Policy

NDAA Conference: Congress Spares DISA, Bans Chinese Firms and Orders JEDI Review

Congress packed a lot of tech and cyber changes in the NDAA.

  • By Joseph Marks
Ideas

How Federal Agencies Can Refine the Art of Data Center Consolidation

There is little room for live trial and error when it comes to the management of data centers.

  • By Akhil Docca
Digital Government

Despite the Glitches, Shoppers Can’t Quit Amazon

The company’s website continually crashed during its much-touted Prime Day event, but sales were still higher than ever.

  • By Alana Semuels, The Atlantic
Cybersecurity

Pentagon Wants to Move Some Cyber Defense Operations to the Cloud

The Defense Department’s considering a cloud extension of its Acropolis system, which it describes as “where we fight” in cyberspace.

  • By Joseph Marks
Modernization

Modernization Nation

This Nextgov ebook looks at updating the federal government’s technology and operations.

  • By Nextgov/FCW Staff
Modernization

What DOD’s Change In Cloud Leadership Means For Multibillion-Dollar Programs

The Defense Department’s management chief Jay Gibson discusses the evolving Cloud Executive Steering Group.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Ideas

How to Modernize While Meeting Multiple Mandates

An enterprisewide approach will not only secure systems but put agencies in line to meet several compliance regulations.

  • By Chris Townsend
Modernization

CIA Official: Cloud Is More Secure Than Old Tech, Less 'Soul-Crushing'

Is cloud more secure than traditional government data centers? The CIA seems to think so.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Ideas

Survival in the Absence of Cloud Security Expertise

Trust your instruments.

  • By Keren Cummins
Ideas

How to Secure Applications in Hybrid Cloud Environments

Enforcing multifactor authentication is just one way to help secure data.

  • By Pete Kersten
Ideas

How to Integrate TIC with Cloud-First for Enhanced Agency Security

These competing priorities create a huge challenge for agencies.

  • By Greg Kushto
Modernization

First Modernization Fund Winners Offer Cheat Sheet for Future Pitches

The first three awardees of the Technology Modernization Fund offer a window into the kinds of projects and pitches the board is looking for.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Cybersecurity

DISA Plans to Change How Pentagon Employees Browse the Internet

Officials are looking to isolate the internet from agency networks by pushing web browsing to the cloud.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Ideas

FedRAMP Focuses on Agency Security Experts for Authorizing Cloud Services

The FedRAMP office is set to host another ISSO training day.

  • By Ashley Mahan
Cybersecurity

Russia, Too, Is Building a Giant War Cloud

It’s the latest improvement in the Russian military’s ability to operate off the rest of the world’s grid.

  • By Patrick Tucker
Modernization

Pentagon’s Second Multibillion Cloud Contract to Be Bid in Coming Months

Officials say the Defense Department’s multibillion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract is expected to be bid out in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year.

  • By Frank Konkel
Emerging Tech

Microsoft Has Agreed to Buy GitHub for $7.5 billion

The acquisition of GitHub will likely strengthen Microsoft’s cloud services offerings.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
Modernization

Pentagon Answers JEDI Pricing Questions But No RFP Yet

For the first time, the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud procurement has hit a time snag.

  • By Frank Konkel
Modernization

GAO Rules Against Pentagon's Experimental $950 Million Cloud Deal

The Government Accountability Office recommended the Defense Department terminate a contract awarded to REAN Cloud in February.

  • By Frank Konkel and Heather Kuldell
Modernization

Another Defense Agency to Tap CIA's Commercial Cloud

Documents indicate the Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center aims to provision secret and top secret cloud services from the Amazon-developed C2S Cloud.

  • By Frank Konkel
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