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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is laying the foundation for what could eventually become a nationwide, interoperable network of emergency communications for the nation\'s first responders. The 4G network would replace a hodgepodge of proprietary, local radio systems that can\'t communicate with each other, and don\'t have good data capabilities. NIST is asking for public comments on what the baseline features of the system should be, as they try to determine what capabilities are already available from commercial industry and which ones will have to be created through R&D efforts.
September 19, 2011 -
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The goal is for independent third party companies to affirm commercial cloud providers meet the FedRAMP cybersecurity requirements. The agencies will model its approach after the one used to accredit vendors to provide products and services under HSPD-12. FedRAMP will not be ready until the fall.
July 21, 2011 -
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Mark Amtower, host of Amtower Off Center here on Federal News Radio and a government contracting consultant, offers his analysis of how the proposed rule change will affect DoD contractors.
July 06, 2011 -
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is accepting nominations to their nine advisory boards.
July 06, 2011 -
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The Defense Department has some new cyber rules for contractors to follow.
July 05, 2011 -
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GSA, DoD, DHS still need at least another month to finalize the FedRAMP requirements. Agencies and vendors are anxiously waiting the FedRAMP process to speed up the move to cloud computing and save money. The CIO Council also is developing the top 20 cloud security considerations to help agencies mitigate risks.
June 29, 2011 -
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The Cybersecurity, Innovation and the Internet Economy report charges the Commerce Department with bringing together non-critical infrastructure businesses to improve the security of their computers and systems. This is the fourth cybersecurity strategy or proposal from the administration since April. Commerce will act as a convener to help create voluntary standards.
June 09, 2011 -
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Lee Badger is a computer scientist with the cloud computing program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He has tips on cloud computing for your agency
May 17, 2011 -
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The White House cybersecurity advisor said many of his office\'s initiatives are in the operational stages and are making a difference. But some in industry and government say there is a vacuum in leadership from his office and OMB. Howard Schmidt says it\'s clear what role his office, OMB and DHS play.
April 22, 2011 -
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White House strategy gives the Commerce Department bureau the ability to bring industry, privacy, security and other experts together to develop policies and standards. The administration made it clear the private sector will lead the effort and the government is only creating a marketplace for these services.
April 18, 2011 -
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Kundra: Agencies on path for transition to cloud Agencies are on track with their cloud computing strategies. Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra told those in attendance at the NIST Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop that all agencies have identified the three systems they will move to the cloud as part of the administration’s cloud-first [...]
April 17, 2011 -
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The idea is simple: Create a secure online portal to make online transactions more trustworthy.
April 15, 2011 -
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\"We are not DHS. We are not DoD,\" says Jerry Horton, chief information officer at USAID.
April 14, 2011 -
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Federal News Radio covered two big stories this week on cloud computing. Check them out! Cloud computing e-discovery risks a concern Federal lawyers and record managers are watching closely how the General Services Administration, the Agriculture Department and others move their email and collaboration services to private sector cloud computing providers. Federal News Radio’s Jason [...]
April 12, 2011
