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Much ado about milCloud

DISA launches its internal cloud service, and industry players worry the deck may be stacked against them.

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4 key trends that every CIO should watch

The hot topics of 2014 are evolving quickly, and they present challenges and opportunities for federal agencies.

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Rochford to run telecom technology lab

The new Colorado-based facility is a joint NIST/NTIA effort.

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'The end of hype for cloud'

The next step in making the most of cloud services is establishing effective acquisition strategies for federal agencies.

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Military Green Lights Amazon Cloud for Defensewide Use

Decision based on FedRAMP tests and additional security controls.

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Cloud's potential depends on interoperability

Cloud technology is becoming a force multiplier for emerging mobility and big data capabilities at federal agencies.

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FCC chief to propose spectrum-sharing rules

The move is the latest step in a longstanding plan to put 500 MHz of federal and non-federal spectrum into private hands.

Ideas

U.S. Cloud Services Companies Are Paying Dearly for NSA Leaks

The agency could consider economic impacts of its practices.

Digital Government

Microsoft Offers Agencies Incentives to Drop Windows XP

Agencies upgrading to Windows 8 receive discounts and robust Office 365 cloud service.

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NFV: Turning network activities into software

Network functions virtualization promises to save time and money by running components such as firewalls and intrusion detection as virtual machines.

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Even Barack Obama May Get Rid of His BlackBerry

The leader of the free world could be a future owner of a Samsung Galaxy or comparable Android smartphone.

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Netflix Wants to Expand Federal Rules on Internet Speeds

Company doesn't want to pay extra to ensure high-quality video streams.

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After Tweeters Allege Government Corruption, Turkey Bans Twitter

Turkish PM has also threatened to prohibit YouTube and Facebook.

Cybersecurity

Op-Ed: Agency IT Budgets Aren’t Keeping Pace with Malware Threat

If lawmakers don’t increase IT budgets, agencies will have to sacrifice some of their cybersecurity initiatives.

Emerging Tech

Now's Your Chance to Weigh In on the White House's Web Privacy Policy

The administration says it won't share personal info about Web visitors outside the government.

Ideas

Give Us 3 Minutes of Your Time

…and we’ll tell you what your peers in federal technology think about the Obama administration’s IT priorities (and a few other things as well).

Management

Why Cloud Computing Is Like Water

Contracting for IT resources ‘by the drink’ cuts costs and boosts innovation.

Modernization

Is data center consolidation losing steam?

The federal government is lagging behind similar efforts in the private sector aimed at boosting security and saving money, says Brocade executive Anthony Robbins.

Digital Government

The Film Gravity’s 3D Sound Is Coming to Your Conference Room

Using it is like taking a trip to the movies

Modernization

GSA looks at lessons learned from Networx contract

The agency has made public a pair of documents detailing takeaways from the longer-than-expected transition.