Cloud

Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to Bid on Pentagon’s Next Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract

The department expanded the pool of bidders for its much-anticipated JEDI replacement.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Biden’s Management Agenda Highlights Need for High-Tech Federal Workforce

To deliver better citizen services, the government will need a skilled workforce and the technology to support it, management officials said.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Commerce Opens Bidding For $1.5B IT Modernization Contract

The department is accepting proposals for its CATTS Enterprise Tech Contact.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

Don’t Blindly Trust Software Building Blocks, Report Says

Developers must use safer tools, a recent report concluded.

  • By Patience Wait

Former CYBERCOM Leader Urges Collective Defense Against Cyber Threats

Retired general Keith Alexander suggested a collective defense posture.

  • By Patience Wait

What Google’s New Cloud Security Authorizations Mean for Its Government Customers

Company officials called the updates the result of a significant engineering effort.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Building a Cloud-Savvy Workforce May Mean Rethinking Degree Requirements

Government and industry officials question how they can keep cloud positions filled when they require various degrees and certifications.

  • By Patience Wait

Bill to Codify FedRAMP Set for Vote in Senate Committee

If passed, agencies would have to explain their reasons for rejecting previously authorized cloud products or services.

  • By Mariam Baksh

NSA, CISA Weigh in on Shared Responsibility for Cloud Security in the 5G Era

Fifth-generation networking is expected to multiply opportunities for hackers using tactics already observed in attacks like the one against IT management firm SolarWinds.

  • By Mariam Baksh

DISA Makes Headway in DEOS Cloud Migration

More than 100,000 users and counting are accessing new cloud-based capabilities.

  • By Brandi Vincent

How a National Health Care Database Could Address Mission-Critical Health Data Gaps

It’s time to consider a cloud-based national health care database to make better public health decisions and prepare for any future health crises.

  • By Kelli Bravo

GAO Sides With Microsoft in Massive NSA Contract Protest

NSA awarded the contract to Amazon Web Services in July. 

  • By Frank Konkel

Intelligence Community Preps Major Cloud Management Contract

A systems integrator will provide cloud integration, management tools and more to the intelligence community.

  • By Frank Konkel

What Agencies and Industry Can Learn from Sharing Cyber Threat Intel

Federal agencies should seek industry partners that can keep them better informed and offer resources they can’t access. 

  • By Tony D’Angelo
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Looking to Modernize? Better Have a Plan, Federal Officials Say

Moving to the cloud helps, too.

  • By Frank Konkel

Multibillion-Dollar DHS Cloud Contract Protested

Another major government cloud contract is under protest from a losing bidder.

  • By Frank Konkel

Accidental Data Deletion: The Fear Is Real 

Data handling is an organization-wide responsibility.

  • By Mike Miller

Mitigating Cloud Risks Starts With Full Visibility of Shadow IT

New survey findings highlight the need for a data-centric approach to cloud security in the era of remote work.

  • By Colby Proffitt

State Department Wants Data at the Core of its Strategic and Diplomatic Operations

Chief Data Officer Matthew Graviss detailed how the new guidelines came together—and data-centered work that’s already unfolding.

  • By Brandi Vincent

Supreme Court Ends Oracle’s JEDI Challenge

Oracle first challenged the Pentagon’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract in 2018.

  • By Frank Konkel

Commerce Seeks Comment to Implement Trump Cybersecurity Order on Logging Foreign Actors  

The rule would require cloud providers to verify the identities of certain users. 

  • By Mariam Baksh