Cloud computing
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Steve Kempf, Commissioner of the General Services Administration\'s Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), joins Off the Shelf for an update on some of FAS\'s key procurement initiatives and new leadership team. February 22, 2011 (Encore presentation July 5, 2011)
February 22, 2011 -
It was a big week for cloud computing on Federal News Radio – from NASA’s Nebula cloud to more information on OMB’s Cloud Computing Strategy. Plus, we learned what budget cuts might mean for the cloud… NASA demos open source cloud computing Hear how NASA is pairing its Nebula platform with open source cloud initiatives [...]
February 22, 2011 -
The agency\'s Nebula platform is just one possibility in the process of incorporating public cloud initiatives across the board.
February 18, 2011 -
Guidance helps CIOs understand how to adopt and manage Internet-based services. Agencies that are considered early adopters are helping to find solutions to common challenges such as data and business process ownership.
February 18, 2011 -
Approximately $20 billion of the $80 billion the government spends on information technology is a potential target for migration to the cloud, according to the new Federal Cloud Computing Strategy. The document was released by federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra February 8. According to estimates, the departments of Homeland Security and Treasury have the [...]
February 17, 2011 -
The agency wants help from federal and industry partners to improve communications between the two. GSA said it has a large toolbox of resources agencies can build on to fit their specific missions. Vendors also should be on the lookout for several new contracts in the coming months.
February 16, 2011 -
Marlin Pohlman of the Cloud Security Alliance explains on the tool works.
February 15, 2011 -
GovInfoSecurity reports that Federal CIO Vivek Kundra is committing funds to cloud computing efforts in government.
February 15, 2011 -
President Barack Obama released his FY 2012 budget proposal yesterday. In it, he reiterates his administration’s goal to move towards a cloud-first policy as a way to create efficiencies in the federal government and, in turn, save money. “By consolidating data cenÂters and leveraging cloud computing the Federal Government will reduce the Nation’s data center [...]
February 15, 2011 -
Input\'s Angie Petty outlines some of the IT opportunities for federal contractors.
February 14, 2011 -
NIST cloud guidelines address security, privacy concerns We told you last week about the two draft cloud documents NIST published. This week, Federal News Radio spoke with NIST computer scientists Lee Badger and Tim Grance about those docs. Federal News Radio host Chris Dorobek also discussed how agencies can take advantage of the costs and [...]
February 13, 2011 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra is one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Cloud Security Alliance Summit. Kundra is expected to discuss the federal government’s strategy for moving to the cloud. The event is being held Monday, February 14 in San Francisco, California. According to the group’s website, several research projects involving cloud [...]
February 13, 2011 -
In our continuing quest to find out how agencies are currently using the cloud and how they plan to use it in the future, Federal News Radio caught up with Chris Neidermayer, deputy chief information officer for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In light of the Office of Management and Budget’s cloud-first policy, [...]
February 08, 2011 -
NIST\'s Lee Badger and Tim Grance explain how the public can comment on two draft documents offering guidelines for public cloud use.
February 08, 2011 -
The public has until Feb. 28 to comment on two draft documents on cloud computing for the government.
February 08, 2011