GOVTek Monthly Newsletter: Issue 57, May 2009
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Public-Sector Technology Officials Confused About Stimulus Funding, Survey Says
Federal, state and local technology leaders say lack of clarity is causing confusion as to how funds will impact their organizations
Feds Sign More Agreements With Social Networking Sites
Facebook, Blist, and Slideshare among the sites added to existing agreements
Virtual Learning Gets Second Wind from Second Life
Cost savings, better technologies, and a new tech-savvy generation that learns differently are making virtual learning an effective and efficient teaching tool for many agencies
Does RFID Present Privacy Risk?
RFID chips in credit cards and passports are more vulnerable to hackers, raising privacy concerns among many
FEATURED NEWS
Inside the Ring
Obama's new Top Secret Blackberry is undergoing final testing at NSA before going live
IT Procurement Needs Improving
Improved access to information, better-defined requirements and more accountability cited as three key areas that will be focused on during procurement reform efforts
US Needs Clear Policy on Cyber Attacks
The report states that Cyberattacks will inevitably become a part of our government's policy making process, and the US should create standards and policies internally as well as with other nation states on the 'rules' of cyberattacks
Obama Names Members of Technology Council
Members of President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will advise the President on matters related to Science, Technology and Innovation
Analyst: Virtual Workspace Will Come
Green initiatives and the impending brain drain will make virtual workspaces a growing trend in the upcoming years
OPM Director Sees Major Problems, Bright Spots
Diversity, competitive pay, and ability to quickly hire all cited as areas which need improving, while the productivity of the workforce was praised
Experts: Clear Data-Sharing Policies Needed
Privacy experts said the policies were needed in order to enhance the federal government's ability to fight the war on terror
Obama Appoints Aneesh Chopra as CTO
Prior to this role, Chopra was Virgina's Secretary of Technology
Five Encryption Tips from NIST
NIST offers tips for matching different encryption methods with the devices and threats they are up against
NIST Teams with Research Institute to Develop Smart Grid Standards
$1.3M contract awarded to help develop an interim roadmap of standards for a nationwide intelligent electric grid
GTRA FEATURED BLOGS
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The Difference a Tweet Makes - Tips on Successful Social Networking Parham Eftekhari, Co-Founder & Director of Research & Curriculum Development, GTRA |
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To Invest or Not To Invest, That is the Question Andrew Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer, ATF, Justice |
DHS PRIVACY OFFICE PUBLIC WORKSHOP
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"Government 2.0: Privacy and Best Practices" Click Here to read the Federal Register for this Gov 2.0 Workshop and provide feedback and comments to DHS |
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Case Study: Penetration-Testing Tool Use
Case Study: Redefining DOT's EA PMO Vision and Approach
Case Study: Business Driven Architecture at the USDA Forest Service
Case Study: McKee Foods Moves Quickly to Sweeten Mobility for its Mobile Workers
White Paper: CORE IMPACT Pro and the CSIS Report on Securing Cyberspace
White Paper: FISMA, NIST and Security Control Assessment
White Paper: iTKO LISA Technology Audit - Butler Group
White Paper: Service Virtualization in Enterprise Application Development
White Paper: Federated SOA Governance for Net-Centric Environments
White Paper: Agile SOA Across the Lifecycle with iTKO LISA
White Paper: Insider Threats, Cyber Tracker & Covert Remote Forensics – Guidance Software
Podcast: eWeek Podcast with Mike Vizard and John Michelsen - Application Development in the Clouds
Webcast: Gartner Analyst Pescatore on Pen Testing
Webcast: All Roads Lead to Rome: How Cyber Terroists and Exploiting Digital America
Webcast: Learn the Tools and Tricks Hackers Use to Steal Data...and How to Stop Them
Webcast: Learn How to Improve Security and Reduce Costs with a Mobility Management Platform
Blog: Vacation on Mars this Summer? Only for Fools
Blog: Managing Behavior Through Honest Feedback
Blog: IT's Relationship With Line Management
Blog: Planning for Transparency and the Use of Information in the Federal Sector
Blog: Threat Profile - Conficker
Blog: Gartner Survey Highlights Company Burden of Vetting Third-Party Security Controls
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The GTRA Symposium, June 7-9, 2009 at the Homestead, VA, is designed to provide government CXOs an executive-level forum to learn, collaborate and share best practices across the areas paramount to executing successful IT strategies: Enterprise Architecture, Security, Green IT, Health IT, Defense and Leadership. The GTRA Symposium converges the GTRA Council Meetings, ArchitectureGOV, SecureGOV, GreenGOV, Leadership/HRGOV, HealthGOV taking place at the same time and location for true government-wide collaboration. Each of these individual councils will have a full program while allowing participants to network and share information across technology areas.
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FEATURED SESSIONS
*CLICK HERE to participate in a pre-event discussion with the Symposium speakers - ask questions, request specific information, offer feedback, etc.
The Cyber Security Challenge
Vance Hitch, Chief Information Officer, Co-Chair Information Security and Identity Management Committee, Federal CIO-Council, Justice
Information Assurance and Risk Management Practices for Agency-Wide Success: A DoD Case Study
Robert Lentz, Chief Information Assurance Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer, Defense
Transparency and Open Government: Technologies, Methodologies and Applications that are Revolutionizing How We Create and Share Knowledge
Colleen Coggins, Chief Knowledge Officer, Interior
George Thomas, Chief Enterprise Architect, GSA
NIST Updates: Security Certification and Accreditation (800-37) and the Risk Management Framework
Dr. Ron Ross, Senior Computer Scientist, NIST
Achieving Business Transformation Through IT Infrastructure Segment Architecture
Peter Tseronis, Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer, Energy
Security & EA Collaboration at FEMA
Ira Grossman, Chief Enterprise Architecture, FEMA
Elisa Cruz, Chief Information Security Officer, FEMA
Engineering Data-Centric Services for a Connected World
Dr. Suzanne Acar, Principal Data Architect, FBI
Dave Kelly, Information Assurance Solutions Director, Citizant
Integrating EA, IT Strategic Planning and Enterprise Portfolio Management
Doreen Cox, Chief Architect, Customs & Border Protection, DHS
SaaS, The Federal Cloud, and Keeping It All Secure
Peter Mell, Cloud Computing Project Lead, Senior Computer Scientist, NIST
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Chief Security Officer for Cisco Collaborative Software Group (WebEx), Cisco Systems, Inc.
Information Sharing in a Net-Centric World: The Impact of Digital Convergence
Mary McCaffery, Senior Advisor, Assistant Administrator, EPA
John Sullivan, Chief Architect, EPA
Consensus Audit: A CISO Panel Discussion
Patrick Howard, Chief Information Security Officer, NRC
Dr. Scott Bernard, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, Transportation
Building Effective, Secure Social Networking Programs
Marian Cody, Chief Information Security Officer, HUD
Dr. Sharon Fratta-Hill, Vice President of Academic Programs and Distance Education, Graduate School, USDA
Andrew Krzmarzick, Senior Project Coordinator, The Graudate School, USDA
The State of Federal Health IT Reform
Richard "Dick" Burk, Chair, Health IT Committee, GTRA
A Government-Wide Standard for EA Training
Walt Okon, Senior Enterprise Architect, DoD Enterprise Architecture & Standards Directorate, Defense
Identity Management & Authentication Challenges for External Business Users
Ylanda Ford, , Director, Enterprise Architecture, HUD
Security in a Virtual World
Dr. Robert "Rocky" Young, Associate Professor of Systems Management, NDU
Capt. Stephen Mancini, Information Operations and Assurance Department, NDU
Creating a Service Oriented Enterprise
Michael McFarren, Senior Principal, Information Systems Engineer, MITRE
Improving Personal and Organizational Performance Through Transformational Leadership
Dr. W. Stan Boddie, PMP, CISSP, Professor of Systems Management, Information Resource Management College, NDU
Next Generation Multi-Factor User Authentication
Dr. Len Mizrah, President & CEO, Authernative
Small Packages, Big Risk: Encrypt Mobile Data
John Jefferies, Vice President, Marketing, IronKey
Building a Federal Cloud
Greg Dupier, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
COLLABORATION BOARDROOM MEETINGS
Aligning Project Management with Enterprise Architecture
Michael Schievelbein, Program Manager and Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office, National Business Center, Interior
Information Sharing for Agency Success
Dave Kelly, Information Assurance Solutions Director, Citizant
Securing Your Mobile Data
John Jefferies, Vice President Marketing, IronKey
Secure Unified Communications for Your Agency
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Chief Security Officer for Cisco Collaborative Software Group (WebEx), Cisco Systems, Inc.
Identity and Access Management to Secure Your Agency's Data
Dr. Len Mizrah, President & CEO, Authernative Inc.
A Cloud Computing Wargame
Greg Dupier, Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Next Generation Vulnerability and Security Testing
Tom Kellermann, Vice President, Security Awareness, Core Security
Enabling IT to Meet Your Business Needs
Sonya Jain, President, eGlobalTech
Application Security Through Software Security Assurance
Keith Bodell, Vice President, Federal Sales, Fortify Software
Creating a Secure Mobile Workforce
Jason Kimrey, Director, Federal Sales, Intel
Sean Kenis, Director, Federal Sales, Lenovo
Building a High Performance SOA
Steve Thomas, Vice President, Government Operations, iTKO LISA
A Holistic Approach to Security
Mike Sherwood, Vice President, Sales, SecureWorks
Accelerating Your Agency's IT and Business Transformation
Matthew Gallagher, Vice President, Federal Solutions Group, Troux Technologies
COUNCIL & SPEAKERS
Dr. Suzanne Acar, Principal Data Architect, DAS (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Deedee Akeo, Chief Architect, Business Transformation Agency (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Lynn Allen, Deputy Chief Information Officer for Business and Technology Modernization, HUD (Security Council)
Dr. Peter Alterman, Deputy Associate Administrator for Technology Strategy, Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA (Security Council)
Gregg "Skip" Bailey, Former Chief Information Officer, ATF, Justice (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Frank Bauer, Vice President for Government Training and Professional Development, Graduate School, USDA (HR Council)
Dr. Scott Bernard, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Federal Railroad Administration, Transportation (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Andrew Blumenthal, Chief Technology Officer, ATF, Justice (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Dr. W. Stan Boddie, PMP, CISSP, Professor of Systems Management, Information Resource Management College, NDU (HR Council)
Dr. Barry Brown, Deputy Director, Enterprise Systems Engineer, Customs and Border Protection, DHS (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Richard “Dick” Burk, Chair, Health IT Committee, GTRA (Speaker & Health IT Council)
Jonathan Cantor, Executive Director, Office of Privacy & Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, SSA (Security Council)
Michael Castagna, Chief Information Security Officer, Commerce (Security Council)
Marian Cody, Chief Information Security Officer, HUD (Speaker & Security Council)
Colleen Coggins, Chief Knowledge Officer, Interior (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Doreen Cox, Chief Architect, Customs & Border Protection Department, DHS (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Elisa Cruz, Chief Information Security Officer, FEMA (Speaker & Security Council)
Kevin Deeley, Chief Information Security Officer, Justice (Security Council)
Brian Doerk, Senior Enterprise Architect, PMP, Treasury (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Steve Elky, Chief Information Security Officer, Library of Congress (Security Council)
Norman Enger, Former Director, Human Resources Line of Business Program Management Office, OPM (HR Council)
Frederic Foley, Chief Architect and Director of Enterprise Architecture, U.S. Coast Guard (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Ylanda Ford, Director, Enterprise Architecture, OCIO, HUD (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Christopher Fornecker, Chief Technology Officer, Integrated Acquisition Environment, GSA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Sharon Fratta-Hill, Ph.D., VP of Academic Programs and Continuing Education, Graduate School, USDA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Ned Goldberg, Chief Information Security Officer, FDIC (Security Council)
Marc Groman, Chief Privacy Officer, FTC (Speaker)
Ira Grossman, Chief Enterprise Architect, Federal Emergency Management Agency (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Chris Hardy, Director, e-Learning and Technology Center, DAU (HR Council)
Brad Harshman, Chief Enterprise Architect, National Nuclear Security Administration, Energy (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Kenneth Heitkamp, Assistant Chief Information Officer for LifeCycle Management, Air Force (Security Council)
Dennis Heretick, Former Chief Information Security Officer, Justice (Security Council)
Vance Hitch, Chief Information Officer, Co-Chair Information Security and Identity Management Committee, Federal CIO-Council, Justice (Speaker)
Randolph C. Hite, Director, IT Architecture & Systems Issues, GAO (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Patrick Howard, Chief Information Security Officer, NRC (Speaker & Security Council)
Marlene Howze, Chief Architect/Enterprise Architecture Program Manager, Labor (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Jack Israel, Chief Technology Officer, FBI (Security Council)
John Jefferies, Vice President, Product Marketing, IronKey (Speaker)
Richard Klemmer,Chief Enterprise Architect, NTIA, Commerce (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Andrew Krzmarzick, Senior Project Coordinator, Graduate School, USDA (Speaker)
Mischel Kwon, Director, US-CERT, DHS (Security Council)
Mary Lacey, Deputy Program Director, AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense, Missile Defense Agency (Security Council)
Kevin Lawson, Branch Chief, Applications Development Branch, TSA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Phillip Loranger, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Education (Security Council)
Mary McCaffery, Senior Advisor, Assistant Administrator, EPA (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Michael McFarren, Senior Principal, Information Systems Engineer, MITRE (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Debra McKeldin, Chief Enterprise Architect, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS (Enterprise Architecture Council)
John McManus, Former Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Commerce (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Capt. Stephen Mancini, Information Operations & Assurance Department, NDU (Speaker)
Randy Maples, CEA, Deputy Chief Information Officer – Management, FTC (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Ethel Matthews, Senior Advisor to Chief Information Officer, Security and Privacy, SBA (Security Council)
Margaret Mech, Chief Information Security Officer, FTC (Security Council)
Peter Mell, Cloud Computing Project Lead, Senior Computer Scientist, NIST (Speaker)
Matt Newman, Professor of Systems Management, NDU (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Jillian O’Connell, Chief, Enterprise Investment and Information Management, US Geological Survey (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Walt Okon, Senior Enterprise Architect, DoD Enterprise Architecture & Standards Directorate, Defense (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Bajinder Paul, Chief Information Officer of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Richard Prentiss, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Thrift Supervision, Treasury (Security Council)
Dr. James Ransome, CISSP, CISM, Senior Director, Secure Unified Wireless and Mobility Solutions, Corporate Security Programs and Global Government Solutions, Cisco (Speaker)
Joe Rose, Chief Architect, Education (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Ron Ross, Senior Computer Scientist, NIST (Speaker)
Larry Ruffin, Chief Information Security Officer, Interior (Security Council)
Timothy Ruland, Chief Information Security Officer, Census Bureau (Speaker & Security 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 (HR Council)
Marco Santini, Deputy Director, Customer Accounts & Research, GSA (HR Council)
Daud Santosa, Chief Technology Officer, National Business Center, Interior (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Michael Schievelbein, Project Manager & Solutions Architect, Solutions Coordination Office, National Business Center, Interior (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Tim Schmidt, Chief Technology Officer, Transportation (Mobile & Wireless Council)
Frederick Schobert, Chief Technology Officer, Federal Acquisition Office’s Integrated Technology Services, GSA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Joe Seger, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Interior (Security Council)
Donna K. Seymour, Deputy Assistant for Administration for the Under Secretary of the Navy, Navy (Enterprise Architecture Council)
John Sullivan, Chief Architect and Associate Director, EPA (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Peter Sullivan, Director, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Labor (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Eric Sweden, Chief Enterprise Architect, NASCIO (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Harry Tabak, IT Security Officer and Enterprise Architect, National Weather Service (Enterprise Architecture Council)
George Thomas, Chief Enterprise Architect, GSA (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
Peter Tseronis, Deputy Associate Chief Information Officer, Energy (Speaker)
James Trinka, Director, Training and Technical Development, FAA (HR Council)
Arleas Upton-Kea, Director, Division of Administration, FDIC (HR Council)
Brian Wilczynski, Director, Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Defense (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Dennis Wisnosky, Chief Architect, Chief Technical Officer, Business Mission Area, Defense (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Diane Woodson-Reeves, Business Architect, Interior (Speaker)
Paul Wormeli, Executive Director, Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute (Enterprise Architecture Council)
Dr. Robert "Rocky" Young, Associate Professor of Systems Management, NDU (Speaker & Enterprise Architecture Council)
David Zeppieri, Chief Information Officer, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Enterprise Architecture Council)
GTRA RESEARCH REQUEST
DefenseGOV 2009 December 6 - 9
DefenseGOV 2009 will focus on the IT needs supporting the Defense, Intelligence, and National Security initiatives of the United States.
Key topics will include:
- Transparency
- Information Sharing
- Cyber Security
- the National Grid
- Cyber-Terrorism
- Identity Management
- Social Networking/Web 2.0
GTRA is now conducting Research for the DefenseGOV 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.