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Apple Security Breach Gives Complete Access to Your iPhone
Check out Gizmodo’s article: http://gizmodo.com/5603319/ and don’t forget to check out Mocana’s recorded webinar on how to protect your devices! http://www.gsaschedule.com/webinar-archiv-security/
Fierce Government IT: Acquisition evolves with GSA’s BetterBuy Program
About six months ago the General Services Administration, in collaboration with the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) and the National Academy of Public Administration, launched the BetterBuy Project to make acquisition more transparent, participatory and collaborative.
Information Week: Cloud Learning Curve Is Steep For Uncle Sam
The federal government’s cloud computing strategy has hit a “snag,” reports the Wall Street Journal. That’s noteworthy but not surprising, and you can bet there will be more glitches along the way.
Read Information Week’s Full Article Here
GSA cancels cloud request for quotations
The Dorobek Insider reported that GSA officials had canceled the RFQ, but planned to issue a new one. The agency believes the definition of infrastructure as a service and the market have both changed enough since the RFQ was issued in July 2009 to warrant a fresh approach, according to the report.
To read FCW’s full article, click here
The Chesapeake Regional Tech Council to present Cyber Tech Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2010
Contact: Mary Jane Palmigiano
Phone: 410.222.7410, ext. 131
Email: maryjane@chesapeaketech.org
The Chesapeake Regional Tech Council to present
Cyber Tech Program
TechFocus Seminar to help regional tech firms capture emerging cyber opportunities
ANNAPOLIS, MD – February 23, 2010 – The Chesapeake Regional Tech Council announced the following program for March:
Tech Focus Seminar: Attacking Cyber Security Challenges– Positioning for emerging opportunities in the Chesapeake Region
Sponsored by AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
7:30 am – 10:00 am
Host Sponsor & Location: L-3 Communications, 2720 Technology Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD
The Chesapeake Region and Federal IT community are inundated with cyber security initiatives and requirements, but which ones really count and what does it mean for our technical community and their future? Is Ft. Meade and NSA the epicenter of these Federal Cyber initiatives? Will the Chesapeake Region become the “cyber security silicon valley”? Where is the commercial “cyber world” going? What’s the future for the Department of Defense’s joint cyber command? Will personal security concerns impair our competitive advantages? Is the region equipped to provide the human capital and infrastructure to support these initiatives? Attend this session to get up to speed on what’s happening and what’s coming in the world of “cyber” security.
Panelists:
Skip Foote, Vice President/Director, AMERICAN SYSTEMS
John Bordwine, Public Sector CTO, Symantec Corporation
Susan Lockey Hawkins, VP, Strategic Development, L-3 Communications
Edward Swallow, Vice President, Business Development, Civil Systems
Northrop Grumman Information Systems
Moderator: Kelly A. Koermer, J.D., Dean of the School of Business, Computing & Technical Studies, Anne Arundel Community College
Members- paid in advance: $25 ; Members- at the door: $35 ; Non Members: $45
More information and registration: www.chesapeaketech.org <http://www.chesapeaketech.org> or http://bit.ly/CRTCyber
About Chesapeake Regional Tech Council
Founded in 1992, the Chesapeake Regional Tech Council (CRTC) energizes and propels the advancement of technologies with the exchange of ideas, expertise and business and partnership opportunities. The CRTC is a resource for visibility, connections, knowledge and education for technology companies in and around the Annapolis-Washington-Baltimore area, attracting new technology companies to the region and helping emerging technology companies grow and prosper in this increasingly dynamic environment. The CRTC is a non-profit membership organization supported by a grant from the Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation and enabled by membership and annual sustaining sponsorship. More than 250 businesses from the Annapolis-Washington-Baltimore area are members of the council, including many of the area’s well-known leading technology companies. For more information go to http://www.chesapeaketech.org.
For more information, please contact Mary Jane Palmigiano at 410.222.7410, ext. 131 or maryjane@chesapeaketech.org
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Washington Technology: 10 tips to cracking GSA’s Top 100
We all know the GSA schedule. It is one of the most visible barometers of success in the government market, a kind of “who’s who” when it comes to identifying top B2G companies.
Several years back, Richard Mackey of CapitalReps began including the Top 100 Schedule 70 vendors in his newsletter around this time every year. I started using this in my articles, then in seminars and speeches around the country. I focused on what these companies did that others didn’t do.
To read Washington Technology’s full article, click here
Information Week: GSA Begins Overhaul Of Acquisition Systems
The General Services Administration is embarking on a major overhaul of its acquisition systems, this week awarding a $74.4 million, 8-year contract to IBM and several other companies who will consolidate nine separate databases into a comprehensive source for government contracting information.
GSA’s acquisition systems have come under repeated fire from government auditors and watchdogs in recent years, even as the agency collapsed many disparate systems into a few and began work on its Integrated Acquisition Environment. It has made efforts, over the past several years, for example, to consolidate help desk functions.
To read Information Week’s full article, click here
Federal News Radio: GSA’s Johnson speaks to employees – here is what she said
Martha Johnson is finally the GSA Administration — both technically telework style as a result of snowpoclypse, but then this week more formally at GSA headquarters auditorium. And Johnson spoke to GSAers for the first time.
“Before I begin formal remarks, I want to say that this is not MY day. This is GSA’s day. And to that end, I want us all to know how GSA is represented in this room,” she said.
To read Federal News Radio’s complete article, click here
DorobekINSIDER: GSA procurement guru Drabkin to retire
The DorobekINSIDER has confirmed that David Drabkin, GSA’s deputy chief acquisition officer, will retire from government on March 8.
To read the full article, click here
Information Week: Q&A: GSA’s CIO Coleman Talks IT Modernization
“The General Services Administration provides real estate management and centralized acquisition of products and services, including IT services, to other federal agencies. GSA’s Office of the CIO, which provides IT infrastructure and support to the agency itself, is managed by CIO Casey Coleman.”
To read Information Week’s full article, click here
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