Like other organizations that need to communicate with mass audiences on a daily basis, many U.S. Army garrisons are utilizing a solution made to deliver high-impact, eye-grabbing dynamic content – digital signage. The Army Recreation Machine Program (ARMP), an Army organization that funds and supports Armed Forces Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation programs, manages …
Author Archives: Jan Ruderman
Go Green – Proper Recycling of Electronics
In order to make this process more efficient, many manufacturers have implemented services and programs to help their customers more easily, and safely, recycle their used electronic devices. For Panasonic, an eco-friendly company striving to protect the environment worldwide, this type of e-cycling is engrained in their operations. Panasonic Toughbook mobile computers generally outlast their warranties, providing their owners with significant ROI and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than with many other computers, so it only makes sense that the company would provide services to help organizations recycle, reuse, or donate their computers as they work to upgrade their systems.
They’ve Arrived: Tablets for the Army
Over a six-week period this past summer, the United States Army tested the viability of using touchscreen phones and tablets in the field.
Does the Federal Government Still Need Desktops?
Does the Federal Government still need desktop computers? Mobile computers allow for the vision of anywhere, anytime work for virtually all Federal employees…
Ideas for the New Federal CIO
Today, former Microsoft executive, Steven VanRoekel, was announced as the replacement for the inaugural Federal CIO, Vivek Kundra. Kundra announced in June that he would resign this month for a fellowship at Harvard University. VanRoekel was most recently with the U.S. Agency for International Development, after a post as managing director of the of the Federal Communications Commission.
