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Although many industries have been quick to implement cloud-based solutions, the healthcare industry has been hesitant to fully adopt cloud-computing solutions. While a portion of this hesitancy stems from legitimate privacy concerns and the need to protect patients’ private health information in accordance with HIPAA regulations, the industry’s slow implementation of cloud-based solutions can primarily be attributed to a general disinterest in the … [Read more...]
On Wednesday, August 17, I had the pleasure of attending a retirement reception for the former Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra. At the reception, Kundra and those who worked closely with him from both government and industry reflected on the exciting dynamics in the federal IT space today. A key theme was how how before Kundra was appointed the first Federal CIO, few people were sure what a Federal CIO would do or why we needed one, but after his term, they … [Read more...]
Since the CIO.gov site is down for maintenance I wanted to help spread the word on this new document, the Federal Cloud Computing Strategy. I hate to say this, but I have not read it myself yet! But I have read everything else Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has had a hand in publishing and I know this will be important for us all to read and digest and thought you might want an early look. Please stay in touch, I'll publish comments later (and please, after … [Read more...]
Our nation's technologists have always come to the aide of their nation. There are many great exemplars in this domain. two of my personal favorites are: Edwin Land, inventor famous for his work on consumer cameras but also a key designer of reconnaissance systems (including the U2). Frederick Terman, the thinker most responsible for creating what is now Silicon Valley, and the lead researcher on some of the most significant US/allied technologies in … [Read more...]
If you are an enterprise technologist in or out of the Federal Government, please take time to watch the entire presentation below. It captures the entirety of the presentations and majority of the conversations at the White House Forum on Information Technology Management Reform. I recommend you watch the entire presentation for several reasons. If you are a student of IT and its governance, you will see what a good strategy looks like. If you are a … [Read more...]
On Thursday 9 December from 0830 till 1000 the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will host the Forum on Information Technology (IT) Management Reform . The event will be streamed live at http://www.whitehouse.gov/live More from the CIO.gov website: Federal Chief Performance Officer and OMB’s Deputy Director for Management Jeffrey Zients and U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra will discuss the Obama Administration’s new … [Read more...]
One of the great resources for tracking trends in Open Government, Gov2.0 and related activities is GovFresh.com, a site I recommend all visit and bookmark and track. GovFresh founder Luke Fretwell can be found on GovLoop, LinkedIn, Twitter. Luke recently asked several folks who track the Gov2.0 scene for thoughts on the recent Reactions to the White House Open Government Directive. The directive itself is well worth a read: Open Government … [Read more...]
The importance of cloud computing was a significant theme at this week's Government 2.0 Summit Two of the most influential people in the cloud computing market -- Amazon CTO Werner Vogels and General Services Administration CIO Casey Coleman -- talked today at the Gov 2.0 Summit about cloud computing's high potential as a cheaper, better way of delivering IT resources. Such enthusiasm, however, is tempered with lingering questions about security, … [Read more...]