The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports accountability; the...
The Internet is a powerful tool for government agencies that wish to provide timely, accurate information to constituents. However, constraints such as costs, limited resources for IT administration, and connectivity issues sometimes hamper the ability of public organizations to use the Web to its fullest potential. Granicus, a Microsoft Gold...
The attendee of this webcast will learn how VMware vCenter Chargeback delivers simplified cost accounting structure for the virtualized environment. Using an allocation or utilization model or perhaps a combination, administrators will now have the ability to report on costs across storage, CPU, I/O and many other categories. In addition,...
Founded in 1873, Vanderbilt University VU is a research university in Nashville, Tennessee. With more than 12,000 students and 22,000 staff includes the VU Medical Center, VU is the second largest private employer in the state. It required seven staff members to process the mail and packages delivered to 229...
Asset accountability is more than simple assignment tracking - it's going to the effort to understand who the key stakeholders for an asset or service are, then maintaining the discipline to include the right people in relevant maintenance, change/update, strategic deployment, and other planning activities and IT management processes. The...
If you use data mining or rules-based models to make key decisions, you may need to explain the basis for these decisions to satisfy compliance for Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II, and other regulations. This executive brief explains how you can address regulatory compliance by using proven analytics management technology to automatically...
In 2006, the Office of Management and Budget OMB authorized the Performance and Accountability Reporting PAR Pilot Program, which permitted executive branch agencies to use an alternative approach to reporting financial and performance information. Eleven departments and agencies volunteered to participate in the FY 2007 PAR Pilot Program. Three initiatives...
Drastically improve accountability using RedBeam Check In/Check Out. Check in check out software from RedBeam allows you to effectively track tools, equipment, file folders, product samples and rental items - any items that have revolving ownership or possession. RedBeam Check In/Check Out comes in two versions, standard and mobile. The...
Extreme capitalism. Consumption supreme. Is it over?Obamasiah will not allow drilling or new Nuclear powerObamasiah has banned off-shore drilling and building of any new power plants.So I hope everyone enjoys the 25% ENERGY TAX coming this summer, get ready to have electricity crisis along with high fuel cost...
The role and use of information technology solutions will be critical to achieving the goals of effective investing and execution, accountability of funds and the transparency and measurement of performance. The depth and breadth of programs require a large array of technologies from applications to execute business and operational processes,...
The federal government is responsible for protecting the health and safety of its citizens. Every day, employees in a wide range of agencies must make on-the-spot mission critical decisions to protect the nation's food supply, borders, and the health of the public, military personnel and veterans, as well as provide...
Accountability demands on the public sector increase every year, so government agencies are always seeking new ways to improve - and report on - their performance. IBM Cognos performance management solutions can help, with features such as advanced planning, scorecarding and reporting tools that are ideally suited to government. This...
There's a solid, wide focused article by Tim Weber on the BBC News website's Davos coverage which articulates well the challenge many companies have in understanding and engaging with the internet on the most basic strategic level. Readers of sophisticated technical sites like...
Because the business of IT supporting a business is relatively new, we are still trying to grow and mature those frameworks of what we all agree upon is the best way to handle things. ... When people look at ITIL, organizations assume that it’s something you can simply purchase and...
Town of Newmarket wanted to automate enterprise software to increase efficiency and better serve the town's more than 78,000 residents and meet community goals for a more transparent government. The challenge was to support move toward self-service and e-government for the growing region. Town of Newmarket implemented Oracle's JD Edwards...
The UK government has released a scathing report, called the Poynter Review, criticizing Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs HMRC, following the loss of confidential data belonging to 25 million UK citizens. The report concludes "the loss was entirely avoidable and the fact that it could happen points to serious institutional...
A strong Enterprise Content Management system can ensure that the department is complying with privacy and accountability requirements, as well as other measures that are specific to government offices. ECM guarantees that access to records is restricted to authorized users. Audit trails can be established so that users can have...
Failed government IT projects occur with alarming frequency. In some respects, these failures share much in common with botched private sector initiatives. For example, failures in both environments are primarily a function of poor management rather than bad technology. Still, there are important differences between government...
Microsoft unveiled its "End to End Trust" security vision and now the real work begins: Will anyone buy into it? At RSA, Microsoft rolled out a whitepaper that at the very least is quite the conversation piece. Reading through the whitepaper--something I encourage everyone...
Active Directory Services is the going standard for account provisioning, basic system management, and DNS authority in most environments. But having some accountability to determine what has changed over time can be a challenge. IT pro Rick Vanover offers 10 strategies for achieving accountability in your Active Directory environment. They'll...
This paper presents the design of a new middleware which provides support for trust and accountability in distributed data sharing communities. One application is in the context of scientific collaborations. Multiple researchers share individually collected data, who in turn create new data sets by performing transformations on existing shared data...
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