Agencies and vendors soon will be able to submit cloud-based products and services to be certified and accredited once and be available for use by all of government. Version 2 of the FedRAMP security controls should be ready in the next few weeks. Cloud working group still must address several questions about the approval process.
What is the latest with the Internet Policy Task Force?
The request for information is part of a broader effort to ensure DoD has capabilities to meet its growing needs and expectations. The Military Health System also has created an EHR Way Ahead Program Office to help oversee the modernization of the health record.
The Pentagon is warning for the first time about the Chinese military\'s use of civilian computer experts in clandestine cyber attacks aimed at American companies and government agencies. DoD has issued a report says the People\'s Liberation Army, is using \"information warfare units\" to develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems and networks, and those units include civilian computer professionals.
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Afghanistan\'s president is issuing an ultimatum to thousands of private security contractors he says are undermining his nation\'s army and police force: Cease operations in four months. Mike Thibault, Co-Chairman of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, joins us with reaction.
In Depth\'s new series, Pentagon Solutions, takes a look at why Secretary Robert Gates is calling for the cuts of certain programs, and whether or not there might be more to come.
The DoD Secretary says he wants to leave before 2012.
The Washington Post breaks down the data.