Cloud Computing

The departments of the Air Force, Education and Homeland Security are all in the process of transitioning public facing functions into digital applications. Each has a broad customer base with very specific needs that need to be taken into account to provide a good customer experience.

Kara Sprague, senior vice president and general manager of Application Services at F5 Networks, joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss app security and how her company is using new technologies to help federal IT professionals protect and optimize modern container based applications. March 26, 2019

John Cofrancesco, vice president, Business Development at Active Navigation, joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss records management and how his company can help federal agencies eliminate redundant, obsolete or trivial data.

Rick Pina of World Wide Technology joined John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss new IT security methods that his company is developing to help protect federal agencies from cyber threats.

In today’s Federal Newscast, a group of nearly 40 senators are urging the appropriations committee to include back pay for federal contractors impacted by the last government shutdown, in an upcoming disaster relief package.

Bill Vajda returns to the federal government after spending the last decade in state government and replaces Sylvia Burns.

Suzi Connor, the chief information officer at CDC, said a new three-pronged approach will change the way the agency manages and uses technology.

The Army, over the next two years, plans to fundamentally reshape the way it delivers IT on its bases with an “as-a-service” delivery model.

In today’s Federal Newscast, Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) said he is on a “journey” to make sure federal agencies don’t abuse federal travel plans.

The Navy wants vendors to prototype an entirely new network architecture that would give its users more direct pathways to the cloud services.

The Defense Department’s new cloud strategy, unveiled just a month ago, is essentially meaningless until the multiple controversies around its JEDI contract are settled.

Phil Carrai, president of Technology & Training Solutions at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss how the creative use of existing satellite technology can prepare the next generation of warfighters.

Federal News Network has learned that at least one source has been interviewed by the FBI and DoD IG asking about the $10 billion Joint Defense Enterprise Infrastructure (JEDI) program and the Washington Headquarters Services role in this and other acquisitions.

In today’s Federal Newscast, more time has been given for companies to come up with new ideas for the security clearance process.