Digital Government
Teresa Carlson returns to Microsoft
She rejoins the company nearly 12 years on from her last stint there.
Modernization
Interior Issues Draft Cloud RFP Valued at up to $1B
The Interior Department’s next cloud contract appears to be a big one.
Ideas
The Federal Government Must Overcome 2 Challenges to Advance Cloud-Smart Strategies
The U.S. federal government is ahead of other industries in the adoption of multicloud, which is imperative to mission success.
Cybersecurity
NIST’s Supply-Chain Security Guidance Tells Agencies: Look to FedRAMP First
The agency has spent years revising guidance for organizations to address vulnerabilities presented by vendors of software and other enterprise suppliers.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft, DoD Partners Celebrate Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
The company may have the chance to negotiate exclusive intellectual property rights—with an exception for the government—to innovations emerging from the collaboration.
Emerging Tech
NSA Re-awards Secret $10 Billion Contract to Amazon
Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.
Modernization
DOD’s Long and Winding Road to (Hopefully) Deploying an Enterprise Cloud
Every new delay should “be an alarm that goes off in the hearts and minds of those who are looking at how we can be competitive in the future against China,” according to one official.
Digital Government
Survey: No Clear Winner in Cloud Wars
The biggest potential differentiator is automated cloud migration services.
Cybersecurity
CISA Seeks Comment on Visibility Effort Being Piloted with Cloud Service Providers
The agency is starting to spend the $690 million it got through the American Rescue Act to monitor security and respond to incidents across federal civilian networks.
Digital Government
Mismanaged Cloud Services Put User Data at Risk
Cloud security practices matter a lot.
Modernization
Air Force software factory looks to unleash 'chaos' on civilian IT shops
The Kessel Run group is currently developing a playbook that would make it easier for organizations across the federal government to adopt engineering and security best practices.
Digital Government
Microsoft to Offer Its Office 365 Platform for Classified Workloads
Microsoft’s popular software-as-a-service offering is undergoing government review to ensure it can host some kinds of classified data.
Modernization
Cloud.gov Can Support 100 Million Users Per Hour Under Air Force, GSA Collab
The tech-savvy Kessel Run division of the Air Force and the GSA’s Technology Transformation Services worked together to improve customer service on the federal government's cloud software platform.
Modernization
Pentagon’s Effort to Supply Departmentwide Cloud Capabilities is Delayed, Again
Officials say they essentially underestimated how long it would take to review plans from the four cloud service providers.
Artificial Intelligence
The IC's 4-year Emerging Tech Investment Plan
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's investment strategy aims to make it easier for companies to connect with program managers.
Modernization
The Pentagon is Ready to Deliver on JADC2—Here’s How
With the implementation plan signed, officials are embarking on the next steps of this journey toward interoperability.
Digital Government
U.S. Cloud Service Giants Take Action Against Russia
The largest cloud providers in the U.S. are responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Digital Government
TMF Announces Two New Awards
The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission and the Selective Service System are in line for IT modernization funding boosts.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Flashback to the Government’s Cloud Anxiety, Even Before SolarWinds
Re-writing the law for agencies to procure more secure cloud services is now mandated by executive order.
Cybersecurity