January, 2009

Super Bowl XLIII is more than a championship game. It is a time when nearly a quarter of a million sports enthusiasts will come together in Tampa Bay, Florida to enjoy the game and related activities. This means that safety is a top priority with federal...

As federal workers start to understand and embrace Gov 2.0 , they will do well to keep in mind the underlying imperative to empower citizens and create a more efficient government. That imperative will have to be met. Here are six key opportunities...

When President Obama’s staff started at the White House, although they were expected to hit the ground running, they found themselves facing many “first-day glitches.” Phones weren’t connected, certain technologies they were used to – like instant messaging...

Amid the excitement and flurry surrounding a new Administration , federal agencies and workers must remember the call for transparency and accountability. To do so, they must understand and embrace the concept of Gov 2.0 . Like Web 2.0 , taking advantage...

This week, we have all been marveling at the ways technology allowed us to experience the Inauguration like never before. For many of us who took part in the events on the ground, we could capture video and photo footage. I’m particularly proud that ...

Carolyn Brubaker, Microsoft Federal Chief Transition Officer, takes a look at this unique spin on the position of CTO, why it’s necessary, what the job entails, and how Microsoft is addressing the important issue of a presidential and federal scale transition...

There has been a fair amount of speculation around whether or not President-elect Obama will choose to (or even be able to) use a mobile device , as he’s accustomed to doing, once he takes the oath of office. As we saw during his campaign , traditional...

The speculation is heating up about who President-elect Obama will choose for the nation’s first federal chief technology officer, particularly since it looks like one of the frontrunners– Julius Genachowski –has been nominated to be Obama’s FCC chairman...

Everyone is anxiously awaiting the announcement of President-elect Obama’s nomination for the nation’s first federal chief technology officer to create the transparent and connected democracy he has espoused. According to Obama’s outline , the CTO will...

The year ahead promises to be an exciting one for government IT. At all levels, a new Administration on the national scene will influence directions, mandates , and priorities around how governments operate on the IT front. As such, there are a number...