Modernization

FCC gets pushback on supply chain security proposal

Telecom carriers and device manufacturers are telling the Federal Communications Commission that it may be overstepping its authority with a plan to police supply chain security.

Modernization

IRS Plans to Hire 1,700, Upgrade Outdated Technology

In a new strategic plan, the agency projects a 17 percent increase in phone calls as it implements the new tax law.

Digital Government

How NIH is Organizing Its Enormous Troves of Data

The agency has a new strategic plan for how to manage, store and analyze its scientific data.

Modernization

It's time to fix our cloud procurement problems

Cloud presents some unique problems for contracting officers, and addressing those ambiguities would pay big dividends.

Modernization

DISA in high gear on MilCloud migration

Facing an accelerated schedule, the Defense Information Systems Agency is staffing up and adding training to help DOD agencies migrate to MilCloud 2.0.

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.

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.

Emerging Tech

How the NGA App Store Put Tech Acquisition in Top Gear

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency can bring innovative software tools to government in as little as a few months.

Modernization

Oracle wins bid to block TRANSCOM cloud award

The Government Accountability Office recommended that the Pentagon terminate its $950 million award to Amazon cloud reseller REAN made under an "other transaction authority."

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.

Modernization

JEDI cloud solicitation misses May deadline

Officials are still working on the final solicitation for the massive cloud initiative.

Ideas

Rapid Prototyping to Improve Government Systems

Two former U.S. Digital Service staffers on their approach to iterative design and software development.

Cybersecurity

Long-Awaited Botnet Report Calls on Industry for Solutions

The long-awaited botnet report from the Commerce and Homeland Security departments paint government as a facilitator, not a leader in the fight.

Modernization

Pentagon’s MilCloud 2.0 Could Host Classified Data by 2019

The cloud offering is close to meeting stringent requirements to host secret and top secret classified data.

Modernization

Beyond the Data Center

The federal government has until 2020 to get their data centers in top shape—or get out of owning them.

Modernization

The time to modernize government payroll systems is now

The federal government's leading evangelist of shared services explains why it makes sense to bring payroll to the cloud.

Modernization

Will an IT update revamp government?

Reimagined tech and modernization funds can accomplish only so much if policies and processes don't keep pace.

Modernization

DHS CIO plans multi-cloud strategy

John Zangardi is spinning up a cloud steering group to develop an enterprisewide strategy for DHS that will include multiple providers.

Modernization

GSA pushes agencies to adopt EIS

Some agency telecom buyers may be going slowly because of the dizzying array of services offered under GSA's $50 billion telecom contract vehicle.