Author Archive

Bruce McConnell

People

McConnell: Lines of responsibility

CIOs either need to increase capabilities or reduce responsibilities

People

McConnell: Leading from fear hurts us all

The revelations about spying on U.S. citizens and the attendant publicity harm NSA’s ability to perform its mission.

Acquisition

McConnell: Mission is the true driver

The big changes have come from events rather than new laws.

People

McConnell: Do CIOs matter?

Federal CIOs must invest in the strategic side

People

McConnell: IT as more than an end

Columnist Bruce McConnell says Nicholas Carr's book overshoots the mark in several ways.

Digital Government

Awards mark changing priorities

Fed 100 judges this year were especially interested in issues that related to the President's Management Agenda.

People

Federal track record

How will the government's IT infrastructure be viewed four years from now?

People

Convincing Congress

Congress has a limited understanding of the importance of tech to agencies' mission requirements.

People

Organized change

Structures inhibit full communications among IT and business organizations.

People

Progress on stovepipes?

The Bush administration is in danger of losing momentum on the toughest management program in government: cutting across stovepipes

People

Managing expectations

Will we look back on the dot-gov bubble?

People

It's all about information

Information technology doesn?t matter because it is information that matters.

People

Not just a commodity

Commentary: Risk management is now the most important task

People

'Infodemic' antidote

Commentary: Infodemics are not new. For centuries, public panics have crashed markets

Digital Government

Rethinking 'Netiquette'

Commentary: With the onslaught of wireless devices, we are again challenged to arrive at norms for social behavior

People

Opening government?

Commentary: What if reporters were 'embedded' in civilian agencies?

People

It's about people

Commentary: Companies that want to do business in Washington must make a long-term investment in people

Digital Government

Information access: Finding balance

Comment: What is the balance between public protection and the public's right to know?

People

An example to follow

Commentary: E-government is about control of information

Modernization

Telecom role model

Commentary: The key to good homeland security is cooperation between the public and private sectors