Cloud

White House Outlines Move from ‘Cloud First’ to ‘Cloud Smart’

The administration wants comments on its plan for governmentwide cloud computing adoption.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Company That Pushed Hackers Out of DNC Now Protecting Government Systems

CrowdStrike is authorized to protect ‘moderate impact level’ cloud-based government systems.

  • By Joseph Marks

Federal Cloud Spending Trends Toward All-Time High

Cloud spending is sky-high across federal agencies and only expected to grow from here, according to a new analysis.

  • By Frank Konkel

How One Company Aims to Model the World—and All Its Activity—in the Cloud

Descartes Labs is building a platform to let the Pentagon analyze all the geospatial intelligence, all the time.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Marc Fucarile holds his thigh socket as he tests a variety of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees, during a visit to the Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Boston Marathon bombing survivor Marc Fucarile holds his thigh socket as he tests a variety of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees, during a visit to the Medical Center Orthotics and Prosthetics in the Allston neighborhood of Boston.

New Device From AT&T Could Help People With Prosthetic Limbs

The wearable device collects troves of data.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Oracle Files Second Supplemental Protest Against JEDI

The company continues to keep the legal pressure on the Defense Department.

  • By Frank Konkel

Report: Trump’s Latest Tariffs Will Stunt Cloud Market, Federal Adoption

A 25 percent tariff will lead to higher costs for agencies and might slow U.S. cloud adoption, analysts say.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Pentagon Pulls ‘Rapid Cloud Migration’ RFI

The Defense Information Systems Agency did not offer any explanation for the cancelation.

  • By Frank Konkel
Tech. Sgt. Kyle Hanslovan, a cyber-warfare specialist serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard, works in the Hunter's Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. Tech. Sgt. Kyle Hanslovan, a cyber-warfare specialist serving with the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard, works in the Hunter's Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017.

Pentagon Extends JEDI Proposal Deadline

In a new filing, the Defense Department pushed the deadline for industry to bid on its JEDI contract to Oct. 9.

  • By Frank Konkel

Defense Department Seeks ‘Rapid Cloud Migration’ Ideas for MilCloud

MilCloud 2.0 is about to host a lot more data, and the Defense Department wants ideas for how to get it there faster.  

  • By Frank Konkel

Oracle Files Supplemental Protest Against Pentagon's JEDI Cloud Contract

The company’s keeping the heat on the Defense Department.

  • By Frank Konkel

Will Edge Computing Be the Future of Government IT?

Edge computing can act as a bridge between legacy and modern government IT machines.

  • By Dan Fallon

Pentagon Amends JEDI Contract, Moves Forward Despite Protest

The Defense Department will continue taking industry questions until Aug. 28.

  • By Frank Konkel

Someone Is Waging a Secret War to Undermine the Pentagon’s Huge Cloud Contract

The battle for the Defense Department’s $10 billion war cloud is getting a lot more interesting.

  • By Kevin Baron, Frank Konkel and Patrick Tucker

Next Agency to Host GSA Centers of Excellence Will Be Announced by October, Departing TTS Director Says

Outgoing Technology Transformation Service Director Joanne Collins Smee shares the strengths of her organization, what’s next for Agriculture’s Centers of Excellence and when the effort will jump to a new agency.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Governments Need to Re-tool the IT Workforce (Again)

Leaders should encourage change agents, and those government workers will need to develop and maintain certain skills and capabilities.

  • By Mark Forman

VA Wants a New Cloud for Its Mobile Apps

The effort comes as VA reworks its entire online presence to make services more accessible and user-friendly for some 9 million veterans.

  • By Jack Corrigan
An Oracle corporation logo on the building of the Czech headquarters on June 18, 2016 in Prague. An Oracle corporation logo on the building of the Czech headquarters on June 18, 2016 in Prague.

Oracle Protests Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract

It's the first protest against the $10 billion cloud contract so far.

  • By Frank Konkel

Cloud-Based Mapping Could Play a Bigger Role in Disaster Response This Hurricane Season

Localities are using maps to visualize hazards, process damage imagery and crowdsource flood information.

  • By Dave Nyczepir

Bill Would Force Agencies to Honor FedRAMP Authorizations

The FedRAMP Reform Act would codify the program, as well as the “authorize once, use many” mantra.

  • By Aaron Boyd