Alan Balutis

SSA advisory board authorizes outside panel of IT modernization experts

The Social Security Administration has developed a plan for modernizing its information technology, which is key to its ability to keep carrying out its…

IT Modernization

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, talks with ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., during a hearing of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Impeachment hearings weren’t a distraction in 1998, will they be now?

Congress

Shared services: The path to success

Commentary

Are we missing the forest with IT modernization?

Commentary

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. News that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's rarely used Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest accounts were briefly compromised should serve as a reminder that we’re all susceptible to hacking. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Top commentaries of 2016 address retirement, workforce concerns

Commentary

Richard Spires & Alan Balutis: Expectations for upcoming presidential transition

Federal Drive

Want culture change? Time to push baby boomers into retirement

Commentary

In Depth Show Blog – July 9, 2013

In Depth interviews – Jan. 4

Top 3 for 2013 – Alan Balutis on budget pressures

Federal News Countdown: Mars Rover and USPS revenue losses

Analysis: VanRoekel’s plan has too many priorities

Alan Balutis, senior director for Cisco\’s Business Solutions Group, and a former chief information officer at the Commerce Department, said,
\”If everything…

Federal News Countdown: Cyber unpreparedness, 20 best feds

Francis\’ guests are Rob Burton of Venable LLP and Alan Balutis of Cisco.

Agencies still must do more to fix hiring process

Hiring/Retention

Federal hiring still takes too long and asks too much of applicants. But the agency hiring process is inching closer to mirroring the private sector. Officials, academics, analysts and union representatives agreed that agencies need to take the next steps to maintain progress.