Artificial Intelligence
DISA Previews Big Tech Opportunities for 2020
The Pentagon’s IT shop released a list of next year’s contracting opportunities, including 12 worth more than $100 million.
Modernization
Pentagon Tech Chief Defends Integrity of JEDI Award
The White House had no sway over the $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract that the Defense Department awarded Microsoft, according to Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy.
Modernization
Agency Spending on Outsourced IT Nearly Doubled in Fiscal 2019
Only a portion of that was directly spent on cloud services.
Modernization
Microsoft Wins Massive JEDI Cloud Contract
In a $10 billion upset, after months of legal and Trump-fueled political controversy, Amazon loses out to a competitor.
Cybersecurity
Senators Push FTC to Investigate Amazon’s Role in Capital One Hack
The bank was renting servers from the tech company, which were exploited in the attack.
Modernization
Esper Recuses Himself from JEDI Cloud Contract Review
The Pentagon’s acquisition team will continue its review of bids submitted by Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, as the department’s deputy secretary of defense takes over the process.
Modernization
Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan
What the Amazon founder and CEO wants for his empire and himself, and what that means for the rest of us.
Emerging Tech
NavalX Innovation Office Really Wants the Navy to Be More Agile
The office is expanding to more cities and publishing iterative playbooks that are as agile as the gospel they preach.
Ideas
Do You Know What’s Hiding in the Cloud?
The more complex an enterprise network is, the more difficult it becomes to be certain that everything is configured correctly and adheres to regulations and guidelines.
Modernization
GSA to Take Corrective Action on DEOS Cloud Contract
The General Services Administration will rework the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract to address a bid protest.
Modernization
TSA’s Cloud Future Will Be A Hybrid of Agency-Approved Services
The agency released its Cloud Strategy 2.0, which calls for a mix of public and private cloud, but only from vendors pre-cleared by TSA.
Modernization
Legacy Systems Held DHS' Biometrics Programs Back. Not Anymore.
The cloud-based HART system, which will house data on hundreds of millions of people, promises to significantly expand the department’s use of facial recognition and other biometric software, as well as its partnerships with external agencies.
Ideas
How Federal Agencies Can Be More Proactive About Cloud Security
For starters, agencies need a deep understanding of user behavior.
Policy
Why It’s So Hard To Write Federal Technology Policy
As OMB's cloud lead, Bill Hunt, leaves his policy-writing role for an agency gig, he spoke with Nextgov about what goes into setting the IT agenda for the entire federal government.
Emerging Tech
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Eyes Tech Sprints to Accelerate Advancements
The hope is to rapidly identify technological solutions for the agency’s toughest problems.
Modernization
Air Force Bids $95M Cloud Contract To Support Unified Cybersecurity Platform
The service plans to pick 15 vendors to support the LevelUP program with cloud-based DevOps platforms.
Artificial Intelligence
An Inside Look at All the Data CBP Collects About Everyone Crossing U.S. Borders
The agency is putting more data in the cloud and integrating more of its collection efforts.
Modernization
Treasury Maps Out Its $1B Multicloud Future
According to the newly released acquisition roadmap, the T-Cloud contract will include, at least, offerings from AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle.
Ideas
Agencies to Security Industry: Automate Cloud Compliance Faster
Cloud providers also want faster, more efficient FedRAMP compliance, and today, this is well in reach.
Digital Government