ConvergingViewpoints: 2015

Monday, February 23, 2015

Tompkins County Shared Services Electronic Records Repository as part of the 2015 Bright Ideas program

This is not far from home, so I just had to learn more. Apparently Tompkins County Shared Services Electronic Records Repository was recognized by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Small, local governments are faced with numerous challenges when it comes to acquiring the technology needed to manage their electronic records. According to Tompkins County Clerk Maureen Reynolds, Laserfiche, implemented in 2009, now provides a hosted solution for use by other local government agencies via a secure Internet connection, or other locally managed direct network connectivity. Read more about this "bright idea" for small, local governments seeking to lower costs by sharing services at http://www.lansingstar.com/news-page/11464-shared-services-electronic-records-repository-recognized-as-bright-idea-in-government

Friday, February 6, 2015

Canadian Government's Cloud Computing Strategy -- Keeping data in country

Over the past few months, the Canadian government has been working on a cloud computing usage policy. Issues being addressed include encryption and data storage, specifically location of non-public, personal or sensitive data and information.

Read more here.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

DHS releases the wrong FOIA-requested documents, exposing infrastructure vulnerabilities

What does this say about the state of Records and Information Management at DHS?

On 3 July 2014, DHS, responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on Operation Aurora, a malware attack on Google, instead released more than 800 pages of documents related to the Aurora Project, a 2007 research effort led by Idaho National Laboratory to show the cyber vulnerabilities of U.S. power and water systems, including electrical generators and water pumps.