I have a thesis I would like to try on you. In the IT world, like in many other human endeavors, the things that get measured get improved. And the things that don’t get measured are easy to ignore.  So, when the world’s largest IT enterprise (the US federal government) starts measuring IT differently...
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For your viewing pleasure I provide below ten “must see” videos I recommend to any enterprise-class Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO). Each presents information we should all be thinking through regarding the future of IT and each can add value to your strategic planning. Your comments/suggestions/thoughts on this list would...
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The last 12 months has seen a significant amount of progress in our nation’s awareness of cyber threats and in our collective actions to address the security of our IT systems.  However, a huge amount of work remains to be done. In a cyber context, the situation is a little like the one Winston...
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Followers of the cyber initiative and its related work have been strongly encouraged by the kickoff of a 60 day study tasked by the White House and led by Melissa Hathaway.  Melissa was named by President Obama to conduct this review.   As has been reported here in previous posts Melissa is one of...
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The world does not change in discrete, binary steps.  There is a great deal of continuity from the past to the present and on to the future.  But many of us sense things are different in the world today.   Technology is changing every life and every business, economic megatrends are producing changes, war...
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This is an update of an article I published last August in Social Computing Magazine (a great enterprise Web2.0 site edited by Dion Hinchcliffe).   A key goal of this piece has been to encourage more in the national security world to use capabilities like Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogs, and of course Twitter.  If you...
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As I write this there is evidence that the Russian’s are once again attacking another country through massive denial of service attacks.  For a recap with analysis you will not see elsewhere see The Kyrgyzstan Cyber Attack That No One Is Talking About . This is not the first time that a major nation...
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Technologists in and out of government have been very excited about the work of the Obama transition team, especially the work of their technologists.   A group known as the TIGR (Technology, Innovation and Government Reform) Team has brought some of the best and brightest minds together to strategize and impact the action plans...
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Have you ever heard of an Unconference? Have you ever heard of a BarCamp? If these are new terms please read on, there are some important aspects of these concepts that CTOs should be familiar with.   And there is a specific BarCamp Unconference coming up 27-28 March in the DC area focused on Gov2.0...
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I ran into so many friends at the AFCEA solutions conference this week.  One guy I have not seen in person for years is  Mike “Ziggy” Steinmetz.  Ziggy is a great leader and thinker at Northrop Grumman.  He is also a tremendous collector of wisdom and a teacher who helped prepare me for my...
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