GTRA Council Meeting
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GTRA Council Meeting Featured Speakers
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DAVE DEVRIES
Principal Director, Office of the CIO, OSD-NII/CIO
DEFENSE
JOHN TEETER
Deputy Chief Information Officer
HHS
CHRIS C. KEMP
Chief Information Officer, Ames Research Center
NASA
DR. PAUL TIBBITS
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of Enterprise Development
VETERANS AFFAIRS
ROBERT BRESE
Deputy Chief Information Officer
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY AGENCY
RALPH ECHEMENDIA
World-Renowned Security Expert
MARY ELLEN CALLAHAN
Chief Privacy Officer
DHS
JONATHAN CANTOR
Chief Privacy Officer
SSA
RICH FERGUSON
Chief Information Officer
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
STEPHEN FLETCHER
Chief Information Officer
STATE OF UTAH
President
NASCIO
KEN GRIFFEY
NCCIPS Transition Manager, Stennis Space Center
NASA
RON ROSS
Senior Computer Scientist
NIST
PETER MELL
Vice-Chair
INTERAGENCY CLOUD COMPUTING ADVISORY COUNCIL
CHRIS GARCIA
Director Cyber Security Management Center (CSMC)
FAA
RENE SMERAGLIA
Chief Information Security Officer
US MINT
PAT HOWARD
Chief Information Security Officer
NRC
DENNIS WISNOSKY
Chief Architect, Chief Technical Officer, Business Mission Area
DEFENSE
GEORGE THOMAS
Enterprise Architect
HHS
DONNA ROY
Acting Chief Architect
DHS
Executive Director
NIEM / IJIS
IRA GROSSMAN
Chief Enterprise Architect
FEMA
PATRICIA CRAIGHILL
Assistant Director of Defense
USAF, SAF/XC NextGen
JOHN MCCUE
Acting Chief Enterprise Architect, Office of Administration
WHITE HOUSE
DAUD SANTOSA
Chief Technical Officer, National Business Center
INTERIOR
RANDOLPH HITE
Director for Information Technology Architecture and Systems
GAO
HARRY TABAK
Chief Enterprise Architect, National Weather Service
NOAA
JOHN SULLIVAN
Federal Financial Management Enterprise Architect
GSA
DAVID ZEPPIERI
Chief Information Officer
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CARLO LUCCHESI
Assistant Director, Office of IT Policy and Planning
FBI
DEVON BRYAN
Director, Cybersecurity Operations
IRS
WALT OKON
Senior Architect Engineer
Enterprise Architecture & Standards
DEFENSE
MICHAEL SCHIEVELBEIN
Project Manager & Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office, National Business Center
INTERIOR
HELEN CHAMBERLAIN
Program Director,
Section 508
GSA
TERRY WEAVER
Director, Office of Governmentwide Policy
GSA
TIM CREAGAN
Senior Accessibility Specialist
US ACCESS BOARD
MATT NEWMAN
Professor of Systems Management
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
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GTRA Council Meeting
Solution Providers
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Top Headlines
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California CIO Teri Takai Named U.S. Defense Department IT Chief
One of her first big decisions will be who to select as her deputy, Wennergren or Roby
CIOs Answer Vivek Kundra's Cloud Computing Services Call to Arms
GTRA and some of its government members give insight on how the adoption of Cloud Computing in the government is going
FISMA: A Good Idea Whose Time Never Came
Critics say FISMA's intentions were good, but too much focus on paperwork detracted from any real progress being made on security
China Cyber Threat Looms Large
Navy Admiral echoes Google and GoDaddy's claims that the Chinese Government is systematically targeting the US in cyber attacks
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Featured News
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About Face(book): Marines lift ban on social networking
The move gives immediate access to sites like facebook, twitter, and flickr on the US Marine Corps non-secret network
Most visitors to GSA's Apps.gov are window shoppers
While Apps.gov was built as an e-commerce site, most people use it as a research tool to comparison-shop, then structure their own deals with cloud vendors
Dark cloud: Study finds security risks in virtualization
The biggest cause for this is a lack of involvement from security professionals in the virtualization process
CIO Council considers new privacy guidance
The goal is to educate enterprise architects on privacy and to help ensure that privacy concerns are addressed as part of the architecture process, not as an afterthought
White House memo: Public contests can drive innovation
Agencies have been ordered to create contests where they would post problems/challenges and allow the public to develop applications and other types of solutions
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Research & Publications
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A United States Government Case Study
In 2007 the United States embarked on a Comprehensive National
Cyber Initiative (CNCI). One major component of this program is the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC), specifically designed to improve the security of Federal agency networks. Our client, a large department, was given only three months to complete the tasks of documenting existing network connections across all offices, assessing technical architecture plans and security policies and creating a plan of action with milestones for TIC implementation by the June 2008 deadline.
Prosecutors See Technology Savings Related to Budget Goals
Hit with budget cuts while workloads increase, agencies
are struggling to find ways to save money, without sacrificing the requisite
quantity and quality of their work.
NetWitness Delivers Explosive Growth in 2009
NetWitness Corporation, the world leader in automated threat
intelligence and real-time network forensics, reported exceptional
performance for the 2009 fiscal year. The company achieved revenues in
2009 that were 220% of the previous year and significant increases in
all key corporate performance measures, including 6 straight quarters
of profitability.
Report Reveals Federal Government Shortfall in Hiring and Retaining Americans with Disabilities
Telework
Exchange released the
findings from the "Unnecessary Barriers" study on March 29, 2010. The
study examines Federal manager's attitudes toward and performance against
mandates to hire Americans with disabilities. The report finds Feds are
not walking the talk regarding efforts to hire, retain, and effectively manage
employees with disabilities. To download a copy of the study, please
visit teleworkexchange.com/unnecessarybarriers.
Criterion HPS Provides Computing Power Required to Speed Digital Investigations
Criterion HPS, Inc. is addressing the new challenges facing law enforcement and
security professionals with a suite of high performance forensic solutions that support the evidentiary lifecycle from
data capture and hard-drive imaging to password cracking and evidence analysis.
Authernative Granted US and Japanese Patents for User Authentication
Authernative, Inc., a leading developer of innovative
user authentication and identity management technologies, announced today that it recently has been granted three patents, two from the United States Patent Office and one from the Japanese Patent Office for its user authentication methods.
NetWitness Receives U.S. Patent for Network Analysis
NetWitness Corporation, the world leader in advanced threat intelligence
and real-time network forensics, announced today that it has been granted
another patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, this one covering the
apparatus and methods it uses for network analysis.
The "Kneber" BotNet - A ZeuS Discovery and Analysis White Paper
On Tuesday, January 26th, 2010, as part
of routine analytic tasks related to an evaluation of an enterprise network,
NetWitness discovered a 75+ gigabyte cache of stolen data - the result of the
activities of an unknown miscreant using a large botnet to control and monitor
more than 74,000 compromised PCs. NetWitness provides a series of security
analytic applications based on a patented network forensic engine. The use of
network forensic methods enables analytic paths and detective capabilities
which are specifically required to deal with advanced threats.
Abaca Adds Massive Scalability to Next Generation Anti-Spam Solution
Abaca Technology Corporation, creator of the
world's most effective spam filter, today announced an upgrade to its
revolutionary Abaca® CLX Anti-Spam Solution. This upgraded version delivers
massive scalability to meet the throughput demands of the world's largest
service providers.
NetWitness Discovers Massive ZeuS Compromise
NetWitness announced today that its analysts have discovered a dangerous new ZeuS botnet affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations around the world. The newly-discovered infestation, dubbed the "Kneber botnet" after the username linking the infected systems worldwide, gathers login credentials to online financial systems, social networking sites and email systems from infested computers and reports the information to miscreants who can use it to break into accounts, steal corporate and government information, and replicate personal, online and financial identities.
Authernative, Inc. Selected as Subcontractor to Stanley on GSA Alliant Contract Vehicle
Authernative, Inc., a leading provider of user authentication and
identity management solutions, today announced that is has been selected as a subcontractor on the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Alliant contract that was awarded to Stanley, Inc. in 2009.
Summit Partners Invests in NetWitness Corporation
NetWitness
Corporation, the world leader in advanced threat intelligence and real-time
network forensics, announced today that it has received an investment from
growth equity investor Summit Partners. The investment will be used to fund
additional technology acquisitions and other strategic initiatives related to
the company's industry-leading network security technology.
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Upcoming Industry Events
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 April 8, 2010: Spring Telework Exchange Town Hall Meeting
Telework
Exchange will host the Spring Town Hall Meeting on Thursday, April 8,
2010, focused on how telework fits into the bigger picture for Federal
government and how to move the participation needle beyond 10 percent. Consisting
of two tracks, the event program will explore telework policies, performance,
management, and technology. Registration is free to government employees.
April 21-22, 2010: Department of Defense 2nd Annual Service Oriented Architecture Symposium
In 2009, the DoD SOA Symposium demonstrated that SOA must be
considered a Team Sport, involving all elements of people, process, technology, and especially Trust. This 2nd Annual DoD SOA Symposium is focused on the Discipline necessary within each individual team member and the team as a whole to be successful.
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The Federal EA, Security & IT Infrastructure Transformation:
June 2010 GTRA Council Meeting
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The invitation-only June 2010 GTRA Technology Council Meeting will bring together government technology leaders for three days of executive-level meetings focused on the key areas driving government IT transformation:
Cloud Computing
Cyber Security & Risk Management
Open Government Directive
Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure
Modernization
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Data Center Consolidation
Social Media & Web 2.0
Defense / Intelligence / Civilian Agency Collaboration
Leadership, Workforce & Performance Management
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Over the course of three days, attendees will participate in
roundtable discussions, presentations, live demonstrations and
networking functions designed to focus on the topics most critical to
supporting the areas mentioned above.
At the GTRA Council Meeting, cutting edge curriculum is delivered by
government and industry leaders through a dynamic blend of
presentations, panels, live-demonstrations, roundtable discussions, and
boardroom meetings designed to be highly interactive and facilitate
information exchange at the executive level. Complimenting the
curriculum, a heavy focus on networking functions is designed to foster
and solidify peer relationships through collaborative banquets,
networking events, cocktail receptions and entertainment.
GTRA is now conducting Research for the GTRA Council Meeting and invites all interested parties to participate in the research process!
Please contact our Director of Research Parham Eftekhari at parhame@gtra.org
(773.517.8534-mobile) if you/your agency would like to participate in the
research process.
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GOVTek Executive Government Technology
Awards:
Call For Nominations
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GOVTek Executive Government Technology Awards for 2011 call for government and
industry nominations is officially open! These awards are recognizing leaders
with vision, innovation and remarkable accomplishments from, both government
and industry, who have improved the way government delivers services, interacts
with citizens, shares information, and protects its national assets.
GTRA's Government Council and Industry Advisory Board will judge the
nominations and host the GOVTek Awards Cruise to be held in Miami Florida,
January 29th and 30th, 2011. GTRA is officially calling all nominations in the
following categories to be submitted no later than August 1, 2010:
Government Excellence Awards:
Excellence in Government Leadership Award
Excellence in Project Management Award
Excellence in Cyber Security Award
Excellence in Sustainability Award
Infrastructure Modernization Achievement Award
Excellence in Social Media Award
Excellence in Transparency Award
Government Innovator of the Year
Women in GOV Technology Award
Industry Solutions & Technologies Awards:
Best of Breed Security Solution
Best of Breed Mobile Solution
Best of Breed Cloud Solution
Best of Breed Green IT Solution
Best of Breed Transparency Solution
Excellence in Government Service Award
Women in Technology Award
Top 20 Solution Providers to Watch for 2011
GOVTek Executive Government Technology Award Judges:
- Ralph Echemendia, World-Renowned Security Expert
- Sharon Fratta-Hill, PhD, Vice President of Academic Programs and Distance Education, Graduate School
- Ira Grossman, Chief Enterprise Architect, Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA
- AJ Germek, Assistant Deputy Special Inspector, CIO for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, SIGTARP, Treasury
- Kevin E. Lancaster, Managing Partner, The Winvale Group
- Penny Leavy-Hoglund, CEO, HBGary
- Robert Lentz, Former Chief Information Assurance Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration, Chief Information Officer, Defense
- John McCue, Enterprise Architect, Executive Office of the President, Office of Administration, OCIO
- Fred Schobert, Former CTO, Federal Aquisition Service, GSA
- Rene' E. Smeraglia, Chief Information Security Officer, US Mint
- John Sullivan, Federal Financial Management Enterprise Architect, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA
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 Cloud Computing:
Implementation, Management & Security
by John Rittinghouse & James Ransome
Click here to order a copy!While there is no arguing about the staying power of the Cloud model and the benefits it can bring to any organization or government, mainstream adoption depends on several key variables falling into alignment that will provide users the reliability, desired outcomes and levels of trust necessary to truly usher in a "Cloud Revolution". (LEARN MORE) | |
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Special Thanks to GTRA Council & Confirmed Speakers
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Dr.
Suzanne Acar, Senior
Federal Data Architect (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Deedee
Akeo, Chief Architect, Business Transformation Agency (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Lynn
Allen, Deputy
Chief Information Officer for Business and Technology Modernization, HUD (Security Council)
Dr.
Peter Alterman, Senior
Advisor for Strategic Initiatives, NIH (Security Council)
Frank
Bauer, Vice
President for Government Training and Professional Development, Graduate School (Workforce & Leadership Council)
Dr.
Scott Bernard, Deputy
Chief Information Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, Transportation (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Andrew
Blumenthal, Chief Technology
Officer, ATF, Justice (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Dr.
W. Stan Boddie, PMP, CISSP, Professor of Systems &
Technology Management, i-College, NDU (Workforce & Leadership Council)
Thomas
Boyce, PMP, Deputy Chief Information Officer &
Director, Office of Information Services, NRC
(CXO Council)
Gayle Bracy, Director, Office of Enterprise Solutions, Treasury
(Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure
Council)
Dr.
Barry Brown, Deputy Director, Enterprise Systems
Engineer, Customs and Border Patrol, DHS (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Devon
Bryan, Director, Cybersecurity Operations, IRS (Security Council)
Jonathan
Cantor, Executive Director & Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Privacy & Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, SSA (Security Council)
Marian
Cody, Chief
Information Security Officer, HUD (Security Council)
Colleen
Coggins, Chief Knowledge Officer, Interior (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Doreen
Cox, Chief Architect, Director, Enterprise
Architecture Branch, Office of Information Technology, Customs & Border
Protection, DHS (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Patricia
Craighill, Special
Advisor to the Chief, Warfighting Integration, NEXTGEN/JPDO, Assistant Director
of Defense, SAF/XC - NEXTGEN,U.S.
Air Force (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Elisa
Cruz, Chief Information Security Officer, FEMA (Security Council)
Linda
Cureton, Chief Technology Officer, NASA (CXO Council)
Kevin
Deeley, Chief
Information Security Officer, Justice (Security Council)
Brian
Doerk, PMP, Project Manager, U.S. Coast Guard (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Steve
Elky, Chief
Information Security Officer, Library of
Congress (Security
Council)
Rich
Ferguson, Chief Information Officer, Federal Labor Relations Authority (CXO Council)
Frederic
Foley, Chief
Architect and Director of Enterprise Architecture, U.S. Coast Guard (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Ylanda
Ford, Director,
Enterprise Architecture, OCIO, HUD (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Christopher Fornecker,
Chief Technology Officer, Integrated Acquisition Environment, GSA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Sharon
Fratta-Hill, Ph.D., VP of Academic Programs and Distance Education, Graduate School (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Christopher
Garcia, Director, Cyber Security and Incident
Response Center, FAA (Security Council)
AJ
Germek, Assistant
Deputy Special Inspector General, CIO for the Troubled Asset Relief Program,
SIGTARP, Treasury (CXO Council)
Ned
Goldberg, Chief
Information Security Officer, FDIC (Security Council)
Peter
Gouldmann, Security Architect & Knowledge
Officer, Office of Information Assurance, US
Department of State (Security
Council)
Ken
Griffey, Chief Information Officer, Stennis Space
Center, NASA (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Ira
Grossman, Chief
Enterprise Architect, FEMA (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Chris
Hardy, Director,
e-Learning and Technology Center, DAU (Workforce & Leadership Council)
Brad
Harshman, Chief
Enterprise Architect, National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Randolph
C. Hite, Director,
IT Architecture & Systems Issues, GAO
(Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Jerry
Horton, Chief Information Officer, US Agency for International Development USAID
(CXO Council)
Patrick
Howard, Chief
Information Security Officer, NRC (Security Council)
Marlene
Howze, Chief
Architect/Enterprise Architecture Program Manager, Labor (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Jack
Israel, Chief Information Officer I&A, DHS (Security Council)
James
Johnson, Chief Information Officer, Congressional Budget Office (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Richard
Klemmer, Chief
Enterprise Architect, NTIA, Commerce (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Mary
Lacey, Deputy
Program Director, AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense, Missile Defense Agency (Security
Council)
Kevin Lawson, Branch Chief, Applications
Development Branch, IT Division, TSA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Phillip
Loranger, Deputy
Chief Information Security Officer, Education
(Security
Council)
Tan Luong, Chief Enterprise
Architect, IT Department, US Mint (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Roger
Mahach, Chief Information Security & Privacy
Officer, OCC, Treasury (Security Council)
Randy
Maples, CEA, Deputy Chief Information Officer -
Management, FTC (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Ethel
Matthews, Senior
Advisor to Chief Information Officer, Security and Privacy, SBA (Security Council)
Mary McCaffery,
Senior Advisor, Assistant Administrator, EPA
(Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
John McCue, Acting Chief Enterprise Architect, Office of
Administration, White House (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Chuck McGann, Director,
Corporate Information Security, US Postal Service (Security Council)
Debra
McKeldin, Chief
Enterprise Architect, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Margaret
Mech, Chief
Information Security Officer, FTC (Security Council)
Matt
Newman, Professor
of Systems Management, NDU (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Jillian O'Connell,
Chief, Enterprise Investment and Information Management, US Geological Survey (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Walt
Okon, Senior
Enterprise Architect, DoD Enterprise Architecture & Standards Directorate, Defense (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Bajinder
Paul, Chief
Information Officer of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Richard
Prentiss, Chief
Information Security Officer, Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury (Security Council)
Ken
Rogers, Director, Enterprise Architecture & Strategic
Planning, IRM/BPC/EAP, U.S. Department
of State (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Joe
Rose, Chief
Architect, Education (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Larry
Ruffin, Chief
Information Security Officer, Interior (Security Council)
Timothy
Ruland, Chief
Information Security Officer, Census
Bureau (Security
Council)
Eddie Saffarinia,
Assistant Inspector General for Information Technology, Interior (CXO
Council)
Peter Sand, Director of Privacy Technology, DHS (Security Council)
Dr.
Ronald Sanders, Associate
Director of National Intelligence for Human Capital, Chief Human Capital
Officer, DNI (Workforce & Leadership Council)
Daniel
Sands, Chief Information Security Officer,
Director, Information Security and Awareness Office, OCIO, National Institutes
of Health, HHS (Security Council)
Marco
Santini, Deputy
Director, Customer Accounts & Research, GSA (Workforce
& Leadership Council)
Daud Santosa, Chief Technology Officer,National Business Center, Interior (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Derek Scarbrough,
Chief Information Officer, Institute of
Museum and Library Services (CXO
Council)
Michael Schievelbein,
Project Manager & Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office,
National Business Center, Interior (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Tim
Schmidt, Chief
Technology Officer, Transportation (CXO Council)
Robert Seay,
Acting Chief Enterprise Architect, GSA (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Donna
K. Seymour, Deputy
Assistant for Administration for the Under Secretary of the Navy, Navy (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Rene' E. Smeraglia,
Chief Information Security Officer, US
Mint (Security
Council)
David
Stender, Associate CIO for Cybersecurity, Chief
Information Security Officer, IRS (Security Council)
John
Sullivan, Federal
Financial Management Enterprise Architect, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Peter
Sullivan, Director, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Labor (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Eric
Sweden, Chief
Enterprise Architect, NASCIO (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Harry
Tabak, Chief
Enterprise Architect, NOAA National
Weather Service (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Diana
Takata,
Acting Chief Architect, JPDO, Next Generation Air Transportation
System (NextGen) (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
George
Thomas, Deputy
Chief Enterprise Architect, HHS (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
Dr.
Paul A. Tibbits, MD, Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Office of Enterprise Development, Veterans
Affairs (CXO
Council)
Dr.
James Trinka, Director,
Training and Technical Development, FAA (Workforce & Leadership Council)
Arleas
Upton-Kea, Director,
Division of Administration, FDIC (Workforce & Leadership Council)
Raghav Vajjhala, Chief Enterprise Architect &
Director, Office of Enterprise Architecture, Treasury (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Brian Wilczynski, Director,
Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Defense
(Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Dennis Wisnosky, Chief Architect,
Chief Technical Officer, Business Mission Area, Office of the Deputy Chief
Management Officer, Defense (Enterprise Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Paul Wormeli, Executive Director, Integrated Justice Information Systems
Institute (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Col. Douglas Wreath, Director, Net Centric Operations
Division, Joint Planning and Development
Office (JPDO) US Air Force (Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
Dr. Robert "Rocky" Young,
Associate Professor of Systems Management, NDU
(Enterprise
Architecture & Infrastructure Council)
David Zeppieri, Chief Information Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Enterprise Architecture &
Infrastructure Council)
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GTRA Research Briefs
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GTRA Research Brief: The Acceptance of Cloud Computing in the Federal Government 
Only a few years ago, the term "Cloud Computing" was known only to
the hyper-savvy techies of the world. Today, hardly a week goes by
where technology publications and e-newsletters don't mention the term
and how it is revolutionizing the federal IT landscape. In 2009, GTRA
has seen government executives go from bewilderment to general
acceptance of Cloud as a viable model. In this research brief, we look
at the key factors which have lead to Cloud's acceptance, address the
top concern federal executives have vis-à-vis implementing Cloud
Networks, and take a glimpse into the future to see what government
executives should do next.
GTRA Research Brief: A Tipping Point - The Fight for our  Nation's Cyber Security
GTRA believes that the critical role IT plays in the overall machine
we call the Government is often overlooked and undervalued, making it
hard for practitioners to not only do their job but truly get excited
about what they do. At the same time, this lack of 'limelight' also
adversely affects the discussion on the responsibilities and duties
facing IT practitioners as servants of the taxpayer. In this research
brief, GTRA shares its view on why Government IT practitioners deserve
more focus, presents facts it believes show that times are changing
with regard to how IT is viewed in the government, and lists the
responsibilities it feels members of the community must always remember
while performing their day-to-day activities.
GTRA Research Brief: Techies, the Unsung Heros 
GTRA believes that the critical role IT plays in the overall machine
we call the Government is often overlooked and undervalued, making it
hard for practitioners to not only do their job but truly get excited
about what they do. At the same time, this lack of 'limelight' also
adversely affects the discussion on the responsibilities and duties
facing IT practitioners as servants of the taxpayer. In this research
brief, GTRA shares its view on why Government IT practitioners deserve
more focus, presents facts it believes show that times are changing
with regard to how IT is viewed in the government, and lists the
responsibilities it feels members of the community must always remember
while performing their day-to-day activities.
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Please don't hesitate to contact us should you have any questions or
need assistance!
Warm Regards,
Deborah Kay
Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA)
202.248.5411 Office
202.536.3179 Direct
312.399.7341 Mobile
202.351.0569 Fax
deborahk@gtra.org
www.GTRA.org
www.GTRACouncilMeeting.org
GTRA - Revolutionizing the way Government & Technology Collaborate
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