Cloud

Technology Modernization Fund Board Picks First Projects

Board Chair Suzette Kent announced that four projects have been chosen.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Defense Department is Pursuing Another Multibillion-Dollar Cloud

This cloud is focused on collaboration and business tools.

  • By Frank Konkel

Federal Cloud Leaders Say Lift-And-Shift Migrations Can Leave You ‘Sorely Disappointed’

Agency experts said it’s often better to start over with legacy systems than try to force them into the cloud.

  • By Aaron Boyd

What Agency Leaders Need to Consider As They Update IT Systems

Building on old foundations doesn't make sense.

  • By Nick Psaki

Defense Official: Cloud Adoption Would Look Very Different Without DISA

Cloud adoption throughout the Defense Department would be far more decentralized without DISA, according to the agency’s cloud chief.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Pentagon Releases Second Draft RFP For Multibillion Dollar JEDI Cloud

The final JEDI draft request for proposal includes answers to more than 1,000 questions industry posed in the first draft RFP.

  • By Frank Konkel

Google is Pursuing the Pentagon’s Giant Cloud Contract Quietly, Fearing An Employee Revolt

A fierce internal debate may undermine the company’s bid for the JEDI program.

  • By Patrick Tucker

Audit: Veterans Affairs IT Security Officials Have A Lot Of Work To Do

The annual FISMA report includes 29 recommendations to fix significant security weaknesses in eight areas.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Ellen Lord meets the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 during the International Air Show in the Dubai World Center in November. Ellen Lord meets the “Wildcards” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 during the International Air Show in the Dubai World Center in November.

DOD Official Says It Won't Halt Other Cloud Contracts Because of JEDI

The Defense Department pushed back against rumors that its JEDI cloud acquisition would stifle its other cloud contracts.

  • By Frank Konkel

FBI Considering One $5 Billion Contract For All IT Supplies, Services

A request for information sheds light on the FBI’s upcoming IT Supplies and Support Services contract, including the bureau’s preference to include all such services in a single contract.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Treasury Office Wants Security For the Cloud From the Cloud

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is conducting market research on two cloud security schemas, each of which could lead to a solicitation down the road.

  • By Aaron Boyd
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft Reshuffles to Bring More AI Into Products

The tech company is restructuring its leadership.

  • By Dave Gershgorn, Quartz

Industry Sounds Off On Pentagon’s Cloud Strategy

The Defense Department received more than 1,000 comments from industry regarding its JEDI cloud acquisition.

  • By Frank Konkel

Subscription-Based IT is Coming—And That’s A Good Thing For Federal Agencies

The trend should help agencies address many of the IT challenges they confront.

  • By Pete Tseronis

Google Cloud Targets Federal Government

Google wants to compete with Amazon, Microsoft and other companies for a share of the government’s massive cloud computing market.

  • By Frank Konkel

Congress Tells Pentagon to Justify Its Single Cloud Plan

The omnibus spending package directs the Pentagon to outline its cloud strategy and share reports, costs and other details related to its JEDI procurement.

  • By Frank Konkel

$17.5 Billion Defense IT Contract Award Survives Four Protests

DISA’s ENCORE III contract is now open and ready for use after the Government Accountability Office dismissed several protests.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Protest on JEDI Cloud Support Contract Dismissed

The Government Accountability Office dismissed a bid protest filed in February against a $7 million sole-source cloud support contract related to the Defense Department’s JEDI Acquisition.

  • By Frank Konkel

Defense Agency To Begin Moving Classified Data to Amazon's Secret Cloud After Protest

Microsoft withdrew a bid protest that allows U.S. Transportation Command to begin migrating data to Amazon’s secret cloud region.

  • By Frank Konkel

Company Calls Out ‘Old Guard’ After Pentagon Cuts Its Nearly $1 Billion Cloud Contract

REAN Cloud sounded off after finding out from press accounts that its $950 million cloud contract had been slashed.

  • By Frank Konkel