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Intelligence analysis benefits big from cloud computing
Cloud computing could revolutionize the intelligence community's analysis abiliies, trade group concludes.
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GSA gives FedRAMP structure as launch date draws near
The FedRAMP Concept of Operations document puts meat on the program's bones.
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NIST sets security approach for cloud computing
New guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology offer recommendations agencies should consider when outsourcing data, applications and infrastructure to a public cloud environment.
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Agencies' needs could imperil FedRAMP
The specific requirements some federal agencies have could undercut the standardized approach of the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program, industry experts say.
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VanRoekel quickens pace on data center closures
Federal CIO changes the definition of data center, accelerates closure schedule.
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4 steps to take before buying cloud services
When moving to the cloud, agencies need to know the right questions to ask their vendor, says CBP's Wolf Tombe.
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GSA contracts enable migration to cloud: Davie
Procurement contracts currently available to federal agencies cover about 90 percent of what they need to purchase products and services to migrate to the cloud, a GSA official told a cloud computing conference.
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Kundra heralds 'golden source' of data center savings coming soon
Agency reports set to be published Oct. 7 will yield the most detailed information to date about consolidation's expected cost savings.
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All of GSA's e-mail now in Google cloud
The General Services Administration has successfully migrated its 17,000 e-mail users to Google Apps for Government, according to GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.
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EPA, Interior face budget cuts as proposals move out of committee
The Environmental Protection Agency stands to lose significant funding for fiscal 2012 under a budget bill released by the House Appropriations Committee July 6.
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Interior hopes to save $500 million through IT transformation
The Interior Department expects to save up to $500 million by 2020 by leveraging modern technology.
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3 steps to a more flexible cloud procurement process
The federal government needs to implement flexible procurement policies so cloud services companies can become more agile to meet agencies’ unique requirements, a Unisys executive said.
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Liability in the cloud: a complex forecast
As data is stored and transmitted across international borders via cloud infrastructures a growing concern is: who should be held liable for data breaches when information flows across jurisdictions?
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NOAA moving e-mail to Google's cloud
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to migrate 25,000 e-mail users to a cloud-based unified messaging service by the end of the year.
Digital Government
State Department gets serious about games
Gaming technology can be a powerful tool in the diplomacy arena, helping government and nongovernmental organizations solve complex problems together in a virtual setting, speakers said at the Tech@State conference.
Digital Government
Social media policies: strict, loose or in-between?
Some agencies block all social media, others block none. Some curtail streaming sites, others just ask employees to be responsible. Is there any chance of these policies coming into harmony?
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Budget squeeze: One CIO's story of survival
EPA's new CIO, Malcolm Jackson, proposes five steps to making progress on IT during a time of doing "three things with the same dollars that we used to do two things with."
Digital Government
IT success on a shoestring: 5 tips
Struggling with IT programs on a shrinking budget? One agency CIO has set five priorities for succeeding at IT management in a time of fiscal restraint.
Digital Government
Digital oil: What is it?
Vivek Kundra speaks about the "black gold" of the future: digital infrastructure.
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