Modernization

GSA Official: For Cloud to Mature, Talk More About Opportunity and Less About Security

Instead of "lift and shift," agencies must focus on making IT processes more efficient in the cloud.

Ideas

House of Clouds: The Federal Transition to New Network Infrastructure

Antiquated systems are a major reason why agencies have experienced security problems.

Digital Government

After Tough Audits, Library of Congress IT is on the Mend

One of the key parts to the turnaround was having the CIO report directly to her, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said.

Ideas

How to Spot Problems Before You Start Moving to the Cloud

Simply knowing these challenges exist is half the battle of solving any potential migration problems.

Emerging Tech

Government Needs Strategic Vision for Emerging Tech, Advisory Group Says

The Trump administration should tackle networking speed advances like the Obama administration did cloud, NSTAC draft report says.

Modernization

GAO to Agencies: Get a Data Center Plan

A handful of agencies are doing the bulk of the government's consolidation and that's a problem, GAO said.

Modernization

GAO: Optimize Data Centers or Lose Them

Progress on closing data centers is mixed and the government’s optimization efforts are worse.

Cybersecurity

Why Feds Should Be Happy with Windows 10 Deployments

Having advanced defenses available for government as part of its operating system deployment is a huge advantage.

Modernization

Watchdog: IT Issues May Have Caused NASA To Cook A Spacecraft

The agency needs to do a better job monitoring its IT and operational technology, an OIG report says.

Modernization

Connolly Pledges to Reintroduce Modernizing Government Technology Act

The Virginia Democrat said he'll be "boringly disciplined" in pursuing the bill's passage.

Modernization

Cloud.gov Achieves FedRAMP Compliance

Agencies now can begin using the platform for a variety of services, including hosting websites, information management tools and application programming interfaces.

Modernization

How the CIA's Cloud Puts Fresh Tech at Analysts' Fingertips

The intelligence community's marketplace gets new software into analysts' hands faster.

Cybersecurity

GAO Plans OPM, FedRAMP Audits in 2017

The office also plans to review how well CDC and NIH are protecting health information.

Modernization

The Space Industry’s New Bet: Putting an 'App Store' in Orbit

“We want to change the way people interact with space systems, to make it into a software problem instead of a hardware problem."

Modernization

FedRAMP Is Now At Least 3 Times Faster

“We’re now talking under four months for the first authorization,” FedRAMP Director Matt Goodrich said.

Modernization

CIA Official: ‘Cloud Has Been a Godsend’

The technology has bolstered the agency's cyber defenses and the speed at which it addresses threats to the nation.

Modernization

DOD 'In the Right Spot' With Cloud, CIO Says

In many ways, DOD’s use of cloud computing is not so different from non-IT Fortune 50 companies, Halvorsen said.