Energy-Efficient Infrastructure Improvements On A Tight Budget
The green economy is more than quietly turning windmills and grand visions of new infrastructure; it is also construction boots on the ground in public buildings across the US. With budget constraints...
View ArticleFederal IT Spending Forecast To Flatline Over Next Five Years
After five years of steady growth, information technology spending by the federal government is expected to decline about 1 percent a year over the next five years in inflation-adjusted terms, from...
View ArticleWhat GAO Security Investigators Plan To Examine In 2012
What would happen if patients with implanted, wireless-controlled, medical devices suddenly learned the technology had been hacked? And who’s really watching out for consumer privacy as location...
View ArticleGovernment Needs a ‘Big Data First’ Initiative
The White House’s recently launched “Future First” initiative marks a milestone in the federal government’s effort to invigorate the implementation of new technologies. As Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel...
View ArticleFederal Cloud Computing – Three Markets, Three Fates
Given the hype around cloud computing, you could be forgiven for thinking that everyone in the government contracting market agrees on what, exactly, it is. They don’t. The term not only embraces...
View ArticleRethinking Infrastructure Funding
COMMENTARY: For quite some time now, Americans have been hearing about the dire state of infrastructure in the US. It’s clear that traditional sources of funding new projects and repairs are...
View ArticleSpectrum, Mobility, Security Remain Top Issues For DOD Networks
Army Maj.Gen. Mark Bowman, Joint Chiefs of Staff CIO. The U.S. military operates many of the world’s largest and most complex computer and communications networks, giving the Defense Department...
View ArticleFor Sale: U.S. Highways And Bridges
The nation’s roads are up for sale. But who should have control over them? State and local governments are in desperate need of cash for all manner of road, building and bridge repair, and are...
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