Through the years, Symantec’s Jim Russell has offered this blunt assessment of FISMA: It lacks “teeth.” The current law’s inability to hold agencies accountable for data breaches, plus staff and budgetary issues, have driven inaction by many smaller agencies. Forty-two percent of them don’t even have dedicated IT staff. But …

Remember back in the day when agencies generated paperwork, stacked pile high, to account for project spending? The accountability was there, but readership was limited. No longer. With the launch of the Federal IT Dashboard, the public now has a quick, convenient view of government projects — your projects. That …

Federal customers understand the importance of being part of a “borderless enterprise” like never before. As vice president of Cisco federal business, Patrick Finn is helping further that enterprise through focus on collaboration: delivering voice, video, and data in an effective way — whether with a PC, BlackBerry, or video …

Economic Leader David Walker Headlines at upcoming POC Event On March 13, 2009, the Potomac Officers Club will host the Honorable David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and former Comptroller General of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Walker has built …

As Vice President and Geographic Sales Leader for EDS, an HP company’s U.S. Public Sector business, Andy McCann is responsible for growth within the company. “I lead our sales organization and work to ensure that we bring the best value propositions to our federal, state and local government clients and …

Linda Mills, recently promoted to run Northrop Grumman IT, has made the strategic acquisition of a local geospatial firm 3001, run by Bart Bailey and owned by CM Equity partners. 3001 International, provides airborne imaging, mapping, surveying and geographic information systems for domestic and international government intelligence as well as geospatial data production …

We cover a lot of stories about technology companies that provide services for business and government. But there’s also a thriving market in greater Washington DC for tech firms that create educational software and services. Take these three examples.  Defywire   It’s official. The PDA has taken over the classroom. Well, maybe not quite. But school …