I enjoyed listening to the President today as he provided an update on where we are in our efforts to enhance our freedom of action in cyberspace. All the details are on the White House website and I hope you visit there yourself to download the 60-day cyberspace policy review. Details are here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CyberReview/ I have been reading the report already-- and will also read all the papers and studies referenced there. So far I have … [Read more...]
Washington Tech Titan Reception
May 28, 2009 By
Washingtonian magazine held a very nice reception last night at the Freer Gallery. They invited everyone from their list of the 100 DC tech leaders. I'm still not sure how I made it on the list but I most definately wanted to be at the reception to socialize with some old and new friends. One of the first folks I chatted with was Garrett Graff, author of the Tech Titan's piece. Garrett is as polished as his writings-- a real gentleman. Click … [Read more...]
Work on “Stuff That Matters”
May 17, 2009 By
Over the last couple years there has been a meta-theme in Tim O'Reilly's discussions, blog entries and other writings on the topic of working on "Stuff that Matters." This makes for great, motivational reading, especially for the CTO or other technologists since good techies have so much to offer. There are also a couple good video clips on this topic I've embedded below. If you have yet to watch them please check them out. . … [Read more...]
Gov2.0: Time for us all to work on something big
May 14, 2009 By
On 8 and 9 and 10 September 2009 there will be a great confluence of a cause so many of us believe in and people we all respect and trust. The events those days are the Gov2.0 Expo Showcase and the Gov2.0 Summit. The people so many of us respect and trust include a long list of professionals in and out of government who I know are planning to support and attend. But as exemplars I'd like to mention the two co-chairs of the summit, Tim O'Reilly and … [Read more...]
The Day DoD KM Died
May 12, 2009 By
John Bordeaux is one of the great thinkers of enterprise KM, especially KM related to national security matters. He blogs at http://jbordeaux.com I wanted to bring your attention to John's writings for a couple reasons. One is that John continues to work on some of the most important issues facing the nation today and just posted a new entry about his work with the Stupski Foundation. Another key reason to check out his writings is John's recent … [Read more...]
My Thoughts on the “Washington’s Tech Titans” List
May 9, 2009 By
I was a bit puzzled when I found out I made the "Washington's Tech Titans" list assembled by Washingtonian Magazine. Why in the world would they put me on that list? Well, it is certainly good press and I'm definitely honored that they would consider me. Here is what they wrote: "Bob Gourley, founder and CTO, Crucial Point. As former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a prolific blogger at his site, CTOvision.com, Gourley is a respected … [Read more...]