Carleton Jones is president and vice chairman of INDUS Corporation. Prior to joining the company in 2008, Jones served as president and chief executive officer of Multimax Inc. Previously, he was also president of VanStar Government Systems, Inc. and Sysorex Information Systems. Jones’s government-contract and government-affairs experience comes from his roles as deputy general counsel [...]

We’ve seen this happen before. Unlike the Federal government, states must balance their budgets every year. The economy tanks, state budgets shrink and as governors crunch the numbers they can’t help but consider axing the biggest ticket item: Medicaid. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has done just that, according to a report from the Las Vegas [...]

A top Obama Administration official recently claimed “federal workers having better computers at home than in the office” has led to a technology gap between the public and private sectors that nets “billions of dollars in waste.” Unfortunately, the comments fell short of addressing the real crisis for America’s CIOs. The Hill reported the comments [...]

Color is everywhere. Cool green grass, deep purple berries, shiny black shoes. Most executives don’t give much thought to the impact of color, although most of us are drawn to certain colors. Perhaps all your ties or scarves are red, a color that symbolizes action, confidence and vitality. Or you picked a fresh yellow for [...]

Critics who question the future of clean technology and our government’s investment in the industry’s future might have to admit they’re wrong, once and for all. Here’s a little bit of news for them from the New York Times’ Green Inc.: Venture capitalists invested $5.6 billion in green technology companies worldwide last year, according to [...]

The green movement seems to have the blues lately. Many advocates and experts are still reeling over disappointment with the outcome in Copenhagen. Reports indicate climate change ranks far below reality TV on Americans’ priority lists. Regardless, the green movement marches forward – at least when it comes to renewable energy. Reports from the end [...]

Mike Fox serves as Vice President, corporate business development and chief strategy officer at Attain. Prior to his recent hiring at Attain, he worked at SRA International for over 20 years in a variety of positions, most recently working as senior vice president for corporate strategic development.  In this role, Fox led SRA’s strategic planning [...]

Traveling executives are familiar with the cultural imperative in some cultures to take shoes off prior to entering a home. But here in America, most families don’t consider removing shoes until it’s time for bed.  But we should.  We already know germs are everywhere.  We’re told to wash our hands and wipe surfaces – but [...]

As director and senior fellow of CSIS’s technology and public policy program, Jim Lewis’s research involves innovation and economic change; Internet policy and cybersecurity; space programs; and intelligence reform. Prior to joining CSIS, Lewis was a member of the U.S. Foreign Service and Senior Executive Service where he worked on national security and technology-related issues. [...]

Lt. Gen. Harry D. Raduege, Jr. is senior counselor to The Cohen Group and chairman of the Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation. Raduege retired after serving 35 years in the U.S. military, having worked in various areas of technology, including telecommunications, space, information, and network operations. In his last position as director of the Defense [...]