As Russia has transitioned to democracy, allegations of election fraud have been commonplace. For the highly-visible 2012 presidential election, the Russian government decided to prove its legitimacy both within the country and to the rest of the world. The goverment authorized and funded the deployment of about 200,000 cameras in approximately 90,000 polling stations to make the 2012 elections public.

A few days ago CNN Tech posted an article about the real reasons that websites like YouTube, NetFlix and Pandora are blocked from company’s employees. I’m sure most people would assume the reason is that sites like these are distracting to employees and keep them from working, the same reasons that Facebook and Twitter are also blocked.

Managing government networks is really about life and death. A single instance of network degradation can result in devastation for innocent life, at home or abroad. Agencies must be one step ahead - and there is no room for error. A next-generation performance management system is imperative for federal agencies to share data, address critical infrastructure needs, and anticipate threats.