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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.
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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.
Modernization
FedRAMP website set for makeover
A new resource for federal cloud users and vendors will debut next month.
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GSA Shops Around New Ways to Buy Tech
GSA's recent moves indicate the agency is searching for acquisition platforms that can keep up with new technology.
Modernization
Pay.gov now takes Paypal, Dwolla
Apple Pay could be available for consumers to use in some federal transactions, such as entry fee payments at national parks, by September.
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Pushing ahead on spectrum sharing
Draft recommendations to address how government and industry might begin to sort out issues of security classification in spectrum sharing were adopted Feb. 18.
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Keeping up with the cloud
GSA is looking for ways to help its purchasing vehicles stay up-to-date as technology and capabilities rush ahead.
Modernization
GSA Considers New Cloud Contract Vehicle
The administration issued a request for information about new contracting and acquisition models for cloud services. Responses are due in March.
Emerging Tech
Is There Really a Level Playing Field Between MilCloud and Commercial Cloud Providers?
How does milCloud fit into the Pentagon’s cloud computing strategy?
Modernization
Apple CEO Says Obama Needs to Embrace 'Privacy First' Philosophy
"If those of us in positions of responsibility fail to do everything in our power to protect the right of privacy, we risk something far more valuable than money. We risk our way of life."
Modernization
How open source delivers for government
Stephen Frost argues that we may be missing the real story in IT innovation.
Modernization
Halvorsen: DOD not that slow on cloud
The Pentagon is like "four federated giant corporations" trying to procure their own cloud services, says the acting CIO.
Modernization
A new take on the cloud divide: 'It's pets and cattle'
Federal agencies live in two tech worlds, but standards and steady innovation are slowly nosing out long-held legacy systems.
Modernization
DISA CIO: Don't discount 'DOD mindset' on data protection
David Bennett touts the potential of standardized and virtualized IT, while returning to a sticking point between DOD and industry: liability in the event of data loss.
Digital Government
US Government Requests for Information on Twitter Users Spike
Most of the time, the publishing platform gave officials what they wanted.
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.
Ideas
5 Lessons Government Can Learn From Hollywood About Video
Here's what federal organizations can take away from Tinseltown's experience with digital storytelling.
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ESRI, DISA, acquisitions and the cloud
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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