Weekly Roundup: September 11 - 15, 2017

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:49

Michael J. Keegan

Immersive Technology for Government: Part 1 - Virtual Reality

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:47

While training is a valuable application for this technology, it is not the only one. There are a number of other opportunities to drive mission results using immersive technologies, including augmented reality. While virtual and augmented reality have been used interchangeably at times, these are two different experiences under the same umbrella of immersive technology. Virtual reality is a fully immersive, computer-generated simulation, which includes visual and auditory inputs. With virtual reality the user is taken out of their real environment.

Using Strategic Foresight: Interview with CDR Eric Popiel, US Coast Guard

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:44

Strategic foresight is not futuristic forecasting. Foresight is about being able to perceive the significance and nature of events before they have occurred. It is about having the imagination to be prepared for what may come, regardless of which scenario occurs – it’s a mindset, not a process. It is about going beyond the tyranny of the present and preparing the best you can for the uncertainty of the future

Making sense of the IT Modernization challenge

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:41

Guest bloggers: Mike Conger and Michael Preis, IBM Global Business Services.

A Dismal GAO Assessment – But a Ray of Hope

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:38

But there was a ray of hope embedded in GAO’s report.  The opening section assesses agencies’ progress in working together across organizational boundaries, noting “Many of the meaningful results that the federal government seeks to achieve . . .

Insider Threats Part I: Background and Organizations Working to Counter Insider Threats

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:30

Yet, the seriousness of Insider Threats motivates the ongoing efforts to implement systems and processes to inhibit their effects.  As the first in a three-part series on Insider Threats, this blog seeks to address the following:

Part (1) What are the key organizations working on the Insider Threat problem (the post below, followed by the next two parts).

Part (2) current and recommended strategies to countering Insider Threats, and

Part (3) potential future strategies to counter Insider Threats.

Defining an Insider Threat

Weekly Roundup: October 9-13, 2017

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:27

John Kamensky

Insider Threats Part II: Current and Recommended Strategies to Mitigate Insider Threats

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:20

The first blog in this series presented information about Insider Threat policies and key organizations working to prevent Insider Threats.  This blog will focus on current, IT-based, and recommended, whole-person risk-rating, efforts to detect and prevent Insider Threats.  The next blog post w

Seven Steps for Creating a Bottom Line in the Government

Submitted by on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:10

The Challenge

Absence of an objective, credible and meaningful bottom line for government agencies is arguably the single biggest challenge in managing government. Most of the management problems we observe in government agencies are ‘symptoms’ resulting from the missing bottom line in this sector.

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