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As technology has figuratively led to a shrinking of the Earth, the State Department has embraced cloud technology to streamline and organize its IT organization, the Bureau of Information Resource Management.
Read moreFederal agencies are some dozen years into concerted efforts at cloud computing adoption. Policy has evolved from the initial cloud first to the current cloud smart. And the commercial cloud services industry has also come a long way, as providers have grown from simply infrastructure hosts.
Among the reasons federal agencies should pursue multiple cloud computing strategies is simply this: Commercial clouds are not identical. They not only have varying technical offerings, they also have varying degrees of maturity and therefore suitability for what a government agency might be trying to accomplish.
The Army Corps of Engineers operates in both the military and civilian realms, whether dredging bases to maintain warship access to bases or looking after the health of dams and levees that protect cities. Its information needs match the diversity of its missions.
SBA’s Office of Advocacy is calling on the Pentagon to make sure small businesses don’t fall behind as it rolls out the CMMC requirements.
Of the many hypothesized AI risks, cyber risk is one of the few that we’re all but guaranteed to experience.
Robert O’Brien was recently appointed as the Director of the Center for Space Nuclear Research with the Universities Space Research Association.
One advocate of skills-based hiring says employers need to stop looking for ‘unicorns’ and invest more in hands-on training to fill cyber skills gaps.
Potential contractors often confront conflicting rules requiring rationalization.
A bill sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), would require vendors of online collaboration tools, like Zoom or Slack, to boost their security.
The Defense Information Systems Agency details four strategic imperatives, six operational imperatives and eight goals.
OMB, GSA and the USDS are providing the policies, tools and know-how to help agencies improve digital services like federal websites more quickly.