SOA an 'unnatural act' for government?
Time is ripe for governmental information sharing, says mega-contractor.
Time is ripe for governmental information sharing, says mega-contractor.
Massive open online courses will soon deliver an advanced comp-sci degree at a very, very low price, courtesy of Georgia Tech, Udacity and AT&T.
The Stop Online Piracy Act skirmish is just the latest ham-handed attempt to regulate something moving too fast to be regulated, says outspoken author and activist Cory Doctorow.
In his first editorial after leaving office as US CIO, Vivek Kundra says cloud computing is inevitable for cash-strapped governments.
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra opens up with his frustration with siloed, legacy federal systems.
Last week, we surfaced the views of Michael Daconta, writing in Government Computer News, who cautioned government agencies from diving in too deep into new approaches to managing technology, such as cloud computing, SOA, and Agile development.It looks like the folks over at the General Services Administration -- the purchasing arm of the federal government -- missed Daconta's article.
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued its guidelines intended to help government agencies achieve enterprise transformation through enterprise architecture. The guidelines and conclusions offer a strong business case for commercial businesses also seeking to achieve greater agility and market strength through shared IT services.
Everyone complains about IT silos, but who complains about 'evil' sales silos?
Another example emerges of the challenge the federal government faces in bringing its systems into the 21st century.
A new survey of state CIOs finds greater interest in services, cloud, and other innovative responses to reduced IT budgets.