http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:14:36 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2012-01-23T21:14:36Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/act-iac-institute-for-innovation-to-focus-on-strategic-government-technology-projects/?cs=49588 The non-profit American Council for Technology/Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) has announced a new Institute for Innovation , a project designed to support government use of information technology. Building on its experience as a public-private innovation strategic_planning technology_evaluation project_management government_agencies Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:27:57 GMT kshaw@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/act-iac-institute-for-innovation-to-focus-on-strategic-government-technology-projects/?cs=49588 2012-01-23T21:27:57Z 2 weeks, 6 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/act-iac-institute-for-innovation-to-focus-on-strategic-government-technology-projects http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49588 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/gao-agencies-ignoring-risk-of-influence-from-service-contractors/?cs=49484 A new Government Accountability Office report concludes that multiple federal agency officials are continuing to neglect issues of contractor oversight and over-reliance on outside support services, according to Federal Computer Week .   After government_accountability_office government_agencies risk_management contractors Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:07:44 GMT kshaw@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/gao-agencies-ignoring-risk-of-influence-from-service-contractors/?cs=49484 2012-01-10T21:07:44Z 1 month, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/gao-agencies-ignoring-risk-of-influence-from-service-contractors http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49484 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/first-android-device-approved-by-department-of-defense/?cs=49454 Top 20 Android Apps in the U.S. The top Android apps ranked by usage. Good Technology has announced the first certification of its Android 2.2-based platform by the Defense Information Systems Agency. The Dell Streak 5 is the first and so far only good_technology mobile_applications mobile_device_security android mobile_devices government_agencies Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:53:09 GMT kshaw@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/first-android-device-approved-by-department-of-defense/?cs=49454 2012-01-06T20:53:09Z 1 month, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/first-android-device-approved-by-department-of-defense http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49454 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/social-security-administration-website-tops-customer-satisfaction-survey/?cs=49060 Earlier this year IT Business Edge's Ann All wrote about President Obama's instruction to government agencies to "redouble" their efforts to utilize technology to make customer service better and more cost effective, with money saved going toward customer_service social_networks web_site_design government_agencies Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:44:07 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/social-security-administration-website-tops-customer-satisfaction-survey/?cs=49060 2011-11-10T20:44:07Z 3 months, 4 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/social-security-administration-website-tops-customer-satisfaction-survey http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=49060 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/us-air-force-erp-implementation-in-trouble/?cs=48992 12 Tips for a Successful ERP Launch Clear expectations and planning can improve your experience and near-term success. We're a little late with our advice on how to scare the living daylights out of a CIO, but trust us, most will probably shudder at government_agencies erp_systems project_management Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:41:19 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/us-air-force-erp-implementation-in-trouble/?cs=48992 2011-11-02T15:41:19Z 3 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/us-air-force-erp-implementation-in-trouble http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48992 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/gao-report-finds-federal-cios-lack-authority/?cs=48897 A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) paints a not-so-positive picture of the federal CIO career . As InformationWeek reports, CIOs surveyed by the GAO said they were responsible for just five areas of IT and information government_agencies business_culture executive_suite Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:03:49 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/gao-report-finds-federal-cios-lack-authority/?cs=48897 2011-10-20T18:03:49Z 3 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/gao-report-finds-federal-cios-lack-authority http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48897 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/michigan-creating-cyber-command-center/?cs=48828 6 Certifications That Get You Hired as a Security Pro In cyber security, the list of skills isn't really new or special, but when it comes down to proving abilities, a certification is required, advises ClearanceJobs.com. The state of Michigan is government_agencies cyber_crime network_security Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:47:59 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/michigan-creating-cyber-command-center/?cs=48828 2011-10-12T17:47:59Z 4 months, 3 days ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/michigan-creating-cyber-command-center http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48828 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/arkansas-to-build-new-communications-system-around-video-capabilities/?cs=48772 Based on assessments of user needs and rapidly maturing video technology, the state of Arkansas is moving quickly to put into place a new unified communications system that will allow, among other features, mobile video chat, reports Government web_video_and_voice_conferencing government_agencies arkansas unified_communications Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:54:15 GMT kshaw@quinstreet.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/arkansas-to-build-new-communications-system-around-video-capabilities/?cs=48772 2011-10-05T17:54:15Z 4 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/arkansas-to-build-new-communications-system-around-video-capabilities http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48772 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/csc-finalizes-settlement-with-us-govt-faces-continued-contract-troubles-in-uk/?cs=48712 Computer Sciences Corp. says it has finalized a settlement with the U.S. government that will result in it receiving $277 million and a five-year contract extension worth $1 billion to support and expand the capabilities of the system covered by the outsourcing government_agencies vendor_management litigation Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:03:57 GMT ann.all@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/csc-finalizes-settlement-with-us-govt-faces-continued-contract-troubles-in-uk/?cs=48712 2011-09-28T19:03:57Z 4 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/csc-finalizes-settlement-with-us-govt-faces-continued-contract-troubles-in-uk http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48712 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/new-us-cio-named/?cs=48144 Steven VanRoekel, a former Microsoft executive, has been named to succeed Vivek Kundra as federal CIO, according to The New York Times . It notes that the role is a much more policy-oriented job than any he held at Microsoft.   When VanRoekel government_agencies executive_suite Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:51:30 GMT Hallsusand@gmail.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/new-us-cio-named/?cs=48144 2011-08-04T13:51:30Z 6 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/new-us-cio-named http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48144 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/us-government-looking-for-a-few-good-hackers/?cs=48123 Federal agencies have descended upon the annual DefCon hacking conference looking for a few good cyberwarriors , reports The Washington Post . Among the agencies looking for hacking talent are the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland cyber_terrorism government_agencies staff_recruiting_and_retention Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:50:54 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/us-government-looking-for-a-few-good-hackers/?cs=48123 2011-08-03T14:50:54Z 6 months, 1 week ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/us-government-looking-for-a-few-good-hackers http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48123 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/pittsburgh-to-sign-contract-with-google-for-email-migration/?cs=48024 Pittsburgh CIO Howard Stern says the state plans to sign a contract in mid-August with Google to move all of the city's email accounts to Google Apps , according to Computerworld . The migration process would begin in November. Although Stern e-mail_and_e-mail_management government_agencies google pittsburgh cloud_computing Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:41:37 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/pittsburgh-to-sign-contract-with-google-for-email-migration/?cs=48024 2011-07-27T13:41:37Z 6 months, 2 weeks ago 2 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/pittsburgh-to-sign-contract-with-google-for-email-migration http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48024 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/gsa-successfully-completes-google-apps-email-migration/?cs=48021 According to GCN , all 17,000 General Services Administration employees have been successfully migrated to Google Apps for Government . In a blog post , GSA Administrator Martha Johnson enthusiastically announced: It’s official! The U.S. General government_agencies google gsa e-mail_and_e-mail_management cloud_computing Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:05:19 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/gsa-successfully-completes-google-apps-email-migration/?cs=48021 2011-07-27T13:05:19Z 6 months, 2 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/gsa-successfully-completes-google-apps-email-migration http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48021 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/hp-wins-doj-contract/?cs=48005 Austin Business Journal reports that HP has been awarded a $1.1 billion U.S. Department of Justice contract to provide information technology support services. According to this press release , the award offers a base-year period of performance government_agencies hp software_and_web_development Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:56:51 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/hp-wins-doj-contract/?cs=48005 2011-07-26T14:56:51Z 6 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/hp-wins-doj-contract http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48005 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/us-cert-director-resigns-abruptly/?cs=48000 The director of the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has resigned. According to Computerworld , Randy Vickers has given no explanation for his sudden departure. US-CERT Deputy Director Lee Rock will serve as interim director , says government_agencies executive_suite network_security randy_vickers reduction_in_force Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:58:16 GMT kara.reeder@narrowcastgroup.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/us-cert-director-resigns-abruptly/?cs=48000 2011-07-26T13:58:16Z 6 months, 3 weeks ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/us-cert-director-resigns-abruptly http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=48000