Information Technology

Video Of The Week: Leading Trends in Information Technology

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This feature showcases one video each Friday that captures the essence of innovation, technology and new ideas happening in government today.

This week’s video is courtesy of Leading Trends in Information Technology.

Description: Secretary Ramos opens the 2012 IT Security Awareness Fair with a welcome to the Government ISO community. He addresses some of the challenges that Government faces protecting important information while still providing services at an exceptional level as well as the leading trends in the Information Technology enviornment.

 /  Published December 14, 2012 at 1:10 PM

Regional Cloud Hubs: Wave Of The Future For State And Local Governments

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The shape of things to come in government cloud computing will lie in models that are evolving on the state and local level, and may look a lot like what is taking place in Utah and Michigan, according to a new report from research group IDC Government Insights.

The era of the “server down the hall” is over, states the report. Instead, the nascent paradigm for state and local cloud computing will take the form of regional, government-to-government hubs, according to the report. An abstract of the report, entitled “Regional Community Cloud Hubs: the New ‘Trickle Down’ Effect That’s Boosting State and Local Computing” is available at no charge. Keep reading →

 /  Published January 31, 2012 at 10:30 AM

IT Plays Expanding Role In Helping To Heal And Employ Veterans

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This is the last of a three-part series examining government services addressing key challenges among military veterans amid high unemployment, a woeful economic outlook and an anticipated influx of veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan in the next few years.

On top of myriad other issues that can hinder military veterans’ path to employment, caring for the sometimes complicated war-related health problems they come home with also serves as a major roadblock. Keep reading →

 /  Published November 11, 2011 at 7:00 AM

U.S. Government CIOs: Doomed to Fail?

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U.S. government CIOs have been hogtied by bureaucracy, unable to effectively do their jobs because they do not consistently have responsibility for what they are legally mandated to do or are critical for effective information technology (IT) management. Additionally, while law mandates that CIOs report directly to the head of their respective agency, only about half do, further hindering their effectiveness, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued yesterday.

“CIOs have not always been empowered to be successful,” concluded the report. “Despite the broad authority given to CIOs in federal law, these officials face limitations that hinder their ability to effectively exercise this authority, which has contributed to many of the long-standing IT management challenges we have found in our work.” Keep reading →

 /  Published October 18, 2011 at 1:30 PM

An Unlikely Innovator In Technology Adoption – ‘Federal Spending’ Episode 5

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The U.S. Government receives its share of jabs for being a belated adopter of technology. Federal officials have taken many steps — and some missteps –in recent years, however, to reverse that reputation.

Some of those steps were examined in depth on the Sept. 8 episode of “Federal Spending” as analysts explored how federal IT is trying to be more innovative with public portals, data center consolidation and encouraging cloud adoption. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 15, 2011 at 2:00 PM

Improve Your Bottom Line With Network Performance Monitoring

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If you could improve your agency’s bottom line and reduce your IT infrastructure costs, all without sacrificing mission-critical capabilities, where would you start?

Ideally, you’d like to know where you’re getting the best performance from your IT investment, along with knowledge about over-use and under-use so you’d know where to make cuts, and whether you might be able to consolidate some operations to save money. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 14, 2011 at 1:00 PM

Top 10 Federal Security Breaches Serve As Lessons For Future

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A government laptop stolen from the home of a VA data analyst in 2006 contained Social Security numbers and other personal information for 26.5 million veterans and active duty troops.

A class action suit brought by veterans groups was later settled by the agency for $20 million. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 9, 2011 at 3:25 PM

Translating ‘Self-Service’ From Personal Applications To Government Organizations

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President Obama’s recent Executive Order: “Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service,” is an excellent call to action to Defense and Civilian agencies to leverage self-service technologies to cut costs while also improving efficiencies.

As consumers, we’ve embraced self-service in everything from getting money at the ATM versus a bank teller to using online software to help us complete our tax returns. These conveniences are made possible by intuitive business process applications, and they make our lives easier, they keep us more informed and they allow us to be in control. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 9, 2011 at 12:34 PM

DoD’s Scale Promises Bigger Payoff From IT Reform

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The sheer size of the Department of Defense (DoD) makes streamlining IT operations or changing IT investment management daunting, yet this size makes the payoff of successes that much greater.

To achieve these successes, we are looking to reap the benefits of today’s leading edge thinking and technologies in many of the IT management efforts we have underway. Several of our initiatives dovetail nicely with the 25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal IT Management, such as the IT Enterprise Strategy and Roadmap and cloud computing strategy that the Department is currently developing. Keep reading →

 /  Published August 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM

‘Federal Spending’ – In Depth Discussion And Analysis Wednesdays at 4 ET

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Today’s federal government wields more financial power than ever before. Where does that money go? What will shifts in spending priorities mean to agencies, the public, and the economy at large? Which innovations are disrupting the sector?

Find out every third Wednesday @ 4 ET on “Federal Spending,” a live broadcast and analysis program produced in conjunction with Breaking Gov by Inside Analysis. Keep reading →

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