Modernization
Pentagon Says No JEDI Conflict, Narrows Field to AWS and Microsoft
The Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract could be awarded by mid-July.
Modernization
Cloud Success Starts at the Top
Top-down support is “game-changer” for innovation efforts, federal tech leaders said.
Modernization
When it Comes to Cloud Migration, Leave the Junk Behind
Not doing so will drive up cost and delay modernization, Army IT official Thomas Sasala said.
Modernization
CIA Considering Cloud Contract Worth ‘Tens of Billions’
The agency is hungry for more commercial cloud.
Modernization
GSA Redefines ‘Pay As You Go’ Terms As Part of Cloud SIN Refresh
The cloud special item number will now include professional services offerings and reduce the billing term for a “measured service” down to one month.
Artificial Intelligence
Without JEDI, Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Efforts May Be Hindered
The Pentagon won’t be able to maximize artificial intelligence’s true capabilities without an enterprise cloud solution, something it’s currently trying to contract out.
Modernization
Analysts: Pentagon’s Multibillion-Dollar DEOS Contract is Guaranteed for Microsoft
The entire department will be required to adopt whatever platform wins.
Modernization
Destroyed Notes and a Nondisclosure Agreement Gum Up an EPA Cloud Security Assessment
A routine EPA Office of Inspector General security audit has taken a weird turn.
Modernization
Another Defense Agency Migrates Data to Amazon Cloud
The Defense Health Agency joins a growing list of defense agencies moving their data to the commercial cloud.
Modernization
Helping Police Divert Mental Health Patients From ERs
A start-up wants to use a mobile app to allow clinicians and case workers to do remote patient evaluations when law enforcement officers respond to mental health calls.
Modernization
Cloud Computing Contributed $214 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2017
Exponential economic growth in the internet sector isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Launches ‘Watson-as-a-Service’ for Government
The company is making a version of its big-name artificial intelligence program available across any cloud provider.
Digital Government
What You Don’t Know About the Pentagon’s DEOS Contract
The Pentagon’s other multibillion cloud contract has gone through some major changes in the last year.
Ideas
Moving to the Cloud? You Need to Monitor Application Performance.
When a smartphone app doesn't work it's annoying. But when an agency app doesn't work, there can be consequences.
Modernization
Pentagon Investigating Whether Amazon Employee Tilted JEDI Contract
The department’s investigation into potential conflicts of interest regarding the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract could push the award date back as much as three months.
Ideas
How the Government Plans to Modernize its Workforce
Cloud-based tools can help woo the next generation of public sector workers.
Modernization
DHS Seeks Industry Input as It Goes All-in for Cloud
The agency is moving to the cloud at fast clip but it wants feedback to ensure its strategy is sound.
Modernization
Judge Puts Hold on Lawsuit on Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract
The battle over the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract just got more interesting.
Modernization
Get Ready for the Pentagon’s Big Cloud Buy
For the first time ever, the Defense Department is primed to spend over $2 billion on cloud computing in fiscal 2019.
Modernization
DISA Announces a New Impact Level 5 Certification
PTC Cloud Services joins an elite group of cloud offerings to meet some of the Defense Department’s most stringent security requirements.
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