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  • On DoD: Navy Cloud Computing

    Although as a general matter the Defense Department has been slow to embrace commercial cloud computing, the Navy has implemented two new practices it hopes will speed things up. The Navy is the first military service…

    On DoD Podcasts
    March 23, 2016
  • Trey Hodgkins, Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector

    The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act is still attached to the 2015 Defense authorization bill the House passed and the Senate will debate this week. The latest version of FITARA looks a bit different than the original. Still, the new bill would hand civilian agency CIOs more authority, prioritize hiring of specialty IT experts and maximize use of data centers. Trey Hodgkins is Senior Vice President of Public Sector at the Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector, a division of the Information Technology Industry Council. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss what we can expect from the compromise version of FITARA.

    Federal Drive
    December 08, 2014
  • Jared Serbu, DoD Reporter, Federal News Radio

    The Defense Information Systems Agency runs ten huge data processing centers around the world. That's down from 18 in 2008. The consolidation coincides with DISA taking on more and more responsibility for Defense IT. Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu has more on the agency's efforts to consolidate data centers, and what's still ahead. Read Jared's related story.

    All News
    July 24, 2014
  • How to optimize the use of data centers

    Tony Celeste, director of Federal Sales at Brocade, will discuss best practices for designing a data center, and making it flexible enough to meet your agency's needs. July 23, 2013

    Federal Tech Talk
    July 22, 2013
  • Meeting your cloud computing needs

    Latisys CEO Peter Stevenson explains how his company can help your agency or business move to the cloud. April 3, 2012

    Federal Tech Talk
    April 03, 2012
  • Unisys wins $10.2M CDC IT contract

    Unisys received a materials task order to provide support services to the Centers for Disease Control\'s Information Technology Services Office, according to a Unisys release.

    Technology
    October 14, 2011
  • OMB to close 137 data centers by end of year

    The Office of Management and Budget has released a list of 137 data centers it plans to close by the end of the year.

    Technology
    April 27, 2011
  • More data center managers using cloud computing

    70 percent of data center managers say they are already using or plan to use cloud computing, according to a survey by AFCOM. Of that 70 percent, 36.6 percent of respondents are already using the cloud. That’s up from 14.9 percent of managers surveyed in 2010. However, another 28 percent tell AFCOM they have no [...]

    Technology
    April 03, 2011
  • DHS, DoJ, EPA, Energy earn top green electronics award

    Agencies recycled more than 51,000 pounds of electronics, purchases more than 58,000 hardware that met the green standards and saved the government more than $11 million.

    Budget
    June 07, 2010
  • EPA sets Energy Star ratings for servers

    Standards part of broader plan to help reduce data center energy usage. Energy also has tool to measure data center power usage.

    Technology
    May 18, 2009
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