Former e-gov administrators Karen Evans and Mark Forman give their insight as to how federal cybersecurity management is changing now that President Obama\'s 60 Day Cyber Security Review is over a year old. Is FISMA a thing of the past? Find out by reading more.
The document highlights work being done by NIST, standards working group and budget guidance to agencies. NIST to come out with several special publications to help agencies implement cloud computing. The CIO Council also includes use cases on 30 different cloud implementations.
This is the second attempt to award infrastructure-as-a-service contracts. GSA increase the security requirements to moderate level and requires all vendors to be certified through FedRAMP program.
Dale Meyerrose, vice president and general manager at Harris Cyber Integrated Solutions, talks about his company\'s new solution for cloud, and explains why he thinks discussions about cybersecurity can be beneficial.
Citrix Federal area vice president on virtualization, cloud computing, the acquisition work force, and doing business with the government.
Michael Isman, principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, explains what you need to know as a CIO.
Alan Paller, director of research for the SANS Institute, brings us analysis.
Vint Cerf of Google gives his thoughts on what the future holds for federal agencies in the cloud. May 4, 2010
Agency plans to release a RFI for software-as-a-service in the next week, and a RFQ for infrastructure-as-a-service in the next month. GSA says it has learned from the previous acquisition attempts and will come out with strategies that better fit agency needs, and vendor offerings.
Cloud computing services over the Internet have the potential to spur a significant increase in government efficiency and decrease technology costs, as well as to create incentives and online platforms for innovation. But at what cost? Details from Darrell West, Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution.
Federal chief information officer Vivek Kundra says a new program will make sure cloud computing makes economic sense for agencies and companies.
Controller Danny Werfel says agencies have been developing inventories and now it\'s time to get rid of unneeded real estate. OMB also preparing to kick off cloud computing certification program. And administration\'s performance management portal under development.
The move to the cloud in the Federal government is happening, but not as fast as Kundra would like.
We\'re starting a new weekly segment today called Science and National Security. Each week, Institute for Homeland Security Director Randy Larsen will bring us an interview with someone in the national security arena. In today\'s edition, he speaks with Dr. Michael Nelson, a visiting professor at Georgetown and former director of technology for the Federal Communications Commission, on the future and security of cloud computing.
My guest panel includes veteran OMB official Frank Reeder & former USPS CIO Bob Otto