At this week’s Gov 2.0 Summit, the feds seemed to have a coming out party of sorts for their new approach to IT in government – do it faster, lighter and be more transparent. Kundra & Chopra spoke about how open standards and building platforms for citizens to expound on government data should be major [...]

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The restaurant was bustling with activity around an oversized circular table at a moderately trendy steak house in downtown Boston. Dressed in my best “I don’t care what I am wearing, but I care what you think” outfit, I was out to dinner with various characters from the enterprise wiki postercompany, Atlassian. Both Jay and [...]

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To make Cloud Computing work for government, it helps to take a step back and understand why the technology has been so successful elsewhere.

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NPR: Obama Expected To Appoint A Technology Czar
Today’s Morning Edition has a segment on Obama’s plan to appoint a government-wide Technology Czar / CTO. The story also describes his administration’s plans to make government information more accessible by citizens.
Will the next administration treat technology differently then what we’ve seen in the past? Will the push [...]

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Green IT is becoming increasingly important for companies, and BearingPoint has some really smart folks (some that I have the pleasure of working with) developing strategies for companies who want to integrate it into their operations. To take things a step further, BearingPoint is using Facebook to gather ideas about Green IT and help improve [...]

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