Cloud Computing

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency detailed the concept of trust zones under the final TIC 3.0 implementation guidance released last week.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) suggested giving the IRS $2 billion under the Technology Modernization Fund and then letting agencies use the savings from the tax agency for other projects.

Dana Deasy, the DoD CIO, said in a wide-ranging press conference that the Pentagon plans to reaward the JEDI contract in late August and the new chief data officer is on a 90-day listening tour that will help guide a new plan of action.

Nicolas Chaillan, the Air Force’s chief software officer, said the service is testing its cloud native access point approach through Platform One with the F-35 and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) teams.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection directorate expects the new collections platform to help it become more efficient, resilient and secure in processing cargo under the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) program.

Army leaders say the services they’re building now are “cloud agnostic,” and can be moved to a DoD-wide enterprise cloud when and if one comes to pass.

The House-passed annual defense authorization bill includes a few notable provisions for civilian federal employees.

Dan Fallon the senior director, public sector systems engineers at Nutanix, says 85% of organizations are planning to shift their investments to hybrid cloud architectures.

Shannon Hulbert, CEO of Opus Interactive and Dave Link, CEO of ScienceLogic join host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss how the Covid crisis has impacted hybrid cloud adoption.

Nick Beim, partner in the venture capital firm Venrock, joins host Aileen Black on this week’s Leaders and Legends to discuss the technology race between the United States and China, and how the US is adjusting to the changing technology landscape.

Suzette Kent, who recently left after more than two years as the federal CIO, said lawmakers need to reconsider how they fund technology modernization efforts so they are not just a one-year effort.

The General Services Administration says it’s creating more visibility into the transition to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program through meetings with deputy secretaries, letters to agency CIOs and agency transition managers and briefings with smaller agencies.

Agencies can take the lessons learned from the pandemic and continue to apply them to their broader mission areas.

Ryan Cote, the chief information officer of the Transportation Department, credited the work the agency has done over the last two years to consolidate and modernize its network as the reason the move to near 100% telework has gone smoothly over the last few months.