Small biz owners think government favors big business
The interests of large corporations are invariably prioritized over those of small businesses, most business sellers believe. A survey of thousands of prospective business buyers, sellers and business...
View ArticleFederal agencies overspending on records management
DC is number one on the Norton list of the riskiest online U.S. cities. This sounds like an opportunity for the right kind of outside help. The volume of information federal agencies must manage has...
View ArticleFive steps to overcome federal agency big data challenges
Credit: http://www.linuxforu.com The amount of data government agencies must capture, store, and analyze is growing exponentially. Whether this data boom provides agencies with new opportunities to...
View ArticleState, local goverments awash in data but few harness it
Credit: http://www.linuxforu.com The ongoing data boom continues to present a challenge to government agencies, particularly on the state and local level. State and local agencies express interest in...
View ArticleMilitary simulation training addressing new realities
Way back in the now distant 1980s, I wrote about the U.S. Army training tank crews using a video game simulation for Science Digest Magazine. The game saved expensive ammunition and let the crews make...
View ArticleFour ways to make your firm risk resistant
Regulatory pressure is consistently one of the biggest threats facing companies across industries, and the number one challenge facing financial services and energy and natural resources companies,...
View ArticleUS Census Bureau issues app development challenge
The U.S. Census Bureau has joined other federal agencies and nonprofit organizations to issue a challenge to participants in the National Day of Civic Hacking. The event brings together citizens,...
View ArticleAmericans worried about data breaches, split on info sharing
A majority of Americans are concerned about data breaches involving large organizations, but are evenly mixed on whether legislation should require private businesses to share cyber attack information...
View ArticleAmericans know they’re tracked and uncomfortable about it
Big Brother – and big business is watching you. Americans know it. But they’re divided on their attitudes toward it. Some “teeter with anxiety,” while others see benefits in personal data collection by...
View ArticleNew SEC rules could kill most angel investments in the U.S.
An move by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to change rules to make it easier for startup companies to land financing could have exactly the opposite effect. New rules published...
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