Cloud

Modernization Nation

This Nextgov ebook looks at updating the federal government’s technology and operations.

  • By Nextgov Staff
Dana Deasy, Defense Department CIO Dana Deasy, Defense Department CIO

What DOD’s Change In Cloud Leadership Means For Multibillion-Dollar Programs

The Defense Department’s management chief Jay Gibson discusses the evolving Cloud Executive Steering Group.

  • By Aaron Boyd

How to Modernize While Meeting Multiple Mandates

An enterprisewide approach will not only secure systems but put agencies in line to meet several compliance regulations.

  • By Chris Townsend

CIA Official: Cloud Is More Secure Than Old Tech, Less 'Soul-Crushing'

Is cloud more secure than traditional government data centers? The CIA seems to think so.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Survival in the Absence of Cloud Security Expertise

Trust your instruments.

  • By Keren Cummins

How to Secure Applications in Hybrid Cloud Environments

Enforcing multifactor authentication is just one way to help secure data.

  • By Pete Kersten

How to Integrate TIC with Cloud-First for Enhanced Agency Security

These competing priorities create a huge challenge for agencies.

  • By Greg Kushto

First Modernization Fund Winners Offer Cheat Sheet for Future Pitches

The first three awardees of the Technology Modernization Fund offer a window into the kinds of projects and pitches the board is looking for.

  • By Aaron Boyd

DISA Plans to Change How Pentagon Employees Browse the Internet

Officials are looking to isolate the internet from agency networks by pushing web browsing to the cloud.

  • By Jack Corrigan

FedRAMP Focuses on Agency Security Experts for Authorizing Cloud Services

The FedRAMP office is set to host another ISSO training day.

  • By Ashley Mahan
Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia, Too, Is Building a Giant War Cloud

It’s the latest improvement in the Russian military’s ability to operate off the rest of the world’s grid.

  • By Patrick Tucker, Defense One

Pentagon’s Second Multibillion Cloud Contract to Be Bid in Coming Months

Officials say the Defense Department’s multibillion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract is expected to be bid out in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year.

  • By Frank Konkel

Microsoft Has Agreed to Buy GitHub for $7.5 billion

The acquisition of GitHub will likely strengthen Microsoft’s cloud services offerings.

  • By Mike Murphy, Quartz
Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana W. White Pentagon chief spokesperson Dana W. White

Pentagon Answers JEDI Pricing Questions But No RFP Yet

For the first time, the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud procurement has hit a time snag.

  • By Frank Konkel

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.

  • By Frank Konkel and Heather Kuldell

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.

  • By Frank Konkel

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.

  • By Frank Konkel

A New Open-Source Framework for Government Projects

Louisville, Kentucky is making the infrastructure for analyzing historic Waze data available to anyone who partners on the process.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Beyond the Data Center

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

  • By Aaron Boyd

New Crypto-Mining Malware Uses Amazon’s Cloud to Hijack Computers

So far the scheme has harvested about $100,000 worth of the monero cryptocurrency.

  • By John Detrixhe, Quartz