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Is work culture the biggest roadblock to improving government IT?

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Originally posted on FedScoop by By Greg Otto

Be it deciding between issuing a device or allowing employees to bring their own, or moving agencies' data centers to the cloud, a group of public and private sector IT professionals said real change will come to federal IT when the government recognizes today's work culture is changing as quickly as technology is improving.

More than 350 IT professionals attended Citrix's Mobility 2014 conference Tuesday to talk about what agencies are doing to integrate new technologies and how agencies are moving past the PC-era.

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The Future of Mobility Goes Far Beyond BYOD

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Originally posted on FedTech Magazine by Brad Grimes.

What does GSA know about a mobile workforce that others may not? Work is wherever the worker is. 

Just as government agencies get a handle on bring-your-own-device initiatives, which allow employees to use their own mobile technology to perform work, some say the BYOD issue is almost moot.

"On BYOD, I think that conversation is going to be outdated before we figure out the answer to it," said Tony Macri, workplace and organizational strategist at the General Services Administration, at the Intel Security Through Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C.

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Agency Mobility Made Easy

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Originally posted on FedTech Magazine by Brad Grimes

Federal agencies can hone their mobility strategies. Mobility today is a critical factor in enabling effective government, from the Defense Department to the Census Bureau. Whether used to support telework policies or facilitate emerging applications in the field, mobile devices allow agencies to work smarter and more efficiently.

But successful mobility initiatives require planning and a thorough understanding of the technologies and processes required to maintain a secure, productive mobile workforce. By some measures, 90 percent of federal workers use mobile devices in their jobs, but a mere 11 percent of those devices are considered secure.

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FOSE 2013 Offers Comprehensive Conference Program to Government Attendees for Free

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Event Responds to Market Demands, Opens all Educational Sessions, Keynotes and Workshops to Government

Vienna, Va - FOSE 2013 will provide an extended value to government attendees by offering free admission to its entire educational program, including its executive-level conference featuring five tracks and over 40 comprehensive sessions.  Program topics will focus on the technology and management drivers affecting government today, including cloud and virtualization; cybersecurity; mobile government; big data and business intelligence; and project management.  Government attendees will also have complimentary access to the event's keynotes, workshops and training in the exhibit hall.  FOSE 2013 will take place May 14-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

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FOSE 2013 Announces Mobile Government Track

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Leading Government Executives to Explore Topics Including BYOD and the Digital Government Strategy

Vienna, Va - FOSE 2013 will highlight the importance of today's mobile landscape within government with a track focused on mobile challenges and best practices.   Sessions will look at top strategies and policies including Bring You Own Device (BYOD), application programming interfaces (APIs) and mobilizing enterprise systems. FOSE 2013 will take place May 14-16 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

"With promises of decreased costs and increased efficiencies, as well as the release of the Digital Government Strategy last year, mobility is one of the most relevant topics today," said Mike Eason, Vice President, Public Sector Events, 1105 Media, Inc.  "But implementing the strategy comes with a learning curve.  The mobile government program features best practices and planning that helps attendees find approaches that best fit their agency's mission."

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