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CIO Briefing
Get Ready for a Massive Government Spending Spree
A combination of factors will see federal agencies trying to spend as much as 40 percent of their budgets in the final two months of the fiscal year.
IT Modernization
Oracle Protests Pentagon’s JEDI Cloud Contract
It's the first protest against the $10 billion cloud contract so far.
Emerging Tech
NOAA’s Next-Gen Weather Satellite is Still Malfunctioning and May Not be Fixable
The second satellite in NOAA’s $11 billion GOES program continues to experience issues with its most important instrument and officials still aren’t sure what’s wrong.
CIO Briefing
Acquisition Professionals Place Little Importance on Innovation, Survey Finds
Respondents found some recurring challenges were offset by an improvement in acquisition talent.
IT Modernization
The Tech Side of Trump’s Plan to Reorganize Government
The plans would force government to get digital, as well as improve the way it provides services to citizens.
Emerging Tech
NSA ‘Systematically Moving’ All Its Data to The Cloud
The National Security Agency is all-in on cloud.
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