OPM's New Weather Policy a 'Natural Progression' of Telework
Mulvaney Promises Punishment for Pruitt’s Spending Violations
The Administration’s War on Regulations
Many Pentagon Offices Would Vanish Under Reform Plan
Bipartisan Bills Would Allow VA to Research Marijuana
To Innovate, Public Sector Agencies Need to Modernize
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Daniel Thomas
Research Analyst, Government Business Council
Daniel Thomas is a research analyst at Government Business Council, where he writes about defense and technology issues affecting the government. He holds a master's degree in linguistics from University of York and a bachelor's degree in English from Birmingham-Southern College.
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Poll Reveals Widespread Unease with Foreign-Based Antivirus Providers
November 13, 2017 Earlier this year, the US Intelligence Community (IC) released a bombshell report unveiling extensive Russian efforts to undermine public faith in the US democratic process. The influence campaign — a blend of covert cyber espionage, calculated exploitation of social media, and overt messaging by paid Russian ‘trolls’ — placed enormous...
Poll Signals IC's Faith in Open Source Intelligence Capabilities
November 12, 2017 Two years ago, an ISIS recruiter went online to attract new talent. Within 24 hours, the Air Force division monitoring the group’s social media activity had pinpointed the recruiter’s location and launched a successful missile strike from hundreds of miles away. While incidents like these are becoming more common, advocates...
Flash Poll Series: Managing With Less
October 4, 2017 To better understand the concerns federal stakeholders have when it comes to reshaping and reducing the government workforce for the future, Government Business Council deployed a flash poll to federal employees in August 2017. Download this Flash Poll Series to learn about: Respondent concerns over staffing cuts and its impact...
Power to the People: State Procurement Officers on the Value of Cooperative Purchasing
October 3, 2017 Buffeted by staffing shortages, limited resources, and thinning budgets, many state procurement officers are challenged to provide the solutions their states need. To understand what is being done to address these challenges, GBC sat down with officers from Utah, Idaho, and Alaska to talk about cooperative purchasing and viability of...
Flash Poll Series: Unified Communications
October 2, 2017 To learn whether or not agencies are providing employees with a unified communications environment in the workplace, GBC released a series of flash polls in August 2017. Download this GBC Flash Poll Series to learn: To what extent employees use one or more devices in the workplace The impact of...
Data in the Trenches: Transforming Defense Readiness in the Age of Big Data
September 26, 2017 The rise of the Internet and explosive growth of mobile devices have catapulted data collection, analysis, and data visualization to the forefront of our nation’s top priorities. But where many are challenged to capitalize on the full suite of data capabilities, the Department of Defense (DoD) is showing it can...
Flash Poll: Surviving the Cyber Storm
September 22, 2017 Equifax, WannaCry, Petya/Goldeneye: these are just some of the most prominent cyber attacks unleashed in recent months against major global institutions. Are agency personnel confident that such challenges can be addressed? Download GBC's Flash Poll to find out: Whether employees are confident in leadership's ability to make cybersecurity progress Progress...
Delivering Mission Mobility: Surveying Federal Security Leaders on Mobile Devices
September 15, 2017 Enabling access to information while on-the-go, the proliferation of laptops, smartphones, and tablets among our nation’s armed forces and domestic security professionals promised to bring sweeping changes to mission execution and decision-making capabilities — but are they? Download this GBC Insight Report to learn: What senior leaders in DoD and...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Government Travel & Spend Management
August 30, 2017 New technology and processes are now available that promise to improve how employees manage travel on the taxpayer's dime, but continued reliance on antiquated equipment, outdated spend models, and complicated policy threaten to restrict these capabilities. Download GBC's Digital Briefing Center to learn about: The latest insights and innovations aimed...
The Digital Forerunners: A Report on Network Infrastructure in State and Local Government
August 24, 2017 State and local government play an important role in providing citizens essential access to information and opportunities. However, a number of challenges stand in the way of building digital infrastructure that serves all people, anywhere, anytime. Download this GBC Insight Report to learn: How government employees feel about current state...
