Cybersecurity
Watchdog Security Reviews Not Guaranteed in FedRAMP Revamp
Legislation recently clearing a key Senate committee stops short of requiring the Government Accountability Office to review vendors’ encryption practices and supply chains.
Digital Government
The Pentagon’s Cloud War is (Finally) Nearing Conclusion
Following the end of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract, a new effort is taking shape.
Ideas
A Multi-Cloud Roadmap for Federal Agencies
A good multi-cloud strategy provides a single set of management tools.
Emerging Tech
DISA’s milCloud 2.0 to Sunset in Summer 2022
A determination was made amid the agency’s Strategic Program Assessment process.
Digital Government
Special Report: Computing on the Edge
As other infrastructure needs improve—from cloud to 5G networks—agencies are looking at what can be done at the edge, from warehouses to low-Earth orbit.
Digital Government
GAO: NSA Erred in Technical Evaluations of $10 Billion Cloud Contract
The Government Accountability Office recommended the NSA reevaluate bids from Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.
Ideas
What Agencies Need to Do to Combat Shadow IT Driven by Cloud Sprawl
Cloud sprawl happens when development teams spin up new cloud resources, forget about them, then move on to the next urgent task.
Digital Government
Tech Holds the Key to Overlapping Climate, Conservation and Peacebuilding Goals
Satellite Imagery Can Empower Communities and NGOs worldwide.
Emerging Tech
‘Slow-Boil Crisis’: DIA Needs More Capability to Track Russian, Chinese Tech Work
It takes years to train intelligence analysts, but the Pentagon doesn’t have “that kind of time.”
Emerging Tech
Amazon Web Services Announces Second ‘Top Secret’ Cloud Region
The region is designed for U.S. defense, intelligence and national security agencies.
Ideas
How a Cloud-Security Scaffolding Can Protect Your Multicloud Landscape
Different cloud environments have different security needs. Here’s how to create a cloud-security scaffolding to strengthen protections while reducing manual support.
Digital Government
Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to Bid on Pentagon’s Next Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract
The department expanded the pool of bidders for its much-anticipated JEDI replacement.
Digital Government
Biden’s Management Agenda Highlights Need for High-Tech Federal Workforce
To deliver better citizen services, the government will need a skilled workforce and the technology to support it, management officials said.
Digital Government
Commerce Opens Bidding For $1.5B IT Modernization Contract
The department is accepting proposals for its CATTS Enterprise Tech Contact.
Cybersecurity
Don’t Blindly Trust Software Building Blocks, Report Says
Developers must use safer tools, a recent report concluded.
Artificial Intelligence
Former CYBERCOM Leader Urges Collective Defense Against Cyber Threats
Retired general Keith Alexander suggested a collective defense posture.
Modernization
What Google’s New Cloud Security Authorizations Mean for Its Government Customers
Company officials called the updates the result of a significant engineering effort.
Modernization
Building a Cloud-Savvy Workforce May Mean Rethinking Degree Requirements
Government and industry officials question how they can keep cloud positions filled when they require various degrees and certifications.
Cybersecurity
Bill to Codify FedRAMP Set for Vote in Senate Committee
If passed, agencies would have to explain their reasons for rejecting previously authorized cloud products or services.
Cybersecurity
NSA, CISA Weigh in on Shared Responsibility for Cloud Security in the 5G Era
Fifth-generation networking is expected to multiply opportunities for hackers using tactics already observed in attacks like the one against IT management firm SolarWinds.
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