For government at all levels, having a chief data officer could help put data to better use. That's according to Jane Wiseman, a fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the Harvard Kennedy School. She discussed her research on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Brenda Sprague, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for passport services, said the agency has made major changes to its people, process and technology to be able to handle a huge increase in passport applications over the next two years.
Clark Campbell, vice president, Public Sector for BDNA, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the benefits of Continuous Diagnostic Monitoring, and how hsi company can help improve the cybersecurity of your agency. March 21, 2017
John Loughlin, the director of business insights at HighPoint Global, offers a how-to guide to tame the metrics beast.
Pam Dyson, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s chief information officer, said the agency’s Enterprise Data Warehouse has more than 2,000 users and its popularity is forcing her to look to the cloud to ensure its continued value.
Federal Freedom of Information Act offices saw a record number of information requests in fiscal 2016, an accomplishment that highlights the need to be able to efficiently and effectively serve stakeholder and citizens.
MarkLogic’s Dave Rost identifies a solution to siloed and disparate data sources.
The Navy has just stood up a new “digital warfare” office, prompted by the notion that the service is awash in valuable, but largely untapped data in areas ranging from acquisition, maintenance and audit readiness to the ways it trains and equips its sailors.
An ongoing court battle over a $182 million contract for Recreation.gov service hasn't stopped the team behind the government site from thinking big, at least when it comes to federal lands and waters data.
The Small Business Administration's CIO says her first year at the agency will be focused on improving the SBA's website, migrating data to the cloud, and building up a digital workforce.
Officials with the Census Bureau and Forest Service say technology and getting support from upper management and Congress, are some of the challenges they face in accomplishing their agency missions.
Joe Dickman, senior vice president at Vizuri, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss Red Hat, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Docker and other tools inside Vizuri’s federal toolbox. February 14, 2017
China and the United States have been in the race to develop the most capable supercomputer. China has announced that its exascale computer could be released sooner than originally planned. Steve Conway, VP for high performance computing at IDC, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin for analysis.
Jim Board, director of Federal Enterprise Solutions at Micron Technology joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss innovations in storage. February 7, 2017
The Justice Department, like a few others, has one or two really big agencies and a lot of small ones. So a big challenge for DoJ Chief Information Officer Joseph Klimavicz is keeping everyone happy and well-equipped while balancing the priorities. Klimavicz describes on Federal Drive with Tom Temin how he is aiming to bring agility into the way his organization delivers IT services.