Cloud Computing

  • 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.

    September 23, 2011
  • 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

    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.

    September 21, 2011
  • 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.

    September 16, 2011
  • Matt Perry is making wide-ranging effort to improve the Office of Personnel Management\'s technology infrastructure. This includes data storage and analytics to make processing HR information easier. September 15, 2011

    September 15, 2011
  • Greg Myers, Microsoft\'s vice president for federal sales, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the next generation of office tools.

    September 14, 2011
  • Host John Gilroy is joined by Kim Taylor, director of web services at the USDA\'s Food Safety and Inspection Service and Kevin Paschuck, public sector vice president for RightNow Technologies. They will talk about a new app being used at FSIS. September 13, 2011

    September 13, 2011
  • Tom Reilly, vice president and general manager of HP Security, said security officers should focus two things besides just the network perimeter, such as keeping a bead on data throughout the network and better monitoring user activity.

    September 13, 2011
  • CISCO Senior Technical Manager John Carney and Senior Solutions Marketing Manager Tim Simon join host Bill Bransford to talk about the how to solve government\'s biggest technology issues. September 9, 2011

    September 09, 2011
  • Department of Navy CIO Terry Halvorsen said business systems and infrastructure are two main areas to reduce the cost of the service\'s technology. September 8, 2011

    September 08, 2011
  • Mark Forman, the first e-gov administrator at the Office of Management and Budget, is currently working on cloud- related programs at government Transaction Services, a firm he co-founded. He explains the extent of the \"IT cartel\" problem and how the cloud can help.

    September 07, 2011
  • Mary Davie, Assistant Commissioner at the Office of Integrated Technology Services at the General Services Administration, has some tips to help you successfully make that change.

    September 01, 2011
  • The Federal Trade Commission is using enterprise architecture make its technology backbone faster, more efficient and able to run mobile devices.

    August 31, 2011
  • In the wake of recent high-profile hackings and leaks, federal managers are reconsidering a move to the cloud. Learn more in today\'s Cybersecurity Update.

    August 23, 2011

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