Cloud Computing

• VA shuts down cloud app after breach

  The Veterans Affairs Department is immediately shutting down one its cloud applications after information was stored without proper data security controls. The cloud application was on a Yahoo website that VA doctors used to store patients’ medical information. According to a VA report, notifications of a possible security breach will be sent to nearly 900 [...]

  Technology

  January 12, 2011
• What will the Google bid protest mean for cloud?

  Host Roger Waldron is joined by David Dowd, partner at Mayer Brown, to discuss the acquisition implications of the recent bid protest decision involving Google, Microsoft, and the Interior Department. January 11, 2011

  Off the Shelf

  January 11, 2011
• FCC challenge: Develop apps to test Internet connectivity

  The FCC\'s Zachary Katz explains how the challenge works and what the agency hopes to gain from the public input.

  Technology

  January 11, 2011
• Military center heart of ‘secret war’ on terror

  AP reports on the center that will be staffed by 100 special operations agents.

  Technology

  January 06, 2011
• Cloud computing more of a reality for businesses in 2011

  Jumping on the cloud may have seemed like a dream for many large businesses some time ago. But it’s becoming more of a reality in 2011. Large businesses – companies with 1,000 employees or more – are exploring benefits cloud computing has to offer and are looking to expand basic services to more complex infrastructure [...]

  Technology

  January 06, 2011
• Congress gives NIST a clear set of priorities

  The America Competes Reauthorization Act authorizes the agency\'s programs and sets a path toward the future. President Obama signed the bill into law Tuesday. Several other science and technology agencies receive marching orders from lawmakers.

  Budget

  January 06, 2011
• Google wins stay of Interior award to Microsoft for cloud

  The Court of Federal Claims rules that Interior violated law and federal regulations in awarding a sole source contract to Microsoft for e-mail and collaboration services in the cloud. This the latest episode in an ongoing battle between the two software giants to provide cloud services to agencies.

  Congress

  January 06, 2011
• How to determine what is cloud-worthy for your agency

  Angel Santa, Deputy Chief Information Officer in the Department of Justice\'s Office of Justice Programs, is John Gilroy\'s guest on Federal Tech Talk. January 4, 2011

  Federal Tech Talk

  January 04, 2011
• Critics: DoD IT acquisition report lacks new thinking

  Two major contributors to a task force on Defense Department IT acquisition said DoD\'s report to Congress on its plans for reform contains some good recommendations - but fails to identify how the department will overcome powerful cultural barriers to change. Experts said DoD failed to look outside the traditional Defense industrial complex for new ways to manage the IT lifecycle.

  Defense

  January 03, 2011
• Cloud computing tips from NASA’s Chris Kemp

  NASA’s Nebula Cloud Computing Platform has gotten a lot of attention from agencies looking to move into the cloud. Chris Kemp, the Chief Technology Officer for IT at NASA, spoke with Federal News Radio about his agency’s use of the cloud and how that has morphed over the years. Initially, the Nebula cloud was developed [...]

  Technology

  January 02, 2011
• Microsoft to host cloud services for USDA

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture now has a blooming relationship with Microsoft. Earlier this month, Microsoft and the USDA reached an agreement to have Microsoft host email for as many as 120,000 employees. The company will also manage the USDA’s software and networks, as part of the agreement. USDA employees currently use 21 different email [...]

  Technology

  December 28, 2010
• 2011 – the year of cloud computing?

  Cloud computing began to take center stage in the federal IT community during the last few months of 2010. And Ed Meagher thinks that trend will continue in 2011. Meagher is the former deputy chief information officer at the Veterans Affairs Department and the Interior Department. He’s now vice president of health care strategy at [...]

  Defense

  December 26, 2010
• VA struggles to balance cloud apps, security

  Assistant secretary Baker said he can\'t let doctors store veterans\' data on unsecured systems in the cloud. But Baker said he wants to figure out how to solve this problem because the ability to access data anywhere, anytime is necessary. VA shutdown facilities usage of common commercial cloud applications.

  Defense

  December 23, 2010
• 2010 and Beyond: Cloud computing to be ‘game-changer’

  Former deputy CIO of Interior and VA Ed Meagher said his top story of the year is cloud computing.

  Defense

  December 22, 2010