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Even as the federal government warms to some of the benefits of mobile technologies in the workplace, movement has been slower at the state and local levels, where officials say security concerns and budget constraints, among other factors, keep them on the sidelines. (CIO)
Visit http://www.cio.com/article/2459868/government-use-of-it/security-budgets-slow-mobility-in-government.html to view the full article online. |
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We are entering a new era where at least three trends will lower costs and improve the quality of the solutions for the government: Software solutions are unbundling; new platforms are lowering costs; and Application Programming Interfaces, Open Source Software and the communities that form around them are initiating an era of continuous improvement. (Government Executive)
Visit http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2014/07/three-trends-will-revolutionize-federal-it/88747/ to view the full article online. |
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The Chicago Police Department, by embracing connectivity though technological advancements, has become one of the most data-driven crime fighting forces in the country. (American City & County)
Visit http://americancityandcounty.com/law-enforcement/chicago-s-data-driven-crime-fighting to view the full article online. |
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In Bexar County, Texas, Judge Nelson R. Wolff is overseeing a technology experiment that seeks to recreate a struggling American icon: the public library. (Next City)
Visit http://nextcity.org/forefront/view/what-does-a-library-without-books-look-like to view the full article online. |
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If the government is to realize its goal of running an agile, largely cloud-based technology operation, it will require buy-in from all corners of the agency, senior technology executives said at a government IT conference on Wednesday. (CIO)
Visit http://www.cio.com/article/2452994/government-use-of-it/government-cloud-use-requires-a-culture-shift.html to view the full article online. |
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According to Patty Hatter, when it comes to driving transformation in IT, the CIO must be the change agent. Wearing the two hats of Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Information Officer, Hatter is responsible for innovating and executing a sustainable transformation of McAfee's operational processes and infrastructure across the global organization. (Huffington Post)
Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vala-afshar/cios-how-to-be-the-change_b_5658296.html to view the full article online. |
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Small federal agencies, which typically consist of 6,000 or fewer employees, have been in the spotlight lately when it comes to data security. Similar to small businesses, criminals tend to look at small agencies as low-hanging fruit, mainly because they typically lack the manpower and resources required to sufficiently protect all of their attack vectors. (Government CIO Magazine)
Visit http://www.governmentciomagazine.com/2014/08/%E2%80%9Csize-doesn%E2%80%99t-matter%E2%80%9D-says-hacker to view the full article online. |
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The White House hosted a demonstration day July 29 to showcase new technologies and tools being developed to empower local and state first responders, agencies, and citizens to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies. (Information Week)
Visit http://www.informationweek.com/government/mobile-and-wireless/white-house-showcases-disaster-response-tools/d/d-id/1297765 to view the full article online. |
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With more than 80 percent of Americans using their cellphones to send and receive text messages, it only makes sense we should be able to text 911 in an emergency. But that ability is only now just coming online and there's still a lot of work to do before it's universal: Only 100 call centers out of more than 6,000 across the country are capable of receiving and responding to text messages. (Governing)
Visit http://www.governing.com/columns/tech-talk/gov-can-you-read-me-now.html to view the full article online. |