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Budget pressures force EEOC to shift gears

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission needed to find savings after its IT budget received a 15 percent reduction in 2012. Kim Hancher, the EEOC CIO, decided to reduce spending on mobile devices and instituted a BYOD policy to cut spending by almost 50 percent.
December 6, 2012

Tags: technology , Kim Hancher , EEOC , mobile computing , Gov 3.0: Its Mobile , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller

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USDA laying the groundwork for BYOD

Deputy CIO Charles McClam said the Department of Agriculture is developing a policy and has awarded a mobile device management contract to figure out how best to let employees use their own smartphones and tablet devices on the agency's computer network. NASA Goddard also is creating a BYOD policy that depends on its virtual desktop infrastructure.

Tags: technology , Charles McClam , USDA , Adrian Gardner , NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , mobile computing , Symantec Government Symposium , Jason Miller

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BYOD part of new 'digital ecosytem'

Michael Isman, vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton, says agencies adopting a bring-your-own- device strategy should do so as part of their larger digital strategy.

Tags: Michael Isman , Booz Allen Hamilton , Federal Drive , technology , mobility , OMB , Amanda Iacone

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NIST gives agencies tips to secure mobile devices

New guidelines could help agencies adopting bring-your-own-device strategies manage the potential risks smartphones and tablets could pose.

Tags: best practices , cybersecurity , NIST , Tom Karygiannis , In Depth , mobile computing , Keith BieryGolick

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Ahead of OMB guidance, agencies bring their own strategies to BYOD

Early-adopter agencies of the bring-your-own-device idea are blazing their own trail through the security, privacy and policy challenges of personally-owned devices on government networks.

Tags: technology , mobile computing , mobility , BYOD , ACT/IAC , GSA , EEOC , Venable , Perryn Ashmore , Kimberly Hancher , Dan Reece , Rob Burton , Jared Serbu

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VA CIO wary of 'bring your own device'

Veteran Affairs' CIO Roger Baker pointed to concerns over cybersecurity as the reason why he's wary about agencies adopting bring-your-own-device initiatives.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , Roger Baker , Veterans Affairs , Management of Change Conference

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Agency CIOs coveted new Digital, Shared Services strategies

Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel said the new documents met three of five action items that agency technology managers developed last winter. OMB received buy-in not only from CIOs, but CFOs, CAOs and CHCOs before finalizing the plans.

Tags: technology , mobile computing , Steven VanRoekel , OMB , Digital Management Strategy , AFFIRM , ACT/IAC , cybersecurity , Jason Miller

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IT upgrades highlight MSPB's innovations in how it meets its mission

CIO Tommy Hwang said the agency is receiving more documents electronically from agencies and law firms than ever before. He also is moving the email system to the cloud and developing a BYOD policy.
May 17, 2012(Encore presentation June 28, 2012)

Tags: technology , Tommy Hwang , Merit Systems Protection Board , cloud computing , e-government , mobile computing , Jason Miller , Ask the CIO

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What are the big federal news stories?

Federal News Radio hosts Tom Temin and Francis Rose join host Mark Amtower to discuss some of the top issues affecting federal workers.
April 16, 2012.

Tags: Tom Temin , Francis Rose , Mark Amtower , OFPP , Mythbusters , GSA , Public Building Service , inherently governmental , Amtower Off Center , acquisition , contracting ,

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On the show today - April 12

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Tim DiNapoli , Judy Murphy , Andrew Borg , Daniel Goure , GAO , DoD , big data , Health and Human Services ,

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