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Mobile-minded CIOs point to importance of business case

Federal agencies across the government have dipped their toes in the mobile pond. While agencies have implemented the new technology for a variety of reasons, there are a couple of common lessons learned shared by the early adopters. Two federal chief information officers who have overseen their agency's mobile transitions shared best practices and compelling use-cases in a panel discussion as part of Federal News Radio's special series, Gov 3.0: It's Mobile.

Tags: ATF , Rick Holgate , Federal Drive , Gov 3.0: Its Mobile , mobile , technology , mobile apps

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Fiscal Cliff and FERC Order 1000, Monopoly Killer?

On this week's Capital Impact show, analysts discuss the fiscal cliff and its impact, and how a new court ruling will affect traditional utilites and power companies.
December 6, 2012

Tags: acquisition , contracting , sequestration , fiscal cliff , FERC order 1000 , Allen Scott , Robert Litan , Tony Costello , Rich Heidorn , utilities , Bloomberg Government , Capital Impact

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Federal Drive interviews - September 19

On the Federal Drive 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: Linda Bilmes , Eduardo Ribas , SES reform , hiring reform , STOCK Act , workforce

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SES reform stalled, more progress needed

Eduardo Ribas, the chief human capital officer of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, discusses whether reforms to the Senior Executive Service have stuck and what remains to be done. The interview is part of Federal News Radio's special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years.

Tags: Eduardo Ribas , SES , SES reform , Federal Drive , Obama Impact , workforce , management

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FERC goes back to Congress again for more cyber oversight

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it needs authority to enforce cybersecurity standards. The agency also wants Congress to expand its jurisdiction over electric grid operators.

Tags: cybersecurity , Smart Grid , electric grid , Joseph McClelland , Greg Wilshusen , Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee , Congress , GAO , information sharing , Ruben Gomez , technology

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Secure Cloud Computing-"Progress & Best Practices"

May 22nd at 12pm

Program will discuss Key Initiatives Around "Cloud Computing" in Government, Key Benefits Associated with Cloud Computing, Barriers or Contraints to still overcome, How to Address Security Concerns in a Cloud Computing Strategy, Private vs Public Clouds, A Future Vision for the next 1-2 Years in Cloud Computing

Tags: DISA , NASA Goddard , Lockheed Martin , immixGroup , SafeNet , Dave Mihelcic , Adrian Gardner , Sanjay Sardar , Haden Land , Steve Charles , Chris Ensey , Jim Flyzik , Trezza Media Group

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Report: Electric-grid cybersecurity too fragmented

Jerry Grochow, a research affiliate at the MIT Energy Initiative and the former vice president for Information Services and Technology at MIT, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how the federal government could reset its cyber priorities for the electric grid.

Tags: In Depth , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Francis Rose , Jerry Grochow , electrical grid ,

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FERC works on FISMA compliance

Sanjay Sardar, FERC's CIO, joined to discuss the agency's FISMA stance.

Tags: Energy , cybersecurity , FISMA

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FERC's Sardar adds citizens' needs to his tech repertoire

Sanjay Sardar's job as deputy chief information officer at FERC has many of the same responsibilities as other technology managers across government. But he also adds another leg to his job's stool.
February 10, 2011

Tags: Sanjay Sardar , technology , cloud computing , mobile computing , Jason Miller , Ask the CIO

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Lawmakers give DHS role in protecting electric grid

FERC also would receive increased oversight authorities to mandate utility companies fix cyber vulnerabilities in their infrastructure.

Tags: technology , mngt , Rep. Bennie Thompson , Rep. Peter Kind , Sen. Joseph Lieberman , Rep. John Barrow , Rep. Ed Markey , Rep. Henry Waxman , DHS , cybersecurity , electric grid

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