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GTRA Council Meeting Featured Speakers
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RALPH ECHEMENDIA
World-Renowned Security Expert
CHRIS C. KEMP
Chief Information Officer, Ames Research Center
NASA
DR. PAUL TIBBITS
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of Enterprise Development
TREASURY
ROBERT BRESE
Deputy Chief Information Officer
NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY AGENCY
STEPHEN FLETCHER
Chief Information Officer
STATE OF UTAH
President
NASCIO
RICH FERGUSON
Chief Information Officer
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
RENE SMERAGLIA
Chief Information Security Officer
US MINT
DAVID ZEPPIERI
Chief Information Officer
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
WALT OKON
Senior Architect Engineer
Enterprise Architecture & Standards
DEFENSE
RON ROSS
Senior Computer Scientist
NIST
GEORGE THOMAS
Enterprise Architect
HHS
CARLO LUCCHESI
Assistant Director, Office of IT Policy and Planning
FBI
IRA GROSSMAN
Chief Enterprise Architect
FEMA
DOREEN COX
Chief Enterprise Architect, Customs & Border Protection
DHS
DONNA ROY
Director, Enterprise Data Management Office
DHS
Executive Director
NIEM / IJIS
JOHN SULLIVAN
Federal Financial Management Enterprise Architect
GSA
KEN GRIFFEY
NCCIPS Transition Manager, Stennis Space Center
NASA
PETER MELL
Vice-Chair
INTERAGENCY CLOUD COMPUTING ADVISORY COUNCIL
PATRICIA CRAIGHILL
Assistant Director of Defense
USAF, SAF/XC NextGen
RANDOLPH HITE
Director for Information Technology Architecture and Systems
GAO
HARRY TABAK
Chief Enterprise Architect, National Weather Service
NOAA
JONATHAN CANTOR
Chief Privacy Officer
SSA
MATT NEWMAN
Professor of Systems Management
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
JOHN MCCUE
Acting Chief Enterprise Architect, Office of Administration
WHITE HOUSE
HELEN CHAMBERLAIN
Program Director,
Section 508
GSA
MICHAEL SCHIEVELBEIN
Project Manager & Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office, National Business Center
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GTRA Council Meeting Solution Providers
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Top Headlines
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Military Still Gives Thumbs Down to Thumb Drives
Although portable storage device rules are being relaxes, continued policies banning use of thumb drives are driving users to less-safe alternatives
Agencies Plan Mainframe Upgrades, Shun Cloud Computing
Study shows that focus is currently on upgrading core systems, with longer-term vision for use of SOA and Cloud
White House Lifts the Veil on Bush Cybersecurity Initiative
Decision made to support initiative to increase government and industry cooperation to fight cyber crime
Salvation from the 7 Deadly Sins of Cloud Computing
Report from Cloud Security Alliance focuses on the top security risks that exist when implementing and using Cloud
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Featured News
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CDC, other agencies find social media an elixir for healthier public relations
Studies show that visitors to site who used social media were more satisfied with their experience
FBI outlines three components of cyber-risk
"risk = threat x vulnerability x consequence"
Obama's health plan would expand use of IT
New investments would help reduce waste, increase information sharing, and reduce fraud
Web Dashboards: A Window Into Government Performance
While building of website aimed at giving transparency to government activities, must debate remains about what much information to share, how to share it, and how much is too much
NARA clarifies recordkeeping for the cloud
A document posted to NARA website is a precursor to a more in-depth bulletin on cloud computing and federal record keeping due by end of the 2010 federal fiscal year
How to decide whether to retrofit or replace your data center
List of questions to ask yourself when building your data center transformation strategy
Snowfuggedaboudit: Practical experience reveals telework isn't as easy as it sounds
Overall, those with experience with telework did better than those who were forced into it for first time, mainly due to issues getting home office configured
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Research & Publications
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Press Release: Criterion HPS Introduces High Performance Solutions Platform Proven to Reduce the Total Cost of Enterprise Computing
Criterion HPS Inc. today announced the release of the Phantom, a
computationally dense smart computing platform with a 64-bit, highly-parallel architecture that allows enterprises to overcome the power, space and cooling challenges. With the delivery of the Phantom, the company is responding to industry demands for a green technology that supports computationally intensive workloads without growing the data center footprint.
Press Release: Government Cyber Security Priorities for 2010
A Keynote panel of Industry security executives moderated by
Christopher Garcia, Director Cyber Security and Incident Response
Center, FAA with Robert Lentz, Former Deputy Asst Secretary of Defense
for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance, DoD, Tim Upton, Founder,
President & CEO, Titus Lab, and Charles Ross, Director, Sales
Engineering Public Sector, McAfee focused on cyber security priorities
for 2010 and gave the audience strategies for preemptive security
measures.
Press Release: Criterion Systems Ranked Seventh Fastest Growing Company by Washington Business Journal
Criterion Systems ranked No. 7 on the
Washington Business Journal's 2009 list of the "Fastest Growing
Companies" in Greater Washington. The annual list recognizes 50 local
companies based on revenue growth during a three-year period.
Press Release: Attain Starts Out Strong as BearingPoint Successor
Attain LLC is less than a year old, but the professional services
company already has gone through a name change and closed 20 new
contracts and six follow-on awards worth a total of more than $13
million. Founded last year as Eclat Consulting LLC, the company had an
advantage unusual for startups: Attain was created from the parts of
the public sector group at BearingPoint that Deloitte couldn't acquire.
Press Release: Criterion Systems Welcomes Greg Rothwell to its Advisory Board
Criterion Systems today announced the appointment of Greg Rothwell to the company's Board of
Advisors. During his 34 year career in the federal acquisition community, Mr. Rothwell served in 10 different
agencies and was responsible for standing up and growing some of the government's largest procurement
programs and contract vehicles.
Press Release: NASA CIO, NIST, DHS Dispel Myths about Cloud & Share Vision for 2010
Chris Kemp, CIO, Ames Research Center, NASA, delivered one of the
most highly anticipated keynotes on how Cloud Computing is being used
at NASA to help cut costs, increase efficiency, and allow the agency to
increase focus on mission critical activities.
Press Release: Citizant Hires Jason Hannah to Lead DOJ Initiatives
Citizant today announced that it has hired Jason Hannah
to manage the company's growing portfolio of Justice and law
enforcement programs. Hannah brings more than 25 years of management
experience to Citizant, including a decade of leadership at Northrop
Grumman on programs for the Departments of Justice and Homeland
Security (DOJ and DHS), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). He has led development of
more than 50 proposal and capture efforts, ranging from $300,000 to
more than $3 billion.
Press Release: Criterion Systems Recognized as the Fastest Growing Government Services Company on the 2009 Inc. 500
Inc. magazine today ranked Criterion Systems No. 1 among 50
companies in the 'Government Services' category and No. 10 overall on its 28th annual Inc.
500, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Inc. magazine
unveiled its annual list today at Inc.com and company profiles will appear in the September
issue of the magazine.
Press Release: GTRA Council Awards "Best Of" 2009 Tech Leaders!
Today GTRA announced the "Best Of 2009" technology winners for the
Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) awards. Senior
executives at the Government Technology Research Alliance's semi-annual
council meetings voted among their peers for cutting edge speaking
demonstrations, presentations and best in class government technology
solutions. GTRA will be including the award winners in a beta group for
supporting Obama CTO Council initiatives.
Press Release: Terry Kees Joins Criterion Systems' Board of Advisors
Criterion Systems welcomes Terry S. Kees, former Information Technology Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to its Board of Advisors. During her career with the CIA and her subsequent tenure with Lockheed Martin, Ms. Kees has a distinguished record of supporting the intelligence and national security community.
White Paper: Laying the IT Security Foundation: Key Steps to Preventing Cyber Attacks
Government systems are getting hit on a daily basis by new and
ingenious external attacks. Federal, state and municipal agencies, plus
government contractors, must find a way to adjust to this evolving
threat landscape to prevent these threats from wreaking havoc. It is
imperative that government organizations get back to the basics of
security and lay a strong security foundation to weather these attacks
by proactively addressing their root causes.
Presentation: Secure Information Sharing - Protectively Marking CUI
Tim Upton, President & CEO, Titus Labs
Presentation: Secure Information Sharing
Patricia Hammar, President & Managing Member, PKH Enterprises
Webcast: Executive Leaders DC
This installment of Executive Leaders DC was broadcast on February 4, 2010 and featured interviews with Mike Waddell, the Managing Partner/Co-Founder of Integrity One Partners, Promod Sharma, the President/CEO of Criterion Systems, Threase Baker, the CEO of Abbtech, Charles Cocke, the Founder/Principal of Cocke, Szpanka & Taylor CPA, and Mike Dillard, the President & COO of Criterion HPS.
Announcement: Telework Exchange Tele-Vision Awards - Call for Nominations
Has
your organization implemented a successful telework program that demonstrates a
sound, sustainable approach to teleworking? Do you know a government
executive who works vigorously to drive the telework agenda? If so,
nominate that program or individual for a Telework Exchange Tele-Vision Award. Nominations
are due by Tuesday,
March 16, 2010, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Additional
information is available at www.teleworkexchange.com/2010awards/.
Announcement: LIVE FROM RSA! Ironkey wins SC Magazine's Best
Mobile Security Device
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Upcoming Industry Events
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 March 9, 2010: Cyber Resilience and Cyber Security
Accenture invites you to
experience its cyber security offerings that focus on trustworthy computing and
applications, cyber intelligence and data protection. Join Accenture for an informative, small group session at Accenture headquarters on March 9.
Book your spot at
Accenture's cyber security session with
dominique.f.rougeau@accenture.com by Thursday,
March 4.
 March 24, 2010: Is There an Answer to Advanced Persistent Threats?
This one hour webcast
will explore the reasons that advanced persistent threats are evading current
security technologies, and how network forensics technology is helping
government agencies address those threats.
 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.
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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)
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
Architect, 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)
Brandt Welker, Deputy Chief
Technology Officer, VA (CXO 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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