This week in Technically News: Obama Signs Nation's First 'Open Data' Law; New NIST Guidelines Aim to Help IT System Developers Build Security in From the Ground Up; How Government Can Securely Leverage Cloud Environments; Open Source Lessons for Feds

We continue our conversation with Garrett Dunwoody, San Mateo County’s Open Data Manager, on the why of open data and its relationship with open government.

This week in Technically News: Senate Cybersecurity Report Finds Agencies Often Fail to Take Basic Preventive Measures; Does 3-D Printing Change Everything; How APIs Will Drive Agency PaaS Adoption; Open Data Gurus Share Best Practices

Today, Garrett Dunwoody brings us insight into open data and security at the local level for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Garrett spent a decade involved in the geospatial technology space within the public sector before taking on the role of Open Data Manager for San Mateo County.

This week in Technically News: NC Government Center Seeks Better IT Management; Cybersecurity Help Wanes Due to Government Shutdown; Should CIOs Be Worried About the Federal Shutdown?; Infrastructure Cybersecurity: Carrots and Sticks; How Analytics is Making NYC’s Streets and Buildings Safer.

In this edition: Red Hat’s Big Data Strategy; NetApp’s FlashRay to Disrupt Enterprise Storage; Federal IT at “High Risk”; Open Data Success Requires Streamlining and Standardization; The Case for Paying for Open Source.