Optimal VP on board for the E-Nnovation Authority
Year: 2017
Optimal VP on advisory board for UMCP iSchool
National cyber-security and communications integration center (NCCIC)
Dr. Michael Chipley presented to Optimal staff on his experience and knowledge in the field of cyber security. Dr. Chipley is the current president of the PMC Group, LLC. The PMC Group, LLC, provides consulting and project management to a multitude of government and private agencies including the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, and Optimal Solutions Group, LLC.
Dr. Chipley’s presentation illuminated the intricacies of cyber security protocol at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCI) and at the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). Dr. Chipley provided an overview of the programs and protocols of these agencies and shed light on the crucial coordination between private and public institutions.
The specific topics of focus included:
• Hierarchal organizations of agencies
• Reporting tools and procedures
• Incident notification guidelines
• Alerts and advisories given by the ICS-CERT
• Assessing cybersecurity risks
• Workshops and trainings
Dr. Chipley has more than 33 years of experience consulting in a variety of fields with experience in cybersecurity, environmental and sustainable design, infrastructure, and emergency management and disaster recovery. View Dr. Chipley’s full presentation.
Why compliance demands a devops approach — FCW
Stop me if you’ve seen this scenario before: A compliance policy is developed behind closed doors by federal security advisors. Once published, it’s sent to IT managers, who take one look and think, “Well, this won’t really work.”
They begin the arduous process of trying to provide feedback, which amounts to submitting a request into a suggestion box, and waiting for an answer that may or may not come. The public comment process is often opaque; you don’t know if or why your comments were rejected and it’s difficult to appeal your case.
Security compliance doesn’t have to stifle innovation — it should baked into the agile development process.
Marion Pines presents strategies for implementing large-scale initiatives
At Optimal Solutions Group, LLC’s (Optimal’s) Brown Bag lecture series last Wednesday, Marion Pines shared her insights about successfully implementing initiatives. » Read more
Dr. chris yang presents “Clarity in the Clutter: Automated Temporal Topic Organization in Social Media.”
Drexel University’s Associate Professor Dr. Chris Yang will present on the use of temporal logic based topic organization systems for social media on May 13, 2011 at Optimal Solutions Group, LLC’s (Optimal’s) office. » Read more
Dr. William Rand presents “A Discussion on the Diffusion of Information in Social Networks”
Research Director Dr. William Rand of The Center for Complexity in Business at the University of Maryland will discuss questions of information diffusion and how to answer them through social media and agent-based modeling Noon on June 1st at Optimal Solution Group, LLC’s (Optimal’s) office. » Read more
Dr. Muhiuddin Haider and Ms. Hoda Sana to present on “Neonatal Health Issues in South Asia”
University of Maryland’s School of Public Health, Associate Professor in Global Health, Dr. Muhiuddin Haider and doctoral student Ms. Hoda Sana will discuss South Asian neonatal healthcare and neonatal healthcare improvement on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. at Optimal Solutions Group’s, LLC (Optimal’s) office in M Square Research Park in College Park, Maryland. Dr. Haider and Ms. Sana’s discussion is part of Optimal’s on-going Brown Bag lunch series. » Read more
Access to public parks as a place-based health prevention strategy
Access to public spaces, such as parks, green spaces or green infrastructure, has shown to be associated with improved levels of physical activity. » Read more
Healthcare from a Physician’s Perspective
Dr. Manoj Mathew, a healthcare consultant and co-founder/medical director at ACE Medical Associates with extensive experience as a hospitalist and a skilled nursing facility specialist (SNFist), visited Optimal Solutions Group to share a presentation on managed care from the clinician’s point of view. » Read more