Cloud Computing

• Federal agencies not following cloud security rules

  Federal agencies are falling short on following the rules and regulations of cloud security. The Council of Inspectors General looked at 77 different cloud computing contracts at 19 different agencies and found most are not following FedRAMP guidelines and federal best practices.

  Technology

  October 21, 2014
• GPO’s jump into the cloud for email is just the beginning

  The Government Printing Office became the first legislative branch agency to put its email in the cloud. CIO Chuck Riddle said once that effort is completed, GPO will move other functions into the cloud.

  Ask the CIO

  October 20, 2014
• Delivering the Digital Government Mission

  We've talked a lot about cloud over the years, but agencies are finally entering the stage where talk and pilots have turned to actual use of the technology.

  Technology

  October 20, 2014
• OMB counters IG cloud report, detailing oversight steps

  The Office of Management and Budget is pushing back against the recent critical report on federal cloud computing efforts by 19 civilian agency inspectors general.

  Technology

  October 17, 2014
• An acquisition wish list for Santa

  Keith Trippie, a former Senior Executive Service member executive director for the Enterprise System Development Office at DHS, pens an acquisition wish list for Santa.

  Technology

  October 17, 2014
• The Odd Couple: Salesforce and government IT

  David Rey, senior vice president at Salesforce will discuss how his company can help the federal government with its cloud computing needs, and Curtis Wilburn, director of Operations at the USDA Office of Operations will talk about how Salesforce helped his agency move to the cloud. October 14, 2014

  Federal Tech Talk

  October 14, 2014
• Jason Miller, Executive Editor, Federal News Radio

  Agencies are struggling to follow the rules around cloud computing. The Council of Inspectors General examined 77 commercial cloud contracts across 19 civilian agencies. It found most failed to implement federal guidance and best practices. Federal News Radio's Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details on the councils' new report.

  Federal Drive

  October 13, 2014
• Governmentwide cloud contracting efforts missing key ingredients, IGs find

  The Council of Inspectors General analyzed 77 commercial cloud contracts across 19 civilian agencies and found most failed to implement federal guidance and best practices. Auditors found these shortcomings could put data and systems at a greater risk to cyber attack or data theft.

  Technology

  October 13, 2014
• The increase of cloud budgets across federal agencies

  Cloud budgets at some federal agencies are twice as large as they were in 2012.

  Technology

  October 06, 2014
• Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud

  Mobile technology and anytime, anywhere access to information is changing how we work in live. In government it's impacting overall operations, from how citizens are engaged to how employees remain productive. In our first panel discussion, Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud, we'll discuss what's driving decisions around adopting mobile technologies and how cloud-enabled solutions can serve as the key for unlocking potential in our leaders, personnel and citizens while also ensuring the data created and shared remains in the right hands.

  Technology

  September 29, 2014
• Afzal Bari, Senior Technology Analyst, Bloomberg Government

  The Pentagon is dropping a plan to make the Defense Information Systems Agency the cloud computing broker for the Defense Department. Instead, defense components will buy their own services. That said, DISA will still be making a lot of deals with communications and technology firms in fiscal year 2015. Afzal Bari is a senior technology analyst for Bloomberg Government. He shared a list of the big deals to watch for on the Federal Drive with guest host Emily Kopp.

  Federal Drive

  September 26, 2014
• Bid protest settlement for GAO

  The Government Accountability Office settles its first bid protest from a vendor who didn't meet FedRAMP cybersecurity requirements.

  Technology

  September 26, 2014
• FDA reorg splits CIO, informatics roles in preparation for network innovations

  Walter Harris, the chief operating officer and acting chief information officer at the Food and Drug Administration, said the agency should name a permanent CIO in the next three months to help take the agency into the cloud.

  Ask the CIO

  September 25, 2014
• GAO decides one of first protests based on FedRAMP compliance

  SRA loses its bid protest of the HHS award for cloud email services to InfoReliance. GAO says HHS' evaluation factors were reasonable and properly considered.

  Congress

  September 25, 2014