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A More Nuanced Approach to Cloud FinOps
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The National Institutes of Health recently added Microsoft Azure to their other two cloud providers: AWS and Google Cloud. Some call those providers, “the big three.” NIH calls it a “partnership.”
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As choices are examined and strategies perfected about Cloud Migration in the greater National Capital Region, one of the many federal-government spaces where important decisions are being executed is within the office of the Army CIO.
It is not a surprise that the pandemic sent much of the operations of the Defense Logistics Agency into the virtual realm, just like the majority of private businesses and public agencies that had the capability and type of work to do so.
It’s time to take a more comprehensive organization approach to cloud by incorporating detailed financial planning for the cloud. Brian Reynolds, principal for the Digital Transformation and Management Practice at Grant Thornton, calls this approach FinOps, a play on the DevOps principle in which technical, program and financial people work together continuously to ensure the agency gets the best return on the dollars it invests in commercial clouds.
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OMB gives agencies new considerations when buying AI
The Office of Management and Budget told agencies in a new memo to proactively manage AI risks, promote a competitive market and manage business processes.
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Addressing the public sector’s penetration testing problems
While there’s no such thing as a silver bullet solution to secure the public sector, continuous pentesting addresses these issues head-on.
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DoJ revising vulnerability disclosure framework to encourage AI red teaming
DoJ says its policy will encourage independent security and safety research, but will large AI companies follow suit in encouraging vulnerability disclosure?
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CISA faces challenges to sharing cyber threat information
The IG said CISA made some good improvements to the Automated Indicator Sharing program in recent years.
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Inside HHS’ ‘one-stop shop’ for health sector cybersecurity
In the wake of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, HHS has been expanding its “one-stop shop” for working with the healthcare sector on cyber issues.
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Cyber pay in government is as fragmented as ever
It’s a case of “haves and have-nots.” Here’s an informal run down of agencies with special cyber pay authorities, including DoD, DHS, and the VA.
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Federal Trade Commission employees vote to unionize
FTC began the process to unionize back in 2023, raising concerns about their access to telework, potential politicization of the civil service and other issues.
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DoD seeks to create ‘culture of learning’ through CDAO
Christopher Skaluba, the executive director in the DoD CDAO, said the office is creating tools to provide data-driven insights on AI workforce needs.
