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First came the technorati. Then the twitterati. Now the goverati have burst onto the Web 2.0 scene. These are individuals from government and industry alike leveraging new technology to better shape government policy and direction. So what can industry do to keep on top of this emerging trend? Who better to ask than Mark Drapeau, […] More
In-Sourcing: two hyphenated words with the power to strike fear into the hearts of government contractors. While it’s true that at a basic level, in-sourcing means fewer jobs contracted out to private industry and therefore fewer contracting dollars, proponents say the news isn’t all bad. Here are some thoughts from local, recognizable leaders of government and […] More
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) spoke to us recently about Capitol Hill’s view of government contractors, what jobs he feels are best left inside the government, compensation for procurement personnel, CIO Kundra’s federal dashboard, and more. Moran told us what the new Armed Services bill means for IT RFPs, and weighed in on who the new Cyber […] More
First came the IT dashboard. Now comes judgment day. Federal CIO Kundra tells Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller that Aug. 7 is the day the CIO Council will analyze portfolios across agencies. “This [Aug. 7 evaluation] will require first CIOs who may not have had power before to collect information and to vet the information,” […] More
The post-9-11 world requires a different approach to cybersecurity “” we all know that. Knowing what to do about it is the hard part. That's where Dan Chenok comes in. By day, Chenok is a senior vice president and general manager at Pragmatics, Inc. Chenok has also served on several prominent boards, including the Technology […] More
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 the tide is turning. More […] More
If ever there were a time to get the long view on federal contracting, this is it. From competitive insourcing to fixed price contracts, these are days of change for the community. And few have the perspective on how to navigate them like Renny DiPentima, whose 40-year career spans both commercial and federal markets. Before […] More
Insourcing. Organizational conflict of interest. Transparency. If ever industry had its share of issues on the table, this would be it. For ideas on how to navigate the hot button issues of the day, ExecutiveBiz recently caught up with industry veteran Jim Sheaffer, president of CSC – North American Public Sector. In a candid exchange, […] More
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 means one thing for CIOs […] More
The other day we reported that Federal CIO Vivek Kundra had made good on his word to implement a federal IT dashboard. The web-based initiative has a bold objective: to provide an open and transparent way for the public to track the US government's $74 billion investment in federal technology projects. With your own projects […] More
The winds of change are blowing in the government marketplace, and nowhere is that change more felt than in the realm of web-based communications. For the latest in Government 2.0 trends, we recently sat down with Andrea Baker, director of technology and self-described “social web evangelist,” who works with Navstar, a Falls, Church, Va.-based provider […] More
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