Oct 30th 2009
Testimony obtained by FederalNewsRadio says IT security measurements focus too much on compliance and not on risk. GAO surveyed 24 agencies and found few have moved beyond just fulfilling FISMA requirements.
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Oct 1st 2009
Cloud computing in the Federal government is getting a shot in the arm from Apps.gov, a new web site that we learned about last week on the program from Federal CIO Vivek Kundra...
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Meeting Mission Goals Through Technology
Sep 23rd 2009
Looking into the clouds is something Federal IT leaders are spending a lot of time doing. But collecting information from peers, agency contract managers, and vendors can turn the process into a time-consuming project that results in duplicate efforts when agencies are all looking for the same information...
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Sep 21st 2009
Agencies must tell DHS, OMB how they will meet reduce the number of Internet connections they run. Some departments also have to estimate cost to meet TIC through Networx contract by Sept. 30.
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Sep 18th 2009
Federal News Radio has been covering the announcement this week of the creation of the federal cloud computing storefront -- Apps.gov.
GSA is on thefront lines of both cloud computing -- and the creation of Apps...
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Sep 17th 2009
By Dorothy Ramienski
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Federal News Radio has been examining the issue of cloud computing a lot over the past week.We've brought you news from the Gov 2...
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Sep 16th 2009
From Jason Miller's report yesterday on FederalNewsRadio.com:
"The Office of Management and Budget's vision for federal information technology beginstoday with the launch of Apps...
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Sep 16th 2009
The Web site's goal is to make it easier for agencies to obtain cloud computing services. The administration also wants to change policy and budget to meet new approach to technology.
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Sep 14th 2009
Reps. Langevin and McCaul send letter to President Obama urging him to name a coordinator as soon as possible. Federal CIO and federal CTO say one could be named soon.
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Sep 11th 2009
Web 2.0 gurus all over the government are back to their normal routines today after the conclusion of the 2009 Gov 2.0 Summit. The conference wrappedup yesterday...
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Sep 10th 2009
Pilot would let citizens sign on to use government services through private sector accounts. OMB hopes to reach citizens where they already are doing business online.
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Sep 2nd 2009
Agency says industry questions are main reason for the extra time. Cloud storefront also likely delayed.
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Jul 20th 2009
Agency CIO says he will add one-page summary for each of the temporarily stopped programs.
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Jul 20th 2009
All programs are either over budget or off schedule. Agency plans to reevaluate before deciding to continue.
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Jul 15th 2009
Federal chief information officer Vivek Kundra wants to give agencies a platform to consolidate around.
He says that is how you get standards to stick, and not by policy...
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