This picture by Dustin Sacks shows the extreme measures one can take to feel secure. It’s amusing that only one of the hundred or so locks actually anchors the bike to the bike rack. Government web pages need to be secure, but currently there are many, many, different security practices—so many that it can be over-whelming. [...]
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I was asked the question earlier: ”How is the DOD EMALL important other than as a sales tool?” Apparently, the question took some people by surprise, but not me. The DOD EMALL provides several acquisition services that extend beyond traditional eCommerce (though that is certainly a big part of it). Here are my top eight reasons why DOD [...] Last week, Matt Langan of Appian had an excellent post on the emerging use of Business Process Management (BPM) software in the government acquisition process. He stated that, “we are seeing government embrace Business Process Management (BPM) acquisition solutions (versus COTS) in order to gain process transparency, react quickly to change and improve process efficiency; thereby [...] Last fall, Ronald Inman of Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Public Affairs reports that the NAVFAC Far East command generated a total of 3,367 orders and approximately $13.8 million in sales on DOD EMALL in fiscal year 2009 — more than any other NAVFAC command. The DOD EMALL is a web-based Government eCommerce site enabling authorized military [...] “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare’s famous quote may be true of flowers and lovers, but what about hardware and repair parts? Name standardization and good data quality are important aspects of eCommerce, but they are especially imperative in a Government eCommerce site, where [...] According to recent reports from the Defense Logistics Information Service: DOD EMALL has been instrumental in the Haitian relief effort by providing a purchase venue for much needed relief material. Many organizations, primarily the US Navy, has utilized the DOD EMALL Disaster Relief Corridor to procure relief items. While most purchased items were medical in nature, other items [...] The simple answer is, “absolutely.” eCommerce data quality relates to both invalid data and incomplete data. Potential customers may find its difficult to recognize what they’re buying without an image or thorough description. Data analysis on the DOD EMALL shows that vendors providing robust data descriptions and product images sell much higher volumes then vendors providing minimal [...] No, it’s not the latest Dr. Seuss book. It’s dealing with rounding of numbers, and in this case currency within eCommerce websites. Rounding has been part of computer languages as early as FORTRAN and C, which started back in the 1950s. Unfortunately for developers during those times, various forms of rounding had to be coded specifically for [...] Last week I wrote about the success the Department of Defense is having in leveraging Government eCommerce for the strategic sourcing of its office supplies. What I didn’t mention was the side effect its having on the pricing structures of office supply vendors on the DOD EMALL. In 2004, when the Army was establishing their strategic sourcing [...] Rep. Robert Andrews (NJ) chairs the Defense Acquisition Reform Panel on the House Armed Services Committee. The Department of Defense recently got an earful from the Defense Acquisition Reform Panel (DARP) over its “outdated” acquisition and contracting policies. The panel’s criticisms centered largely on ill-suited “cultural issues” preventing the DOD from moving towards more IT-focused procurement [...] |
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