Lou Huang: Why I’m Coding for America

This is a story of coming around full circle. I was born here in San Francisco, in the midst of the technology industry, to a father who was an engineer in Silicon Valley long before the regional nickname was a household brand. In high school, we were one of the first households amongst my friendsRead… Read more »

Hadoop World NYC is 28-30 Oct 2013: The place to be for exchanging lessons learned on Big Data solutions

By Bob Gourley Hadoop World is coming! If your organization uses information and if you play a role in collecting, moving, storing security and/or analyzing it, come interact with your peers from other information intensive organizations and learn cutting edge concepts for enhancing your ability to sense make over data. Sign up now at: http://ctolink.us/19jtxZeRead… Read more »

ELGL’s Communication Efforts Highlight in American City/County Magazine

Municipal outreach What your website says about you Jun. 18, 2013 Derek Prall | American City and County What does Twitter have to do with a town hall meeting? According to communications specialists for municipal governments, more than you would think. Social media may not be the primary force behind local governments in the digitalRead… Read more »

Federal Agency Demands, Competition Challenge Cloud Vendors, How Cyberwarfare and Drones have Revolutionized Warfare and more

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. Federal Agency Demands, Competition Challenge Cloud Vendors – After IBM protested the CIA’s cloud services award to Amazon Web Services, the GAO has found key deficiencies. Apparently, the CIA “failed to evaluate prices comparably under one of the contract’s pricing scenarios[.]”Read… Read more »

Thoughts About Government Transformation

Updated: This article was originally posted by Dan Chenok at the IBM Center for the Business of Government Blog. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on June 18 entitled “Reinventing Government”. Several leaders with great experience in Federal government leadership and management issues presented testimony and engaged in an extensive discussionRead… Read more »

How ITS helps small business make government stronger

Small business helps America innovate, create jobs, and grow. These small businesses also play a critical role in moving government forward, and ITS is dedicated to providing ample access and opportunity to connect government to small business. With Small Business Week upon us, I thought it would be a good opportunity to look at howRead… Read more »

School’s Out for Summer: Reflecting on Year One of MPA

Kittelson’s Corner Warm summer breezes drift through the air, blue skies perfectly complement the green of the Willamette Valley, and bright yellow school buses no longer delay traffic every morning and afternoon. Its official, school is out for the summer to be replaced by long days and countless baseball games. This summer break is uniqueRead… Read more »