According to a report in POLITICO this morning, Vivek Kundra, the first official Federal CIO and principle architect of the government’s technology strategy, is expected to leave the White House in August. Considered by many as an innovative leader who has pushed government agencies towards cloud computing / virtualization, creating better online experiences for citizens and shifting
I was reading a post from Bill Brantley on GovLoop where he asks “What is the ‘it’ in Gov 2.0?”. I thought it was an interesting question, and I wanted to include here in GovWin.com. Much like “cloud computing” and other topics, people often do not have a clear explanation for what some of these new technologies and terms
In a very compact and detailed exploration of Gov 2.0, FedScoop’s FedTalks 2010 dove into the web 2.0 and cloud initiatives government agencies are deploying to meet actual needs and improve productivity and service value. The one-day conference, held in Washington, DC’s Shakespeare Theater, focused heavily on how government agencies can be successful at implementing
This post originally appears in the govWin.com blog section at: http://govwin.com/node/73572 The 2010 Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington, DC, brought together a high-caliber collection of thought leaders from the federal government, tech industry, SIs, the business community and others. The conference’s overarching theme was that it is not enough for the government to simply unleash
govWin’s team attended the Gov 2.0 Summit, September 7-8, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC. Gov 2.0 brought together innovators from government and the private sector to highlight technology and ideas that can be applied to the nation’s great challenges. The Summit featured discussion in areas such as education, health care, jobs as well