Cybersecurity
DISA looks to the open market for secure web browsing contract
A contracting notice indicates that the Defense Department is looking to compete the service that protects its systems from web-based attacks.
People
How the U.S. Postal Service is doing cloud 'right'
The United States Postal Service CIO explained her agency started its cloud journey early and maintains a business objectives focus for migrations.
Acquisition
UK regulator targets competition in cloud industry
In a case with echoes for the U.S. market, Great Britain's competition regulator is investigating cloud vendor lock-in.
Acquisition
Google centers public sector strategy on alliances with integrators
This global tech giant's relationships with Accenture's federal subsidiary and Deloitte help show how partnering strategies are evolving in the government market.
Modernization
DHS issues new IT plan to tackle workforce, AI and CX challenges
The department is planning to establish a DHS IT Academy with training and upskilling for its workforce.
Modernization
House cloud bill gets Senate counterpart
The Multi-Cloud Innovation and Advancement Act was introduced in the House of Representatives in August.
Modernization
OPM has a plan to take its tech 'from the Flintstones to the Jetsons'
The personnel agency recently released its first IT strategic plan in nearly a decade.
Defense
Army hopes big-data techniques can help secure its clouds
“Multifactor authentication will not be enough,” said the Army’s senior cyber leader.
Acquisition
13 JWCC task orders have been awarded, with more in the works
DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner said that the DOD’s enterprise cloud contract has made $200 million in task order awards, with more on the way.
Modernization
Oracle’s cloud network gains top secret approval with intelligence agencies
The IT services company received accreditation from the Intelligence Community to host Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information on its cloud infrastructure.
Acquisition
DHS extends timeline on enterprise cloud strategy
The department’s much-anticipated ECLIPS contract won’t debut in fiscal 2023, as officials plan for another industry event this fall.
Defense
DOD pushes cloud buyers to JWCC
The Defense Department's top tech official directed defense agencies to tap the multi-vendor Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability contract for new cloud acquisitions and is requiring all top-secret cloud buys across the Pentagon and military services to use the vehicle for top secret capabilities.
Acquisition
GSA considers changing the way it pays for cloud software
The agency is exploring how it can best align industry payment practices for software-as-a-service offerings on its own IT Multiple Award Schedule.
Emerging Tech
Enhanced cybersecurity a top reason for agencies embracing emerging tech, study says
General Dynamics Information Technology’s survey of 425 federal employees found that 65% of federal agencies were “moderately to extremely ready to embrace emerging technologies.”
Modernization
State Department wants IT support for modernizing its consular systems
The department is conducting market research for modernization capabilities to help improve customer experience at passport agencies, its global queueing system and embassy and consulate waiting areas.
Digital Government
The fight for the future of cloud
The Federal Trade Commission got an earful from managed services providers, trade groups and antitrust activists about cloud business practices.
Digital Government
AWS unveils edge device for Defense customers in most extreme environments
The 80-pound AWS ‘Snowblade’ device provides cloud services to end users at all classification levels while meeting the military’s highest ruggedization standards.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft unveils OpenAI service for government customers
Microsoft is opening up its commercial generative AI technology to public sector customers and partners.
Exclusive
Artificial Intelligence
Meet Google Public Sector’s New Board of Directors
Dave Goldfein, retired general and former Air Force chief of staff, will serve as the board’s chairman, alongside professionals with backgrounds in defense and intelligence, technology, education, health care and state and local government.
Digital Government
A Classified Cloud Is Headed to the Indo-Pacific
It’s part of DISA’s effort to bring continental-U.S.-level computing resources to U.S. military forces around the world.
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