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Archive for August, 2009
Healthcare enters the cloud-Government Health IT
Like client-server, Web applications and services-oriented architecture before it, cloud computing is capturing the imagination of health IT system developers. But just like a cloud, the term “cloud computing” is nebulous – people see different things when they look at it, depending on their perspective. So defining its value to healthcare organizations can be a [...]
Tech refresh brings HD video to Aegis — Defense Systems
When the Aegis combat system was deployed on USS Ticonderoga in 1982, its display technology was state of the art and almost entirely based on hardware and software created specifically for that job. But today, the latest generations of Navy data display systems are being built mostly from commercial hardware and increasingly with free and [...]
DISA director emphasizes contractor workforce importance — Defense Systems
Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, reiterated the importance of the contract workforce to DISA at an industry presentation Aug. 7, especially, he said, as the agency faces moving its staff to Fort Meade, Md., next year. DISA director emphasizes contractor workforce importance — Defense Systems.
Cyber-overhaul – C4ISRJournal.com
“U.S. defense officials are insisting that by reorganizing their cybersecurity strategy to give new powers to the director of the National Security Agency, they are not attempting a power grab. The military will continue to focus on protecting its own networks, they said, rather than expanding the military’s role to protecting civilian-run electrical and transportation [...]
iRobot pushes robots into new territory — Defense Systems
iRobot pushes robots into new territory — Defense Systems.
ThinkPad W700 Review — FedTech Magazine
ThinkPad W700 Review — FedTech Magazine .
On TheLadders – Getting the Job When You’re Overqualified
“Earlier this decade, a movement called “downshifting” sprung up among older professionals who sought to simplify their lives and have more time for family, pet projects and personal fulfillment off the clock. Now, the recession has brought a whole new spin to downshifting. Senior-level professionals accustomed to high salaries have lowered the expectations they have [...]
August work
I spent most of the first half of this month pulling together a set of features for Defense Systems. The biggest of them was a cover story on the Defense Information Systems Agency’s roadmap for the DOD Global Information Grid (a hint: it’s all about cloud computing); this included covering DISA’s Forecast to Industry on [...]
Sean’s Twitter feed
- gallagherseanm: The Virgin Mobile MiFi plus Apple iPod Touch plus Skype equals unlimited data and calling without a contract. http://ow.ly/2yIyR
- gallagherseanm: Facebook Privacy - a followup to the conversation @techsoc , the ACLU's Jay Stanley and I had on the Marc Steiner Show. http://ow.ly/2ytQg
- gallagherseanm: RT @chartier: Apple has 160 million iTunes accounts with credit cards, now it’s flipping on a social network. Wonder how... http://tumbl ...
- gallagherseanm: With another iOS upgrade coming from Apple in November to update the iPad, is it possible there'll be a new iPad by then too? I'm thinking.
- gallagherseanm: Apple's new iPods and Apple TV are bound to be hot holiday items (TechGoesStrong :http://ow.ly/2yaaK ). The social networking thing? Meh.
