When I was at the Department of Transportation … It occurs to me that a lot of my writing starts with that phrase. I haven’t yet decided if I use it because I learned a lot there or because I think people will be more likely to listen if I start a discussion with it. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'department of transportation'
Earthquakes, Emergency Training, and COOP
August 31st, 2011 · No Comments · cyber-security, earthquakes, government 2.0, leadership, technology
Tags: coop·department of transportation·dot·earthquake·virtual
My GWU Discussion – Part 2 – What to do About Cybersecurity
May 13th, 2011 · No Comments · CIO, cyber-security, education, government business, presentations, technology
Previously, I had written about a class at George Washington University to which the professor, Dr. Robert McCreight, invites me to be a guest lecturer on cyber-security from time to time. I posted a copy of my slides then and do so again here: George Washington University Slides on Cyber-Security I wanted in this entry to [...]
Tags: cyber-security·department of transportation·fisma·George washington university·robert mccreight·situational awareness·whack-a-mole
Brief Thoughts On Security and Other IT Policies
December 18th, 2010 · No Comments · cyber-security, government 2.0
I am finishing up grading final papers for my Syracuse University class on security policy. Each semester I find I learn a great deal from reading the papers and interacting with the students about them. I have drawn three conclusions about policy creation from my past experience at the Department of Transportation, modified slightly from [...]
Tags: cyber-security·department of transportation·measurements·policies·syracuse university
Cloud Computing Thoughts – Part I
November 8th, 2010 · No Comments · CIO, cloud computing, cyber-security, government 2.0, government business, technology
The Cloud Computing freight train roars on, if not with a lot of motion, at least with a lot of noise and tumult. I have been part of a number of panels over the last few months which focused on the subject of Cloud Computing, the current state of the’art’, and as usual what barriers [...]
Tags: cloud computing·cost·department of transportation·excel·private cloud·public cloud·return on investment·roi·vivek kundra
Social Media and Open Government – My Presentation
February 11th, 2010 · No Comments · cyber-security, government 2.0, presentations
I was honored to be invited to speak at the Potomac Forum’s conference held February 3-4 at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, “Planning and Implementing Social Media and Open Government Strategy and Efforts: What Executives and Managers Need to Know”, http://www.potomacforum.org/. I discussed two topics under the topic of Bringing Governance, Performance Management, and [...]
Tags: dashboards·department of transportation·open government·performance measurement·potomac forum·social media·transparency·willard hotel