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Two vendors found success in the claim that GSA was unfair in requiring data centers to be housed only in Trade Agreements Act designated countries. GAO also said GSA was ambiguous in its security requirements for cloud data centers. But the vendors lost on their protest of GSA\'s requirement for a \"government-only\" cloud.
Executives from Deloitte Consulting LLP explain the company\'s vision for the future of the federal workforce, sharing details from their Fed Cloud plan.
Host Roger Waldron is joined by Ed O\'Hare, senior vice president, Technology Business Sector, at Koniag Development Corporation. October 11, 2011
David McClure, the associate administrator for GSA\'s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, told the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity that cloud security problems are no worse than any other IT risks.
During a cybersecurity subcommittee hearing, lawmakers expressed concern about control of agency data, data portability, and whether cloud vendors will be targeted by cybercriminals.
Imagine the future federal workforce consisting of a group of \"free agents\" — feds who were ready at a moment\'s notice to help across government agencies on special projects.
The $1.8 million dollar deal is the first under GSA\'s governmentwide infrastructure-as-a-service contract.
Fred Whiteside, project manager for the cloud computing program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Wolf Tombe, chief technology officer, Customs and Border Protection joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris for a panel discussion on cloud computing in government.
Host John Gilroy will talk about different mobile operating systems, and how to manage them with MaaS360\'s Jeff Ward and Josh Lambert. September 27, 2011
The two protestors said in court documents Interior has agreed to take steps to fix potential contracting issues. But the Justice Department disputed Google and Onix\'s claims saying no agreement has been reached. Interior hired Softchoice to provide Microsoft software for email and collaboration in the cloud almost a year ago.
Nine months since OMB issued its 25-point plan to improve how agencies oversee technology, the tone is changing. Lisa Schlosser, the federal deputy CIO, said the goal is to make sure agencies are using their people, money and other resources as best as possible. Agencies are finding some early success with the IT reforms, especially around acquisition.
Agency CIO Casey Coleman said the move to Google\'s gmail went smoothly and is 99 percent complete. GSA recently hired another cloud service provider to host collaboration tools. Coleman said the agency now is looking at legacy business systems. September 22, 2011
The Commerce Department has issued the latest word on how to spot cybersecurity weaknesses in federal computer systems: It\'s called the \"Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments,\" and it\'s been published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Departments require technology employees to be more technical as they buy services from cloud computing providers. Program and project managers also are in high demand, which has led VA, HHS and HUD to begin figuring out how to address the shortfall in employees.