Politics and the Information Industry
The past few weeks in politics has been busy. One of the most improbable election results in modern America was the election of Donald […]
First Government Chief Information Security Officer
As unlikely as it seems, President Obama recently named Gregory Touhill, a retired Air Force brigadier general, as the United States federal government’s first […]
New Librarian of Congress is First in Many Ways
The 14th Librarian of Congress was sworn in this week. As the first woman and first African-American to hold the post, Carla Hayden will lead […]
The Future and Technology
Earlier this year at the Ireland eGovernment Summit, one self-proclaimed digital leader challenged the assumption that technology always results in society’s improvement. The Irish Independent brought […]
Looking for Standards in Government IT
Recently a group consisting of agency chief information officers (CIOs), Office of Management and Budget staffers and other federal IT experts released their report […]
Plans to Fight Cyberattacks Released
The White House recently released a new directive clarifying the government’s role in the event of a cyberattack. This interesting information came to us from […]
Data Management from the Top
Changes are coming to how the government handles emails and digital content. Mandates from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) require agencies to […]
Managing Data
A recent survey from Iron Mountain revealed that 46 percent of federal information management professionals cite managing all types of information assets, regardless of format, […]
New Librarian of Congress Appointed
To quote a colleague, “They finally picked a librarian to do a librarian’s job!” She was referring to the recent appointment of a new […]
Talking AI
Recently a crowd of 300+ people attended an event titled, “The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Topics and Social Benefit.” The four hour discussion […]