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GGReport was founded in August 2006 with the purpose of providing a convenient source of ideas, information and insight about Google specifically as it relates to it's application in the enterprise.The Google Government Report Newsletter focuses on the application of Google within the Federal, State and Local enterprise. It's publisher is Stephen Arnold, recognized expert in search and retrieval. The Google Government Report is available as part of our premium service.
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Stephen E. Arnold, Publisher
Mr. Arnold is president of AIT (Arnold Information Technology), an organization specializing in electronic publishing, marketing via electronic media, online system engineering, and database design.Stephen is the author of six books and over 50 journal articles. In October 2004, CMSWatch.com published Stephen's 450-page "The Enterprise Search Report." This report profiles 27 enterprise search engines and includes management, budgeting, and technical information. His book, "The Google Legacy," was published by Infonortics, Ltd. in Tetbury, Glou. in the summer of 2005. Stephen's latest work is "Text-Mining Report," which will be published by CMSWatch.com in 2007.
Stephen held long-term, prominent positions in a number of high-profile companies, including Nuclear Utility Services, a unit of Halliburton Industries, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, and Ziff Communications. In 1999, Stephen received Thomson Corporation's award for the best technical paper authored in 1998. His article on push technology remains a frequently-cited discussion of agent-based messaging.
In 2003, Stephen received the Malcom Hill Award, sponsored by the New York State Library Association. This award recognized Stephen's contributions to the online industry.
Over the past 13 years, Mr. Arnold has worked provided technical, financial, and strategic support for many technology projects. In 1993, he and a partner started Point (Top 5%) of the Internet, selling that property to Lycos, Inc. in 1996. In 2000, he helped develop the plan, architecture, and security guidelines concepts for First-Gov.gov, the official gateway to U.S. governmental information (and now one of the ten highest traffic sites in North America). He remains involved in a range of eGov initiatives through his work with FirstGov.gov, the citizen-facing index of U.S. government content. He has assisted organizations worldwide with technology strategy related to new online and system, and software products and revenue opportunities.
In 2006, OSS, Inc., headed by Robert David Steele, the "father of the open source intelligence movement" and consultant to numerous U.S. government entities and allies, awarded Stephen Arnold the OSS Platinum Lifetime Award for open source intelligence.
Margaret Coker, Senior Editor
Margaret Klos has over 15 years of IT and Telecom experience including 13 years at AT&T . During her time at AT&T she was responsible for growing and managing AT&T's federal Internet hosting programs by providing end to end Internet solutions that included network design, engineering, application development, and database administration in a CMMI Level 3 environment. Among her successes was Firstgov.gov.Later in her career Ms. Klos was responsible for directing business development and sales activities for a leading fortune 500 company.
Ms.Klos has a BA in Government and Politics and MS in Information Management. A native of Washington, she resides with her family in Northern Virginia.