The Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) provides CxO government leaders a forum to collaborate, strategize and create innovative solutions for today's most pressing IT needs. The research used to drive curriculum for all GTRA initiatives is grounded in the knowledge gleaned from the GTRA Council. GTRA's Council consists of over 100 well-respected government executives who specialize in Enterprise Architecture, Security, Cloud Computing, SOA, Virtualization, Leadership, Defense, Health IT, Workforce Management and Green IT. Through the semi-annual GTRA Symposium, workshops, live demonstrations, the monthly GOVTek Newsletter and the GTRA Members Portal, both public and private sector executives are able to share best practices and lessons learned resulting in actionable government-wide strategic plans. GTRA identifies cutting-edge technologies and solution providers to bridge the gap between strategy and the execution of government IT initiatives. GTRA is revolutionizing government collaboration for solutions and innovation!
One of the unintended consequences of President Obama's drive to adopt electronic health records throughout the healthcare sector, could be a wave of mergers and acquisitions.
A Federated SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) offers the promise of greater agility, and purportedly less integration headaches and effort between different authority domains and divisions, as all of the Services should follow common design patterns.Learn valuable lessons from the complex integration and quality challenges faced by federal agencies in the implementation of SOA.