Where do you work right now? What do you do? Currently I am working for the Natural Resources ConservationRead… Read more »
APE, published today, is Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch’s great service to self-publishing, including links and practical advice delivered with a sense of humor and sage language. Well worth more than its digital weight.
By BobGourley “Consider a principle as a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.” With those words we began the first post here at CTOvision over five years ago. Since then we have visited this topic several times here at the blog andRead… Read more »
This week the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum “Improving Acquisition through Strategic Sourcing.” The memorandum establishes a new Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council (SSLC) and directs each of the 24 Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Act agencies to designate a Strategic Sourcing Accountable Official (SSAO). The SSAO is to have the authority toRead… Read more »
Yesterday the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the Liberal Party had ‘slapped a social media gag on MPs’. While the article didn’t live up to the sensation of the headline, it did touch on an area I had provided a media comment on last week. As such I thought I would publish my full notes,Read… Read more »