I had to ask myself this question after reading an article by Hilary Brandt on GovExec this week about how important it is to meet citizens where they are. As citizens increasingly use social media to access information and interact, it is the government’s job to get on there and share. Some have embraced thisRead… Read more »
Help us celebrate the best in public service! Nominate yourself or someone you know for The 13th Annual Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Awards for Distinguished DC Government Employees. Established in 2000 and now in its 13th year, the Cafritz Awards program recognizes the extraordinary service and commitment of public servants who – often workingRead… Read more »
Focus on Your Customers – they are the very reason you exist! It is with that thought in mind that I wanted to share a brief article written by Stacia Aylward, CEO of Zelos, LLC. in addition to the link to the new “GovLoop Agency of the Future Guide: Customer Service, Closing the Gap BetweenRead… Read more »
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will lead a study into the surfaces of asteroids and the moon for NASA as the agency aims to explore those areas with humans and robots. The five-year initiative aims to build on APL’s previous Lunar Science Institute project for NASA that sought to learn more about the geologyRead… Read more »
Nine teams of researchers have been selected by NASA to join a collaborative organization that will work on a virtual setting to support the agency’s human space exploration programs. The Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute will bring together U.S. scientists and international partners to help NASA study the moon, near-Earth asteroids and space environments,Read… Read more »
Government data indicates that sequestration has trimmed budget for intelligence programs from $72 billion to $68 billion during the past fiscal year, Fierce Government reported Wednesday. Ryan McDermott writes the data from the Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence did not explain how the $4 billion in cuts were made.Read… Read more »
A panel of chief information officers from three federal agencies has given IBM a provisional authority to operate under the government-wide Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for evaluating cloud computing products and services. CIOs from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, as well as the General Services Administration, evaluated IBM’s SmartCloud for GovernmentRead… Read more »
A couple of days ago, I taught a webinar for GSA’s Digital Government University. Just wanted to share the URL for the presentation slides and a recording of the webinar, which lasted an hour.
Belkin’s Award-Winning KVM Switches Receive Common Criteria Certificate, Providing Government Buyers with Assurance Based on Stringent Computer Security Requirements Belkin, a trusted leader of technology solutions for office, classroom, IT infrastructure, and mobile environments, today announced that the company has received Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ certification for its DVI-I KVM and Secure KM products.Read… Read more »
In the early days the Personal Computer, a major upgrade was the addition of a 20 megabyte hard drive – plenty of space for programs, files and other treasure. However, floppy disks were required for sharing files (predates networked computers, and long before WiFi). Several times a during a day I would need a formattedRead… Read more »