Cloud Computing

• NEH CIO looking for cloud opportunities

  The National Endowment for the Humanities doesn’t use cloud computing outside of a test environment currently but Brett Bobley, the agency’s chief information officer, is looking to change that. He tells Federal News Radio one of his main priorities is pinpointing areas where the agency can use cloud computing to increase efficiency and save money. [...]

  Technology

  February 26, 2011
• DoD to bring cloud to the battlefield

  Wired.com reports that the Defense Department is working on cloud computing for the battlefield.

  Technology

  February 23, 2011
• GSA improving acquisition slowly, steadily

  Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the General Services Administration\'s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), joins Off the Shelf for an update on some of FAS\'s key procurement initiatives and new leadership team. February 22, 2011 (Encore presentation July 5, 2011)

  Off the Shelf

  February 22, 2011
• This week in the cloud

  It was a big week for cloud computing on Federal News Radio – from NASA’s Nebula cloud to more information on OMB’s Cloud Computing Strategy. Plus, we learned what budget cuts might mean for the cloud… NASA demos open source cloud computing Hear how NASA is pairing its Nebula platform with open source cloud initiatives [...]

  Technology

  February 22, 2011
• NASA demos open source cloud computing

  The agency\'s Nebula platform is just one possibility in the process of incorporating public cloud initiatives across the board.

  Technology

  February 18, 2011
• OMB strategy lays a path to the cloud

  Guidance helps CIOs understand how to adopt and manage Internet-based services. Agencies that are considered early adopters are helping to find solutions to common challenges such as data and business process ownership.

  Defense

  February 18, 2011
• Feds could save $20 billion using cloud computing

  Approximately $20 billion of the $80 billion the government spends on information technology is a potential target for migration to the cloud, according to the new Federal Cloud Computing Strategy. The document was released by federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra February 8. According to estimates, the departments of Homeland Security and Treasury have the [...]

  Technology

  February 17, 2011
• GSA gathers input to improve acquisition process

  The agency wants help from federal and industry partners to improve communications between the two. GSA said it has a large toolbox of resources agencies can build on to fit their specific missions. Vendors also should be on the lookout for several new contracts in the coming months.

  Technology

  February 16, 2011
• Cloud Matrix assesses cloud computing security

  Marlin Pohlman of the Cloud Security Alliance explains on the tool works.

  Technology

  February 15, 2011
• Kundra: 25 percent of IT budget to fund cloud computing

  GovInfoSecurity reports that Federal CIO Vivek Kundra is committing funds to cloud computing efforts in government.

  Technology

  February 15, 2011
• Obama budget reiterates cloud-first policy

  President Barack Obama released his FY 2012 budget proposal yesterday. In it, he reiterates his administration’s goal to move towards a cloud-first policy as a way to create efficiencies in the federal government and, in turn, save money. “By consolidating data cen­ters and leveraging cloud computing the Federal Government will reduce the Nation’s data center [...]

  Budget

  February 15, 2011
• IT opportunities exist despite budget doom and gloom

  Input\'s Angie Petty outlines some of the IT opportunities for federal contractors.

  Budget

  February 14, 2011
• This week in the cloud

  NIST cloud guidelines address security, privacy concerns We told you last week about the two draft cloud documents NIST published. This week, Federal News Radio spoke with NIST computer scientists Lee Badger and Tim Grance about those docs. Federal News Radio host Chris Dorobek also discussed how agencies can take advantage of the costs and [...]

  Technology

  February 13, 2011
• Cloud Security Alliance Summit kicks off Monday

  Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Cloud Security Alliance Summit. Kundra is expected to discuss the federal government’s strategy for moving to the cloud. The event is being held Monday, February 14 in San Francisco, California. According to the group’s website, several research projects involving cloud [...]

  Technology

  February 13, 2011