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Special Bulletin Review: Enterprise Cloud Conversations
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As technology has figuratively led to a shrinking of the Earth, the State Department has embraced cloud technology to streamline and organize its IT organization, the Bureau of Information Resource Management.
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Federal agencies are some dozen years into concerted efforts at cloud computing adoption. Policy has evolved from the initial cloud first to the current cloud smart. And the commercial cloud services industry has also come a long way, as providers have grown from simply infrastructure hosts.
Among the reasons federal agencies should pursue multiple cloud computing strategies is simply this: Commercial clouds are not identical. They not only have varying technical offerings, they also have varying degrees of maturity and therefore suitability for what a government agency might be trying to accomplish.
The Army Corps of Engineers operates in both the military and civilian realms, whether dredging bases to maintain warship access to bases or looking after the health of dams and levees that protect cities. Its information needs match the diversity of its missions.
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Conditions are cooling off for troubled SolarWinds
By any measure software vendor Solar Winds was a high flyer, with many federal customers for its IT managements software. Now the company says it’s nearly recovered from the 2020 Sunburst hack that sent federal agencies fleeing…and became part of the cybersecurity vernacular.
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One National Guard unit’s idea to improve efficiency: spend less time filling out forms
A Virginia National Guard thinks it’s found a way to save the Air Force hundreds of thousands of man hours each year just by auto-filling a single form.
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CISA issues rare emergency directive as ‘critical’ cyber vulnerabilities emerge
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a new emergency directive today saying the vulnerabilities in some VMware products put federal networks and systems at immediate risk.
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USDA wants employees and vendors who can take them into the future of CX
Getting information from a federal website or agency without difficulty is still not a reality for many Americans. USDA wants IT folks who can “speak” non-IT language.
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AI contracts have special licensing needs to prevent bias, encourage transparency
Data requirements to ensure lack of bias in AI and transparency and how it works are not part of the standard license agreements.
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Leaders cite progress under cyber EO, but lawmakers press for more amid persistent threats
Lawmakers are skeptical about progress on multifactor authentication, endpoint detection and other capabilities mandated by the cybersecurity executive order.
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Connected federal buildings could become prime cyber targets
Malicious actors have found that they can manipulate these digitized systems with the possibility of damaging water infrastructure or even changing the way it’s treated to introduce harmful chemicals.
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Contractors are eyeing possible passage of a big aid-to-Ukraine bill
The Senate could vote tomorrow on a $40 billion military aid package for Ukraine. It’s already passed the House. Whatever happens, it will require contracts and contractors.
