Emerging Tech

‘You Can Make Anything with a 3-D Printer’ and 3 Other Myths

A recent paper by intelligence community analysts and private sector researchers zeroes in on both the opportunities and risks of 3-D printing.

Emerging Tech

Does the Focus on Snowden Undermine Surveillance Reform Discussions?

Exaggerated headlines and narratives overshadow the importance of the Snowden leaks in understanding U.S. government surveillance.

Digital Government

EXCLUSIVE: Energy Department Gets New CIO

Michael Johnson, an official with the White House science office, is stepping into the role.

Emerging Tech

Why Big Data Gets a Bad Rap in Government

Believe it or not, big data is not all fire and brimstone, surveillance and mass spying.

Emerging Tech

When Congress and Cloud Collided

A lawmaker came up with a new meaning for the term “cloud.” But DOD’s chief information officer isn’t smiling.

Emerging Tech

Industry’s Take on FITARA? ‘A Good Step Forward’

Yet, fixing a procurement system designed to build warships to buy modern technology is an ask that CIOs will find more complex than any single piece of legislation can tackle.

Emerging Tech

CIA’s New Big Data Hub Will be Hosted in the Cloud

CIA Chief Information Officer Doug Wolfe confirmed Wednesday the intelligence agency will start using Cloudera’s Enterprise Data Hub platform by April.

Modernization

CSC Acquires Cloud Infrastructure Provider Autonomic Resources

With the purchase, CSC becomes an instant player in the federal cloud market.

Modernization

How Cloud Became Integral to Agency Strategy

On March 12, Nextgov will host an event to discuss where cloud technology is going in the government space.

Digital Government

Pentagon Narrows Down List of Contenders for Multibillion-Dollar Health Records Contract

DOD’s procurement team has established a “competitive range” for the contract, leaving only bids from three teams remaining.

Modernization

Multiple Companies Protest $1.6 Billion Pentagon Contract

The bid protestors contend the contract re-up is an improper sole-source request for cloud services that would give VMware an unfair advantage competing for DOD’s growing cloud demand.

Emerging Tech

DOD Wants Physical Separation for Classified Data in the Cloud … For Now

The Pentagon isn’t ready yet for classified information to be stored off-premise in the cloud.

Emerging Tech

America Needs a New FOIA Overseer: Is it You?

The office in charge of monitoring governmentwide FOIA compliance and policy is looking for a new leader.

Emerging Tech

How Tiny Pieces of Space Junk Could Wreak Havoc on US Weather Forecasts

The proliferation of space debris -- and its destructive capacity -- is bad news for the thousands of satellites orbiting Earth.

Emerging Tech

GAO Saved the Government $40 billion in 2 Years. Why Isn’t Anyone Listening?

The biennial High-Risk List is GAO’s most-valued effort -- a detailed description of the most troubled large-scale programs and projects in government.

Modernization

CIA is Bringing Amazon’s Marketplace to the Intelligence Community

In the coming months, Amazon Web Services will launch an IC-only cloud marketplace that aims to shake up the way spy agencies purchase software.

Digital Government

GAO's High-Risk List Adds IT Acquisition and Veteran Health Care

Multiple Capitol Hill sources confirmed to Nextgov that IT acquisition and operations and veteran health care are now included.

Emerging Tech

How VMware Plans to Conquer the Cloud Market

The company is now squarely in the public sector cloud services market, challenging Amazon Web Services, CGI Federal, Autonomic Resources, IBM, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Oracle and others.

Emerging Tech

What's Under the Hood of GSA's $100M Cloud Contract

Don’t worry: Aquilent says it won’t be a cloud broker in name only.