Modernization
AWS can resume CIA cloud project
Although IBM plans to appeal a judge's ruling, Amazon Web Services is ready to go back to work.
Modernization
Judge rules for Amazon Web Services over IBM in CIA cloud case
Court overturns GAO's decision on bid protest; IBM says it will appeal.
Digital Government
6 questions for IBM, Amazon and the CIA
Arguments have begun in the Amazon Web Services-IBM dispute over the CIA's cloud services contract.
Digital Government
Big data is big loser in priorities survey
More than half of government IT leaders expect no increase spending on big data in 2014, survey reveals.
Modernization
Amazon-IBM dispute enters next phase
Oral arguments are about to begin in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on AWS's appeal of a GAO decision that reopened the competition for a ground-breaking CIA contract.
People
Postal Service picks acting CIO
James Cochrane will temporarily replace Ellis Burgoyne, who has retired.
Modernization
Survey: Budget poses the biggest threat to federal IT
400 government IT decision-makers reveal their ambitions and worries for the coming year.
Modernization
HP to host ID management hub for USPS
The project is the federal government's first cloud-based identity management pilot.
People
Public sector's push toward risk management paying off
Agencies are doing better than the private sector at integrating risk into cybersecurity decisions, study finds.
People
Feds' social media updates among shutdown casualties
Many of the employees who maintain agency Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest accounts will be furloughed until the shutdown ends.
Cybersecurity
Foreign cyber adversaries on the rise
Increasingly, hackers are not motivated by the prospect of easy money. Now they're after our secrets.
Digital Government
What's the worst that could happen?
If Congress can't come up with a way to continue funding the federal government by Oct. 1, many people won't notice much difference, at first. But it won't take long for the consequences to grow more dire.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Mixed results thus far implementing FISMA
Agencies have improved compliance with FISMA requirements, but checking all the boxes has not translated into taking full advantage of the enhancements that are available.
People
From mail carrier to the C-suite
Ellis Burgoyne, who will retire on Oct. 1, was the first USPS employee to become its CIO.
Digital Government
Big data needs governance
Government needs new rules to handle digital information.
Modernization
Shutdown would not endanger cloud environments
The personnel responsible for securing federal data in the cloud would likely stay on the job, experts say.
People
NIST head defends work with NSA
NSA will continue to be involved in cybersecurity standards because of its 'deep reservoir of knowhow.'
Digital Government
Shutdown prospect puts weather forecasts in doubt
NOAA is still trying to decide which personnel would be subject to furlough.
Cybersecurity
Is FISMA enough?
A survey reveals that many federal security professionals find the framework inadequate and outdated.
Modernization
Feds tiptoe toward in-memory computing
The high cost and uncertainty of returns of in-memory computing platforms previously kept all but the most cash-flush organizations or agencies from exploring the technology, which allows rapid access to vast volumes of data.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: