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CIO Briefing
Commerce, Interior, Energy Top New Government Customer Experience Rankings
A new report rates how federal agencies provide customer experience.
IT Modernization
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback to Better Harness Tech Spending Data
The government wants to get a better grip on the money it invests in IT and digital services.
IT Modernization
Pentagon’s Second Multibillion Cloud Contract to Be Bid in Coming Months
Officials say the Defense Department’s multibillion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract is expected to be bid out in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year.
IT Modernization
Pentagon Answers JEDI Pricing Questions But No RFP Yet
For the first time, the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud procurement has hit a time snag.
IT Modernization
Another Defense Agency to Tap CIA's Commercial Cloud
Documents indicate the Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center aims to provision secret and top secret cloud services from the Amazon-developed C2S Cloud.
IT Modernization
Pentagon’s MilCloud 2.0 Could Host Classified Data by 2019
The cloud offering is close to meeting stringent requirements to host secret and top secret classified data.
CIO Briefing
Agency Grades Get Worse in Latest FITARA Scorecard
Eleven agencies dropped and five agencies improved in Congress’ latest FITARA scorecard.
IT Modernization
Microsoft Scores Big Cloud Deal with Intel Community
The announcement could improve the company’s chances for the Defense Department’s JEDI competition.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Wants Cloud Secure Enough to Hold Nuke Secrets
The Pentagon’s JEDI cloud will be designed to store the government’s most sensitive classified information, including nuclear secrets.
IT Modernization
Pentagon Orders Fourth Estate Agencies to Move to MilCloud 2.0
A memo from the Pentagon’s chief information officer issues a timeline for some agencies to migrate to the cloud.
Emerging Tech
Amazon, Facebook and Other Tech Giants Will Talk AI With White House
Executives from nearly 40 companies will discuss ramifications and regulations of artificial intelligence with White House officials.
IT Modernization
Tech Firms Ask Congress to Intervene on Pentagon JEDI Contract
A group representing 80 technology companies is asking Congress to make sure the cloud procurement is a transparent process.
IT Modernization
How a Pentagon Contract Sparked a Cloud War
Amazon and Google are taking on defense contractors in a heated battle for billions in government contracts.
CIO Briefing
Defense Department is Pursuing Another Multibillion-Dollar Cloud
This cloud is focused on collaboration and business tools.
IT Modernization
Pentagon Releases Second Draft RFP For Multibillion Dollar JEDI Cloud
The final JEDI draft request for proposal includes answers to more than 1,000 questions industry posed in the first draft RFP.
IT Modernization
DOD Official Says It Won't Halt Other Cloud Contracts Because of JEDI
The Defense Department pushed back against rumors that its JEDI cloud acquisition would stifle its other cloud contracts.
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CIO Briefing
Despite Amazon Ire, Trump Not Involved in Pentagon Cloud Contract
The Pentagon plans to continue as planned with its cloud acquisition.
CIO Briefing
Shulkin’s Firing Leaves $16B Effort to Merge DoD/VA Health Records Up In The Air
Secretary Shulkin championed a contract with Cerner to develop a new health records system for Veterans Affairs, but the deal seems precarious now.
IT Modernization
Congress Tells Pentagon to Justify Its Single Cloud Plan
The omnibus spending package directs the Pentagon to outline its cloud strategy and share reports, costs and other details related to its JEDI procurement.
CIO Briefing