Technology

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  DoD seizes ‘Windows’ of opportunity to upgrade desktops

  The Defense Department is planning to upgrade all Microsoft information systems to Windows 10 by January 2017.

  Defense

  December 18, 2015
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  VA gains, Commerce loses deputy CIO

  Ron Thompson is joining the Veterans Affairs Department after the spending the last almost two years with the Department of Health and Human Services.

  People

  December 18, 2015
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  Hacked, naked, waiting to be fracked!

  Are you alone, naked and waiting to be fracked? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says tons of people in the D.C. area are exposed.

  Mike Causey

  December 18, 2015
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  The current state of government contracting

  Bill Gormley, president of The Gormley Group, joins host Roger Waldron to for a wide ranging discussion of category management, the common acquisition platform, and the current state of government contracting. December 8, 2015

  Off the Shelf

  December 17, 2015
• A deeper look at GSA’s 18F program

  Jason McNutt and Chris Miller with Applied Information Sciences, join host John Gilroy to discuss some of the objectives of the General Services Administration's 18F program and the concepts behind this innovation. December 22, 2015

  Federal Tech Talk

  December 17, 2015
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  Dave Wennergren: Advice for finding success in the cloud

  If cloud computing is so great, how come federal agencies don't do more of it? The White House has been pushing cloud for nearly a decade. Turns out, CIOs still face a lot of challenges to cloud usage. The Professional Services Council, in a new report, spells them out together with some advice and examples of cloud success. Federal Drive with Tom Temin discussed all of this with the PSC's Executive Vice President Dave Wennergren.

  Federal Drive

  December 17, 2015
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  Adm. Rogers offers sneak peek on NSA reorganization

  The National Security Agency is preparing for an organizational change that will prepare future leaders for global threats.

  Defense

  December 16, 2015
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  Dave Wennergren: 6 principles for better federal IT

  Federal IT, and now to improve it, is an industry all by itself. The latest authority to weigh in is the Professional Services Council. Together with the Technology Councils of North America and other groups, it's issued a detailed white paper covering six principles for better federal IT. Dave Wennergren is the PSC's executive vice president. Federal Drive anchor Tom Temin asked him about the findings, including the question of, why yet another run at IT advice.

  Federal Drive

  December 16, 2015