Bob Gourley of CTOVision.com lists his ten favorite YouTube videos of the future of technology here.  If there’s an over-arching theme, it’s convergence.  Here’s a summary of the video offerings. Pattie Maes from MIT on wearable tech.  Imagine you run into a work associate at a restaurant, and you just can’t remember his name.  Now […] More

Aneesh Chopra, America’s first Federal CTO, spoke at the Digital Downtown event in New York City this week on two different but interconnected topics: the role of government in technology and the role of technology in government. Mr. Chopra gave an enthusiastic crowd of consumer electronics journalists and analysts his thoughts on the major challenges facing […] More

The Defense Cyber Crime Center  is taking the search for security experts seriously holding a national competition and talent search to find the 10,000 security experts it needs. These experts are needed throughout the government, from energy and aviation, to defense and homeland security. James Christy, director of future exploration at DC3 and a former security […] More

Link Solutions, Inc. (LSi), a rapidly-emerging provider of high-end solutions to the federal government, announced today that Steve Walker has been named Executive Vice President for Operations. Mr. Walker will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, growth, customer satsifaction and delivery of LSi's contracts, and will report to Mr. John Barrass, President and Chief Operations […] More

Aneesh Chopra, the new administration’s new Chief Technology Officer, said he will actively support Dr. David Blumenthal in his efforts to advance the adoption of health IT, one of the president’s priorities for health reform.  Prior to his senate confirmation in May, Chopra was secretary of technology for Virginia. Aneesh Chopra said he would use […] More

Citrix Systems, Inc. has announced that it will join Microsoft Corp. Intel, and HP in encouraging government and industry to excersize responsible energy consumption practices on the second Power IT Down Day, scheduled for August 27 of this year. Citrix and its partners will promote Power IT Down Day through a series of activities and educational events. Tom […] More

The Obama administration was expected to name a Cyber Czar and release a cyberspace policy review last Friday.   The administration released the 76-page “Cyberspace Policy Review”  as expected.   Unexpectedly, the administration did not name a “Cyber Czar.”  Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace at the National Security Council and the author of the review has […] More

Lt. Gen. Keith B. Alexander might not be a household name… yet.  He currently serves as head of the NSA and the Joint Functional Component Command  for Network Warfare  at Ft. Meade, Md., but his name has been floated as a possible head of the proposed Cyber Command, which would also be based at Ft. […] More

You’ve packed your bags, you’re ready for your big trip. But wait, what about a book? Summer and reading go hand in hand. “There’s a temperate zone in the mind … between laziness and labor, that summer reading belongs,” is how someone once put it. So, with summer just around the corner, here’s a round-up […] More

CSC (NYSE: CSC), a global leader providing high technology-compatible solutions, disclosed today that they were awarded a task order to provide systems engineering, technical and program support for the US Army“™s Project Manager, Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems (PM DCATS). CSC was originally awarded the Strategic Services Sourcing contract vehicle in March 2006, and […] More

Mary Whitley, a highly experienced executive from the federal sector, has joined ICF International as a senior vice president in health information and health technology services, including the management of ICF“™s health IT information services subsidiary Z-Tech. Her duties will include managing all aspects of that business arena, including strategic planning, business development, and operations. […] More

In an effort to support small to medium-sized airports in the National Airspace System, SRA International Inc. will provide a low-cost ground surveillance system solution under a contract awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration.  The five-year IDIQ with a value in excess of $20 million will aid the FAA in reducing the risk of runway incursion while […] More