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Mark Forman
Infrastructure
Don’t know about function services? It’s time you did.
Function services, which provide computing to develop, run and manage applications on demand, can be ideal for both inward and outward facing cyclical government services.
Workforce
Governments Need to Re-tool the IT Workforce (Again)
Leaders should encourage change agents, and those government workers will need to develop and maintain certain skills and capabilities.
Cybersecurity
Identity protection is an overdue government mission
Governments across America now need a more robust approach to provide secure digital identities for their own operations and for the citizens they serve.
Digital Government
Mark Forman | Another View: The lessons of reform (print version)
Ever since I came to Washington, I've wondered how a government staffed with bright and committed employees could keep the Government Accountability Office so active.
Digital Government
Mark Forman | Another View: The lessons of reform (full version)
Ever since I came to Washington, I've wondered how a government staffed with bright and committed employees could keep GAO so active. I'd like to mark my induction into the GCN Hall of Fame by highlighting some of the key lessons that I've learned.
Digital Government
Executive Suite: Don't expect the status quo
Over the last month, people have asked me what will change as a result of the election.
Digital Government
Another View: Emerging IT management roles
Increasingly, IT is being bought or deployed as a service. Applications software yields most value when shared as a service across an organization. Similarly, hardware is most productive when shared via storage area networks and utility computing.
Digital Government
Another View: Who's 'proud to be'?
Many agencies have achieved their 'Proud to be' targets under the President's Management Agenda. The time has come to mark not only the progress government employees have made, but also their achievements on the PMA.
Digital Government
Techscape: The coming collapse in IT services spending
The main purpose of IT is to reduce labor costs by automating processes, but the bulk of the government's IT budget goes to labor'not hardware and software.
Digital Government
Another View: Good decision-making needs good IT
The purported intelligence failures regarding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction are stark reminders of the role IT has'or should have'in fixing longstanding government problems.
Digital Government
Another View: Infrastructure matters'really, it does
Government can be more effective and responsive if it does a better job of managing its resources.For decades, layers of bureaucracy built up, adding little value but consuming resources and turning honest, hard-working public servants into paper pushers. The situation made it easier to cover up problems rather than fix them.
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