Former DIA CTO Bob Gourley posted an entry on CTO Perspective to discuss the recent movement on the cybersecurity bill. Gourley provided a thorough breakdown of the points and issues raised by the bill, as well as his own frank analysis. One major point Gourley broke down was the need for a cybersecurity director. That [...]
In a rare public appearance, the nation’s first-ever Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra, will be speaking at the Potomac Officers Club on May 5th at the Tyson’s Corner Ritz Carlton. Kundra is destined to make an impact within the industry and has already been recognized as one of the country’s top 25 CTO’s; earning the title 2008 IT Executive of the Year. [...]
We’re getting close: In just a few more weeks, the government will release findings of the 60-day cybersecurity review being conducted by Melissa Hathaway. Since the review got underway, questions have been swirling about what the review will uncover— and where the commercial sector can fit into the federal cybersecurity mission going forward. To get [...]
President Obama has just named Melissa Hathaway to lead a sweeping review of US cybersecurity and its preparedness to protect the government’s information technology systems from security and economic threats. The review will be conducted over the next two months. The need for a 60-day interagency review is critical, says John Brennan, assistant to the [...]
A very hot topic among all technologists, from DC to Silicon Valley, is how the Obama election will change the technology landscape. There are five key megatrends in IT today, and we should analyze change in the context of each. These five megatrends in IT are: Convergence and trend towards unified communications and user empowerment [...]
ExecutiveBiz members have been treated to some great presentations from Web2.0 experts, including some who have succeeded in implementing Web2.0 capabilities in very large organizations. Two of the greatest presenters who have interacted with us are Chris Rasmussen and Sean Dennehy, pictured here. After engaging with them in our venue and tracking how Web2.0 technologies [...]
In his classic work describing the state of the Chief Technology Officer discipline ”The Role of the CTO”, Tom Berray of Cabot Consultants articulates four models of CTOs: The Infrastructure Manager The Big Thinker The Technology Visionary and Operations Manager The External-facing Technologist These well defined models were based on discussions with hundreds of technologists [...]
